Saturday Night Live Listens
By: Amanda Michelle Steiner, Audible Editor
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Bossypants
- Written by: Tina Fey
- Narrated by: Tina Fey
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 354
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 353
Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher....
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5 out of 5 stars
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funny!
- By Deanna La Jambe on 2019-06-07
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Bossypants
- Narrated by: Tina Fey
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2011-04-05
- ''I don't f---ing care if you like it.''
- In Tina Fey's best-selling memoir, she recounts a time when Jimmy Fallon told Amy Poehler that a bit she was working on wasn't ''cute.'' Poehler ''went black in the eyes'' and told him: ''I don't f---ing care if you like it.'' There is so much to enjoy in Bossypants — another standout section is a rundown of her favourite 30 Rock gags by each of the writers, including Donald Glover — but that reaction from Poehler is seared on my consciousness and has informed my perspective on gender dynamics in a very real way. Women are not empty vessels designated to be shunted into the roles of mothers or wives or girlfriends — not on SNL, and not in real life, either.
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God, If You're Not up There, I'm F*cked
- Tales of Stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem
- Written by: Darrell Hammond
- Narrated by: Darrell Hammond
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
Tina Fey’s Bossypants meets David Carr’s The Night of the Gun in Darrell Hammond's groundbreaking memoir....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, Challenging, Funny, but a Bit Uneven
- By The Math Devil on 2019-05-19
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God, If You're Not up There, I'm F*cked
- Tales of Stand-up, Saturday Night Live, and Other Mind-Altering Mayhem
- Narrated by: Darrell Hammond
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-07
- Funny, poignant, and raw
- One of SNL's longest-running cast members, Darrell Hammond is known for his preternatural ability to embody larger-than-life figures including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Dr. Phil, Sean Connery, and more. But what's perhaps lesser known is how much he struggled behind the scenes of his 14-year tenure. First published in 2011, God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked is a funny, poignant, and raw account of the author's life from childhood to SNL, and all the demons he battled along the way. Narrated by the author in a brand-new edition published in 2018, this volume in the SNL pantheon is a must-listen.
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Yes Please
- Written by: Amy Poehler
- Narrated by: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 188
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book!
- By Client d'Amazon on 2018-01-29
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Yes Please
- Narrated by: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen Poehler, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, William Poehler
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2014-10-28
- Featuring an all-star cast
- Amy Poehler's Yes Please is made all the more special in audio. Artists including Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and others make appearances to read Amy's collection of funny and heartfelt stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus.
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Girl Walks into a Bar...
- Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
- Written by: Rachel Dratch
- Narrated by: Rachel Dratch
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Anyone who saw an episode of Saturday Night Live between 1999 and 2006 knows Rachel Dratch. She was hilarious! So what happened to her? Find out....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I hope Rachel Dratch writes another book!
- By Anonymous User on 2019-07-01
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Girl Walks into a Bar...
- Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
- Narrated by: Rachel Dratch
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2012-04-03
- A journey of personal discovery
- Being on SNL at the same time as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler is a double-edged sword, as Rachel Dratch would experience during her seven-year tenure — and especially once it ended. Extraordinarily talented herself, there is only so much room in the spotlight, and though characters such as Debbie Downer and Boston teen Denise are SNL legends, Dratch's career after leaving the show hit a bit of a slump. In Girl Walks into a Bar..., the author is candid about these highs and lows, and about the journey of personal discovery she undertook that led her to having a baby at 44 years old. Her writing is friendly and intimate, and getting to know her is an absolute pleasure.
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Live from New York
- The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
- Written by: James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine, Paul Woodson
- Length: 28 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating book
- By R. Whitlock on 2019-08-17
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Live from New York
- The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine, Paul Woodson
- Length: 28 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2017-06-27
- The definitive history
- Not for the casual fan, this 28-hour account is the definitive history of SNL's inner workings. Featuring interviews from the show's stars, writers, and hosts, James Andrew Miller's Live From New York is essential.
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- Written by: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Steve Martin
- By Anonymous User on 2018-04-18
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 2007-11-01
- Captures an era
- Steve Martin's Born Standing Up is wide-ranging and intimate; he tells his life story, yes, but what is truly special about this memoir is how effectively he captures the feel of the 1970s and '80s comedy scene, and how isolating stand-up, in particular, can be. Interspersed with these personal tales are bits of banjo-playing from the author himself, known too for his grassroots stylings.
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Canada
- Written by: Mike Myers
- Narrated by: Mike Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Comedy superstar Mike Myers writes from the (true patriot) heart about his 53-year relationship with his beloved Canada....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mike Myers pride as as Canadian rubs off
- By 123becky on 2019-03-23
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Canada
- Narrated by: Mike Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 2016-10-26
- Proudly Canadian
- Self-deprecation is a Canadian tradition which arguably makes us particularly predisposed to being funny. But if you make comedy your career, you may find yourself having to leave the place that made you. Often, those who make it big forget where they came from. Not Mike Myers. Part memoir, part history, Canada is Myers' ode to his country of birth and contains some nuggets from his time on SNL to boot.
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The Bedwetter
- Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
- Written by: Sarah Silverman
- Narrated by: Sarah Silverman
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
From comedienne Sarah Silverman comes a memoir that is at once shockingly personal, surprisingly poignant, and still pee-in-your-pants funny....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lol
- By Justin on 2018-09-14
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The Bedwetter
- Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
- Narrated by: Sarah Silverman
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2010-04-20
- One-season wonder
- Sarah Silverman spent just one season — a scant 18 weeks — on SNL. However, in The Bedwetter, the author-narrator spends some time detailing how that near-miss enabled her to find the courage to pursue her dream in earnest, making her the comedy superstar she is today.
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Gasping for Airtime
- Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live
- Written by: Jay Mohr
- Narrated by: Jay Mohr
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Abridged
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When 21-year-old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live....
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Gasping for Airtime
- Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live
- Narrated by: Jay Mohr
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2004-06-22
- A fascinating peek behind the curtain
- Jay Mohr is another performer who couldn't quite cut it on SNL, and his memoir is a fascinating peek behind the curtain that reveals how tough it can be to get airtime on the sketch series. You'll hear anecdotes about past hosts, musical guests, and — of course — his fellow writer-performers. A speedy listen at just under 3 hours, Gasping for Airtime is a crash course in SNL 101.
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39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss
- The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There
- Written by: Tom Davis
- Narrated by: Tom Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss is a seriously funny, offbeat, and irreverent memoir that chronicles the early days of Saturday Night Live and features some of its greatest personalities....
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39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss
- The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There
- Narrated by: Tom Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2009-03-24
- An essential part of the comedy canon
- Tom Davis was one of the original writers hired to work on Saturday Night Live, and the late author's account of the series' early days is an essential part of the comedy canon.
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The Chris Farley Show
- A Biography in Three Acts
- Written by: Tom Farley, Tanner Colby
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer, L. J. Ganser, Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
In this officially authorized oral history, Farley's friends and family remember his work and life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By affleck on 2018-08-15
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The Chris Farley Show
- A Biography in Three Acts
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer, L. J. Ganser, Mark Boyett
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-31
- More than a cautionary tale
- This authorized biography of Chris Farley's life is more than a cautionary tale. The comedic actor, who spent five years on SNL, is paid fitting tribute by the friends and family Farley left behind following his overdose at age 33. The Chris Farley Show celebrates the actor's life and highlights his talents, revealing how his incredible determination and energy was so instrumental to his success.
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