Lorne Michaels stands to the right. The original cast (the name was a riff on the Howard Cosell show’s Primetime Players) was culled mostly from the ranks of Second City and National Lampoon.

Friday night brings an “S.N.L” concert at Radio City Music Hall, livestreaming on Peacock. A 600-plus page biography of Michaels titled “Lorne,” by Susan Morrison, an editor at The New ...

Most people picking up a book simply titled “Lorne” could be excused for scratching their heads and muttering “who?” But fans of one of television’s best and most enduring comedy shows ...

In 'Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' Susan Morrison goes behind the scenes of a tense meeting just days before the 2006 upfronts. By Seija Rankin Senior Editor If you purchase an ...

Throw in the sheer tonnage of think pieces and appreciations and other navel-gazing and you’d be forgiven for asking: Do we also need a book about Lorne Michaels? Somehow, despite all of the ...

For decades, Saturday Night Live hosts and cast members have praised creator and producer Lorne Michaels. Back in 1975, a then-30-year-old Lorne introduced the cutting-edge sketch comedy series to ...

“SNL” alum Dana Carvey is spilling the tea on the recent texts he received from show creator Lorne Michaels, who’s seemingly enthralled by the ongoing legal battle between Blake Lively and ...

Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal “is to destroy the Canadian economy so he can try to annex the country.” The prime minister is channelling his ...

Look what you made him do. Taylor Swift allegedly once asked “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels to cut a sketch about her infamous “girl squad,” which he refused to do.

In May 2003, producer Lori Solinger and photographer Bob Farrell had an exclusive behind the scenes look at "SNL" and got the rare opportunity to speak to Lorne Michaels. "Saturday Night Live" was ...

So where does he get off committing nearly $4 billion dollars this week to planning (not building, just planning) a high-speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City? This is exactly why once ...

Two weeks after the Rolling Stones hosted Saturday Night Live in 1978, Lorne Michaels served as a character witness for Keith Richards as the guitarist battled a drug charge in Canada that could ...