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.
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?
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.
‘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,
Lorne Michaels Biographer Susan Morrison On ‘SNL50', Her Subject's Legacy And His Likely Next Act: "He's Built This Whole Culture With Walls Around It"
There has been “an air of kismet” about Susan Morrison’s 10-years-in-the-making biography of Saturday Night Live creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, the author said. The New Yorker editor ...
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,” ...
‘SNL’ Boss Feels He’s ‘Lost Control of His Life’: Biographer
The author of Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels’ new biography revealed that he made a surprising confession to her ...
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 ...
The (Sketch) Show of Shows: Author Susan Morrison on Lorne Michaels and 50 Years of Saturday Night Live
At the center of all the televised festivities for the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live is Lorne Michaels, the ...
Book Review: ‘Lorne,’ by Susan Morrison
Live” turns 50 this year, and a monumental biography of the man who created it attests to his enduring role as America’s ...
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 ...
Lorne Michaels Helped Keith Richards Dodge Life in Prison
Lorne Michaels testified as a character witness on Keith Richards' behalf as the Stones guitarist faced serious drug charges ...
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Painting a picture of modern biodegradable student protest - Susan Morrison
The last time I marched under a homemade student banner we were chanting “Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, out, out, out”. Mrs ...