Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests

by James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales Narrated by Christina Delaine, Paul Woodson

Overview

When first published to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live From New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades. Now a fourth decade has passed-and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. They raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies.

Editorial Reviews

Live from New York is a titillating bonanza of behind-the-scenes tales from the legendary Saturday Night Live. Tom Shales, the Pulitzer Prize–winning television critic for The Washington Post, and his coauthor, James Andrew Miller, interviewed all the surviving writers and cast members -- with the exception of Eddie Murphy -- and culled from them a fascinating and page-turning oral history of the groundbreaking show.

From the Publisher

"Constantly entertaining....It's revealing, it's funny, it's mesmerizing." —Entertainment Weekly

"A guilty pleasure of the highest order....Live From New York shines." —Lev Grossman, Time

"A sharp-clawed, incisive account of how nearly three decades' worth of comic talent has emerged from a single television show." —Janet Maslin, New York Times

"Tremendous fun." —Rob Walker, Newsday

"A patchwork of backbiting, humor, intelligence, backbiting, gossip, backbiting, and backbiting." —Newsweek

"Refreshing....Shales and Miller paint a detailed landscape portrait of what has become an American cultural icon, one that will guide any attentive reader to a fuller understanding of comedy, TV, and the culture itself." —Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170128563
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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