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Title: Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by Tom Shales, James Andrew Miller ISBN: 0316781460 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.26

Rating: 4
Summary: Saturday Night Alive!
Comment: A legitimate page turner. As a fan of SNL I enjoyed each moment. I particularly enjoyed discovering that some whom I thought to be jerks turned out to be very likeable...of course the opposite also applies. To those who say SNL is "not as good as it used to be" I say it is so much better than it used to be. Don't get me wrong, I loved the originals and the Crystal, Guest, Short and Shearer years were fabulous, but Farley and Murphy and Gross and MacDonald and Sanz and Meadows and Ferrell and Morgan and Kataan and Fey and Fallon and Dratch are also great. It has big problems of course, too many hosts whose movie is opening that week, and characters repeated too often, but on the whole, it's always exciting and funny. I only wish that 'Live From New York' included more cast members.

Rating: 5
Summary: Great Great Great
Comment: Any Comedy, SNL or TV lover in general will adore this book. It has comedic insight, and above all is a fun, fun read.

Rating: 3
Summary: Unstructured, incomplete, but interesting.
Comment: This is not a bad book, but it does not even begin to cover SNL, explain its influence on television and culture, or discuss its stars or sketches. Since it consists almost solely of interviews, there is little structure to the book, with topics changing abruptly to new and unrelated topics. There is also a lot missing, such as information about the death of Chris Farley, discussions of popular sketches, or many of the extracurricular activities (e.g. "1941," "Gilda Live," etc.). There are some interesting tidbits, but it's generally not as revealing as one would like. "A Backstage History of SNL," while out of print and only covering through the Ebersol years, is a MUCH stronger and more enjoyable book. (How about a second volume?).

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