Although I was born in the early 80's, I grew up watching Best of SNL tapes for 1975-1980 so I'm familiar with the comedians and a lot of their more popular projects. I loved getting an insider's view of their working relationships and friendships. It's obvious the author was granted close access to these famous comedians. I also learned a lot of cool trivia about some of my favorite movies. I hadn't thought about how disco would have been popular when the Blues Brothers movie was made. I just assumed that all the musicians involved were hugely popular at the time. I didn't realize how much Chevy Chase struggled with movie roles following his SNL success because the movies I'm familiar with were already classics, and I always wondered what happened to Rick Moranis.

Great book to read if you are already somewhat familiar with the comedians and their work.