Though many are curious when he'll enact his succession plan and what it will be, Michaels still denies he's ready to part with the comedy institution he birthed in 1975. As much as an institution as “ Saturday Night Live ” may be,
Elsewhere, we also recommend a biography of the “Saturday Night Live” impresario Lorne Michaels, a history of the Catholic Church since World War II and a timely examination of presidential pardon power.
Live’s Lorne Michaels couldn’t be swayed to cut a sketch about Taylor Swift… even by the princess of pop herself. In 2015, after the release of her hit song ‘Bad Blood” and it’s accompanying music video — which featured a slew of Swift’s famous friends including Hayley Williams,
As the world celebrates 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ here in Texas we’ll soon have a whole new way to connect with the show. The University of Texas has been chosen to archive the official collection of SNL creator Lorne Michaels’ work,
Longtime New Yorker editor and writer Susan Morrison set out to write a biography of the historically press-averse Saturday Night Live creator with or without his participation. She details why she thinks he eventually came to the table—and held nothing back.
The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live' by Susan Morrison details how 'SNL' boss Lorne Michaels helped Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards avoid a potential life sentence.
Lorne Michaels, who MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell calls “the television miracle worker,” is the subject of Susan Morrison’s book called “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.” After Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary,
On October 11, 1975, people tuning into the debut of a late-night comedy show saw something unlike any TV variety extravaganza they'd ever seen. Today, "Saturday Night Live," produced by Lorne Michaels,
Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Chris Rock and others reflect on the TV-making gifts of "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels in Susan Morrison's biography, "Lorne."
Lorne Michaels is not done with Saturday Night Live. The man who created NBC's long-running comedy series has flip-flopped over the years about his potential exit from the show. But today, two days ahead of the 50th anniversary of the show,
The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' Susan Morrison goes behind the scenes of a tense meeting just days before the 2006 upfronts.