From Publishers Weekly This lavishly illustrated scrapbook recreates hundreds of Saturday Night Live's best moments， while for the most part omitting the vapid filler that usually makes up much of the late-night comedy/variety TV program's fare. Published to commemorate SNL's 20th anniversary， this entertaining album features more than 200 color and black-and-white photographs， as well as scripts and synopses of memorable sketches. Seasoned with backstage lore and stars' reminiscences， the book includes profiles of recurring characters， parodies of TV commercials， a rundown of guest musical performers， interviews with writers and producer Lorne Michaels and a list of guest hosts. Cader， president of Cader Books， has produced a number of SNL books; Baskin is SNL's photographer and art director. $250，000 ad/promo. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information， Inc. From School Library Journal YA?A heavily illustrated tie-in released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the perennially popular TV show. The volume is filled with trivia about all aspects of the program?cast members， hosts， musical guests， etc. The bulk of the book is taken up with sketches?either summaries or full scripts; it's hard to imagine any YA not finding a favorite character. Every page is filled with photographs. Many of the stars have gone on to even greater fame， such as Eddie Murphy， Bill Murray， Dan Aykroyd， Billy Crystal， and Mike Myers. There are also interesting sections on how the show is produced and the famous commercial parodies. Sure to be popular， and to inspire lots of laughs.?Mathew Singer， Chapel Square Media Center， Reston， VACopyright 1995 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews