![]() Current co-head writer Colin Jost recently offered up A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir (Crown, $27). ![]() Fey's "Weekend Update" co-anchor and the later star of Parks and Recreation Amy Poehler likewise delivers candor, laughs and memorable advice in her memoir, Yes Please (Dey Street, $16.99). Tina Fey, the first female head writer and subsequent 30 Rock creator and star, offers up a stellar exploration of her life in and out of comedy in Bossypants (Back Bay, $16.99). The list of books by SNL alums is long and lustrous, but to begin, see the memoirs by some of the show's most celebrated writers. ![]() While an episode might be a salve only for a night, why not prolong the humor with stories by some of its most celebrated writers?įor an unforgettable journey through decades of the show's history-poignant recollections alongside downright juicy drama, and much love for Gilda Radner-see Live from New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller (Back Bay, $19.99). As with many institutions, it's had hits and misses-but since 1975, the show has offered the balm of comedy. Quip aside, for decades SNL has been a cornerstone of comedy in the United States. ![]() Early in the first Saturday Night Live episode to air after the terrorist attacks, speaking to an audience and nation still shaken, SNL creator Lorne Michaels asked then-mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani, "Can we be funny?" Giuliani's comeback: "Why start now?" ![]()
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