GASPING FOR AIRTIME Two Years in the Trenches at Saturday Night Live

In a strange combination of vanity and despair, Mohr grimly recounts his two seasons as a featured player on "Saturday Night Live," focusing on his uncertainty and anxiety as a newcomer to the show. He impersonates several of the cast members, but joylessly. He recalls backstage mischief and gives some celebrity host dish, but he rarely warms to the topic, and some of his recollections are vulgar. Mohr confesses to extreme behavior in trying to stay competitive with the other writers. On the whole, however, he doesn't reveal much more than intense levels of fear and stress. R.F. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 04/ JAN 05]