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 ...

Susan Morrison's biography of the late-night comedy producer is also the history of a pop culture institution, now marking its 50th year.

He brings him to life.” But Michaels also has to contend with his own cast’s biases. In the book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” out February 18, author Susan Morrison ...

Returning tonight to host SNL a second time, will comedian/actor Shane Gillis seize the opportunity to confirm Lorne Michaels ...

When he first gathered his newly assembled team to write the 1975 premiere episode of Saturday Night Live (then called, NBC’s Saturday Night), creator Lorne Michaels started with a simple credo ...

Lorne Michaels, the inimitable man behind “Saturday Night Live,” has his story definitively told for the first time in a new biography from Susan Morrison. After coming earlier this month, ahead of ...

Michaels made clear that no succession plan will be set in motion anytime soon. “I may be wrong,” he said. “But I don’t feel I’m done.” Though “Saturday Night Live” continues to be ...

As the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” Lorne Michaels has shaped American comedy for half a century.Credit...Daniel Arnold for The New York Times Supported by By Maureen Dowd Is it possible ...

Comedian and actor Shane Gillis's return to NBC's Saturday Night Live should've been an improvement on his last hosting gig.

Susan Morrison's "Lorne" offers a history of a man and a show that changed the comedy landscape — and has been doing so for ...

New Yorker” editor Susan Morrison talks digging deep on comedy legend Lorne Michaels in her new book “Lorne: The Man Who ...