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

Tom Shales · James Andrew Miller

Sept 2014 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this eBook

James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (People).

When first published to celebrate the 30th 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 decades have passed, and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. Over more than 100 pages of new material, they raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies.

Ratings and reviews

As a comedy nerd and fan since 12 years old, this was an entertaining, enlightening, engrossing look behind the scenes at everything from how the show is technically put together to how everyone felt and currently feels about each other. Definitely worth reading if you are even just a casual fan of the show - past or present - or want some insight into showbusiness in general. I love how it's moslty well curated peices from interviews weaved together mostly by the years or eras. Does get a little repetitive here and there as some people say the same things but still a great read.

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About the author

James Andrew Miller has worked in virtually all aspects of journalism -- as well as on the entertainment side of television production and development -- for more than twenty years. Along with Tom Shales, he is the author of the #1 bestseller Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN.

Tom Shales is America's foremost television critic, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1988. For twenty-five years, he was film critic for National Public Radio.