Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover (Forecasts, Sept. as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests Hardcover 6 November 2003 by Tom Shales (Author), James Andrew Miller (Author) 1,020 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 27. Despite the obvious troubles of not having the book's contributors read their own parts, the book's content is terrific, with tons of behind-the-scenes gossip and juicy tales of backstage goings-on. Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests: An Uncensored Story of. The actors' deliveries range from the lackadaisical to the high-strung. Hearing the narrator pronounce, "Dan Aykroyd, actor:" and then hearing the voice of a complete stranger (there are no liner notes explaining who's reading which parts) tell of his memories of the show is somewhat disconcerting. A narrator introduces each chapter, helping listeners orient themselves, and then reads each person's name before that person speaks. So listeners have to imagine that it's really Chevy Chase speaking, not an audiobook reader who sounds nothing like him. Shales and Miller went to great lengths to compile this work, but unfortunately, for this audio version, the oral history is read by stand-ins masquerading as Bill Murray, Lorne Michaels, Jimmy Fallon and others. Fans, beware: this audiobook, while chock full of dishy dirt on everybody from Chevy Chase to Jimmy Fallon, requires a little playing along on the part of the listener.
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