The I Index

Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century

Bottom of the pile

24

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

4/100

Critics

44/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Saul Austerlitz

Publisher:

Dutton

Date:

August 22, 2023

Featuring brand-new interviews with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, a book that looks back on the film that changed comedy, Anchorman.

What The Reviewers Say

Andrew DeMillo,
Associated Press
Austerlitz makes a compelling — and hilarious — case that the movie deserves much deeper consideration.
David Pitt,
Booklist
Anchorman fans will thoroughly enjoy this appraisal, and students of film criticism will learn from Austerlitz’s readings. Sterling work..

Publishers Weekly
An amusing examination.

Kirkus
[A] well-crafted tale.