Lorne Michaels, SNL

SNL turns 50! How Lorne Michaels made comedy cool again | The Excerpt
SNL is the longest-running, most Emmy-nominated, and highest-rated weekly late-night show in television history. How has Michaels done it?
Is Lorne Michaels Retiring as the ‘SNL’ Producer? Find Out
Live' has just celebrated 50 years of comedy, but is producer Lorne Michaels ready to pass the torch to someone else?
5 revealing stories that demythify ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels
The book has too many good Michaels stories to count, but we picked five of the most revealing tidbits that might help you better understand the man behind the show. Michaels made his first trip to New York from Toronto in the winter of 1961 when he was 17.
How Lorne Michaels’s Biographer Got Him on the Record
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.
‘No one has had more influence’ on how we laugh than Lorne Michaels, says biographer
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,
New Lorne Michaels biography debuts after ‘SNL50’—Read it for $1
Just two days after the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special aired, a new biography on the man behind all of it is out now. “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live” is the “definitive biography” of Lorne Michaels,
John Belushi used to commandeer the host’s limo at Saturday Night Live
John Belushi had a particularly tough time dealing with Chase’s sudden fame and began acting out in response. “Belushi ...
Lorne Michaels Isn’t Ready to Leave ‘Saturday Night Live’ Quite Yet: ‘I Don’t Feel I’m Done’
“I may be wrong,” he said. “But I don’t feel I’m done.” ...
Liberals loved this earnest Kate McKinnon moment on ‘SNL’ — but Lorne Michaels wasn’t a big fan
Lorne Michaels, the creator, executive producer and Grand Poobah of “SNL,” wasn’t pleased by its “mawkish righteousness,” ...
Book excerpt: "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live"
Susan Morrison's biography of the late-night comedy producer is also the history of a pop culture institution, now marking ...
How Lorne Michaels manages creative people after 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Susan Morrison, author of a new biography on 'Saturday Night Live'-creator Lorne Michaels, reveals management lessons from 50 ...
When Lorne Michaels and Jeff Zucker Fought It Out Over ‘30 Rock’ (Exclusive Excerpt)
The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' Susan Morrison goes behind the scenes of a tense meeting just days before the 2006 upfronts.
Inside Saturday Night Live: Following Lorne Michaels' legacy
Susan Morrison, The New Yorker editor and ‘Lorne’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the legendary creator behind Saturday ...
Review: The man who brought you ‘Saturday Night Live’ has had a wild life
Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Chris Rock and others reflect on the TV-making gifts of "Saturday Night Live" creator ...
Looking back at 50 years of "Saturday Night Live"
On October 11, 1975, people tuning into the debut of a late-night comedy show saw something unlike any TV variety ...
Lorne Michaels couldn’t stop texting about Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni drama after ‘SNL 50’ anniversary special, says Dana Carvey
Lorne Michaels appears to be riveted by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal dispute, according to former “SNL” ...