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 ...

LORNE: The Man Who Invented “Saturday Night Live,” by Susan Morrison Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, was a football star at the University of Michigan and, as Susan ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live," by New Yorker articles editor Susan Morrison (to be published ...

Though many are curious when he'll enact his succession plan and what it will be, Michaels still denies he's ready to part with the comedy institution he birthed in 1975. At the same time, much ...

As the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” Lorne Michaels has shaped American ... which a Hindu wife is immolated upon her husband’s funeral pyre. Would he prefer that “S.N.L.” end with ...

The sketch featured a post-apocalyptic world controlled by the pop star and her friend group. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The pop star made headlines that year with her music video for the ...

Despite her direct request to Lorne Michaels to scrap the sketch, it aired as planned. Swift later sent flowers, highlighting the playful feud but maintained her presence on the show. Taylor Swift ...

Taylor Swift once asked Lorne Michaels to kill a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that poked fun at the singer’s “girl squad” — but he stood his ground and refused, according to a new report.

Call him the king of comedy, the sultan of sketch — or, as cast member Ego Nwodim has revealed she once did by mistake, “Daddy” — but Lorne Michaels will forever be the beating heart of ...

Taylor Swift’s 2015 girl squad was unforgettable, and so was her reaction to the Saturday Night Live sketch inspired by the group, per Lorne Michaels. The pop star made headlines that year with ...

“Lorne’s success with the network is more a tribute to his guile and charm than it is to his being a bulldog,” said Downey, whom Michaels fired along with Macdonald. The goal was to simply ...