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?
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.
Who Will Replace Lorne Michaels as the Future ‘SNL’ Producer?
The longtime 'Saturday Night Live' producer and creator has indicated who could be his replacement when he retires.
‘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’ Net Worth: How Much Money the ‘SNL’ Producer Makes
Learn more about the financial standing of the Emmy-winning television producer, writer, and comedian, best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live.
The Fight Between Jeff Zucker and Lorne Michaels That Precipitated the Announcement of ‘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 ...
How Lorne Michaels helped keep Keith Richards from a life sentence after the Rolling Stones hosted “SNL ”(exclusive)
Saturday Night Live kicked off its fourth season in 1978 with one of the show's most unconventional emcees to date, the ...
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,” writes Susan Morrison in her new book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday ...
How Lorne Michaels Helped Keith Richards Exit Prison Following Rolling Stones' “SNL” Hosting Gig
Richards most recently made an appearance at the sketch show's 50th anniversary special Lorne Michaels once helped keep Keith ...
Lorne Michaels Reflects on His ‘S.N.L.’ Legacy Ahead of the 50th Anniversary
The man who made “Saturday Night Live” reflects on its legacy. Is it possible that Lorne Michaels is Lorne-ed out? Even for a ...
Lorne Michaels reveals his POV for handling both Dem and Republican politics on ‘SNL’: ‘Whoever is in power is probably awful’
It can’t be, ‘I like everything you do’ — that’s dishonest,” “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels said of skewering both Republicans ...
Adam Sandler sings a tribute to Lorne Michaels in sweet 'SNL50' sketch
Introduced by the rarely-seen Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler sang a sweet and funny song all about Lorne Michaels on NBC's ...
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 ...
How Lorne Michaels Shut Down Taylor Swift's Plea To Scrap 'SNL' Sketch In 1 Fell Swoop
Michaels got the final say when the superstar singer asked him to kill a sketch about her famous friend group back in 2015.