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The ugly stories told by fellow cast members, directors, agents and innocent passersby have been recounted for years, perhaps most notoriously in the history “Live From New York” by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Michaels “was aghast at the condition” of the studio, according to “Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live,” the dishy book by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

But Shales couldn’t have predicted how lasting in popularity “Shōgun” would turn out to be.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

The late, great Washington Post critic Tom Shales took down the Fox comedy “The PJs” before endorsing “The Sopranos” as a “mob opera for people who think they’ve had quite enough of the mob.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024

“There’s a tight little craft,” remarked Shales, pointing to a vessel which floated at no great distance off.

From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)