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Book Review of Gasping for Airtime : Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live

Gasping for Airtime : Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live
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An interesting account of Jay's somewhat short stint as a writer and featured performer on this long-lived American institution. It's filled with interesting anecdotes about some of your all-time favorite cast members, but Jay spends too much time talking about dealing with his panic attacks, how unfairly he was treated, and how much time he spent complaining and doing anything and everything but his job. I can't imagine he got Lorne's blessing in writing this book, as there are many sordid details about the life of an SNL writer included.