Author

Contributions

  • Franken, Al - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Grove Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

75,500 words, Guess

Page Count

302 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC791.4502/8092
  • DDCB
  • LCCPN1992.77.S273 D38 2009
and 1 more
  • LCCPN1992.77.S273D38

Alternate Titles

  • Thirty nine years of short term memory loss
  • 39 years of short-term memory loss
  • Early days of SNL from someone who was there
  • Early days of Saturday Night Live from someone who was there

Description

A seriously funny, offbeat and irreverent memoir that chronicles the early days of Saturday Night Live and features some of its greatest personalities--Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, and Chris Farley. Written by Tom Davis, an original SNL writer and comedy partner of Al Franken, this is the story of coming of age in the 60s, and an account of the birth and rise of Saturday Night Live. Davis' memoir is filled with wry, candid anecdotes about his days at Saturday Night Live, but it also the story of Davis' own coming of age--escaping his conservative roots in suburban Minneapolis, traveling the world, and reveling in the hippie culture of 1960s San Francisco. The author finds the highs and lows of his own career to be a hilarious counterpoint to the meteoric rise of SNL and his friends' growing celebrity.--From publisher description.

Subjects

Places

People

Al FrankenBill MurrayDan AykroydJohn BelushiChris FarleyLorne MichaelsMichael O'Donoghue

Times

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  • Thirty-nine years of short-term memory lossGrove Press2009-01-01

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