Susie Essman as Susie Greene, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” 50 ... Fey’s backstage comedy was her refusal to simply treat the Lorne Michaels figure — the boss at a venerable sketch show ...

For 50 years on "SNL," "none of us were allowed to use the little bathroom in Lorne's office." "Fifty years of your sketch killing it at read-through, and finding out they didn’t pick it because ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lorne Michaels, the creator, executive producer and Grand Poobah of “SNL,” wasn’t pleased by its “mawkish righteousness,” ...

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 ...

Watch on Deadline “And finally, the reason we are all here, the man who made our dreams come true, the one and only… Lorne Michaels,” Short said, pointing to Michaels who also stood on stage.

Martin Short thanked executive producer and series creator Lorne Michaels, calling him “the man who made our dreams come true.” Michaels — relentlessly parodied in popular culture ...

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 ...