Still, despite being a well-known name-dropper, he didn’t get where he is today by kowtowing to celebrity at every ...

The ringmaster of Saturday Night Live is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he ...

Try telling the story of American comedy without mentioning Saturday Night Live, and see how far you get. For half a century, the sketch show has been a cultural fixture, with countless cast members ...

Publisher’s Description: Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the ... the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys—and, essentially, a mystery.

Michaels adopted the style because he knew from the beginning he wanted viewers to know instantly what they were watching. He also claims that he coined the term used to describe this action ...

The comedian revealed that he actually wanted iconic SNL creator Lorne Michaels to fire him after his first season. 'I actually called for a meeting with Lorne and I was like, "Please fire me ...

A quintessential piece of television history is headed to Central Texas. Lorne Michaels, the mastermind behind Saturday Night Live, has donated his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the ...