Saturday Night Live FAQ

April 15, 2014
Just about everyone knows Saturday Night Live, whether they watch it or notafter all, it's been on the air since 1975, many of the Not Ready for Prime-Time Players have gone on to have massive movie careers, and the show embraces (and drives) pop culture. This book is a treasure trove of history and minutiae about the show, chock-full of lists, lineups, and more. Just about everyone who's been on the showfrom regular cast members to hosts to musical guests to cameosis cataloged here, and most of the popular sketches appear as well. Appendixes include an episode guide from 1978 through the 2013 season, a list of awards the show has won, and a selected bibliography. Easier to digest than Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live (2002), this fun bit of trivia is suitable for the circulating shelves of most libraries.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)