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Simon & Schuster · 2024
Carson the Magnificent
The definitive biography of Johnny Carson — the entertainer who redefined late-night television and American culture. Co-authored with the late Bill Zehme, completed after Zehme's passing in 2023.
"Shimmers with nuance and wonder." — Booklist (starred review)
St. Martin's Press · 2014
You Might Remember Me
The life and times of Phil Hartman — eight brilliant seasons on SNL, his comedic genius, and the shocking tragedy that cut his life short. Both joyous tribute and exhaustive biography.
"[Thomas] presents Hartman as he was, without diminishing or sanitizing him, giving the world a more nuanced remembrance than much of what's been published about him since 1998. It's a good way to remember him." — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker
Random House · 2009
The Second City Unscripted
An oral history of Chicago's legendary comedy theater, told through alumni including Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy, Amy Sedaris, and Stephen Colbert.
"Mike Thomas . . . does a wonderful job with an impossible task: capturing that lightning-in-a-bottle quality of Second City, from its humble origins to its current status as a comedy institution." — Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune