The new book "Live from New York" is an oral history of "Saturday Night Live". Read Salon.com's review of the book here.

Here's an excerpt from the review:

"Writer Alan Zweibel on his job interview with Michaels back in the '70s: "He says, 'How much money do you need to live?' I said, 'Well, I'm making $2.75 an hour at the deli -- match it.'"