39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss

A memoir from the Emmy-winning

Saturday Night Live

writer that is “funny, spiky, and twistedly entertaining” (

Entertainment Weekly

).

39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss

is a seriously funny and irreverent memoir that gives an insider’s view of the birth and rise of

Saturday Night Live

, and features laugh-out-loud stories about some of its greatest personalities—Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O’Donoghue, and Chris Farley. Tom Davis’s voice is rich with irony and understatement as he tells tales of discovery, triumph, and loss with relentless humor. His memoir describes not only his experiences on the set of

SNL

but also his suburban childhood, his high school escapades in the sixties, his discovery of sex, and how he reveled in the hippie culture—and psychoactive drugs—from San Francisco to Kathmandu to Burning Man over the last four decades. Hysterical, lucid, and wise,

39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss

is an unforgettable romp in an era of sex, drugs, and comedy.   “Though it features some lurid and hysterical

SNL

stories, Davis’s memoir is less a backstage expose than a winning coming-of-age story featuring a funny Midwestern kid following his unlikely dream to the top.” —

Publishers Weekly

, starred review