The comedy industry’s most venerable late night franchise is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary! This Sunday, at the unheard of hour of 8 p.m., Saturday Night Live will commemorate 40 years of Land Sharks, cowbells, and Unfrozen Caveman Lawyers during a primetime anniversary special airing on NBC. The three-hour event will feature a star-studded reunion of former cast members, hosts, […]
39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a seriously funny and irreverent memoir that gives an insider's view of the birth and rise of Saturday Night Live, and features, laugh-out-loud stories about some of its greatest personalities—Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O'Danoghue, and Chris Farley. Davis's memoir describes not only his experiences on the set of SNL but also his suburban childhood, high school in the '60s, the discovery of sex and reveling in the hippie culture—and psychoactive drugs—from San Francisco to Kathmandu to Burning Man over the last four decades. Lucky for us that he remembers so much of it.
39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a seriously funny and irreverent memoir that gives an insider's view of the birth and rise of Saturday Night Live, and features, laugh-out-loud stories about some of its greatest personalities—Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O'Danoghue, and Chris Farley. Davis's memoir describes not only his experiences on the set of SNL but also his suburban childhood, high school in the '60s, the discovery of sex and reveling in the hippie culture—and psychoactive drugs—from San Francisco to Kathmandu to Burning Man over the last four decades. Lucky for us that he remembers so much of it.
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ISBN-13: | 9780802144560 |
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Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
Publication date: | 03/30/2010 |
Pages: | 320 |
Product dimensions: | 5.70(w) x 8.28(h) x 0.83(d) |