Drawing on dozens of interviews with and reminiscences of the stars, crew, writers, and guests, an authorized oral history of Saturday Night Live celebrates the ground-breaking television show's twenty-five-year history with dozens of behind-the-scenes anecdotes, profiles of its cast members, storie
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Drawing on dozens of interviews with and reminiscences of the stars, crew, writers, and guests, an authorized oral history of Saturday Night Live celebrates the ground-breaking television show's twenty-five-year history with dozens of behind-the-scenes anecdotes, profiles of its cast members, storie
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I've always been a fan of SNL, even though I barely watch it anymore. Everyone has their favorite SNL skits; I'm still partial to "Landshark," Eddie Murphy in his prime, and just about anything with Chris Farley or Phil Hartman in it.
The book is an oral history, in the same manner (though ultimately less effective) as Legs McNeil's "Please Kill Me." Where that book often felt like a direct smack to the face with the brutal truth being discussed, "Live from New York" tells a great story with only a few suprises. Perhaps it's how public the show has been, how the lives of most actors have been open books for tabloids and Entertainment Tonight (wait, that might be redundant) - or perhaps it's because the people talking to authors Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller still have careers they care about. Some, like Garrett Morris, are pretty direct - and in truth, Morris sounds like a pain in the butt. As does Chevy Chase - this is information I really enjoyed, and the celebration of Gilda Radner is actually very touching. But often, I felt like there was no "there" there, to repeat a phrase. It's good, and I learned more about Lorne Michaels than I knew, but I'm not sure I needed to learn that stuff. I enjoyed it and actually raced through the book, so it's clearly entertaining. I actually liked the book more when I initially put it down, than in the period since. There's some analogy to be made with this and an SNL skit, I'm sure. In any event, like many of those skits, the book has promise which occasionally delivers but ultimately doesn't quite get there.
