A solid, funny, and engrossing read. I'm a bit of a sucker for these "oral history" style books, and this one was no exception. Even if you're not necessarily a hardcore SNL aficionado (which I'm not), there's plenty here to keep the casual fan interested. Reading this book gave me a new appreciation for the show and its writers and performers. I stop just short of giving this five stars only because I found my interest waning a little during last hundred pages or so. This is mostly due to the fact that I was never a huge fan of the Will Ferrell years, and unlike the other weak seasons of the show, there isn't enough backstage dirt from this era to make up for it. However, I must say that I didn't find the final section on Lorne Michaels to be the pandering ass-kissing that other reviewers had me expecting. It's actually fairly even-handed and, I think, an appropriate way to wrap up the book.