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Lorne Michaels, the creator, executive producer and Grand Poobah of “SNL,” wasn’t pleased by its “mawkish righteousness,” writes Susan Morrison in her new book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday ...

SNL is the longest-running, most Emmy-nominated, and highest-rated weekly late-night show in television history. How has ...

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Susan Morrison, The New Yorker editor and ‘Lorne’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the legendary creator behind Saturday ...

Live (SNL) celebrated its 50th anniversary on February 16, 2025, It was an event packed with stellar skits, reunion of ...

The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' Susan Morrison goes behind the scenes of a tense meeting just days before the 2006 ...

Nick Paumgarten on saving a species. Plus: the fracturing of conservative Christians; a film-critic legend on the Hollywood ...

Lorne Michaels helped Keith Richards avoid jail time following the Rolling Stones' 'SNL' hosting gig in 1978. Richards most ...

Lorne Michaels testified as a character witness on Keith Richards' behalf as the Stones guitarist faced serious drug charges ...

Lorne Michaels helped out Keith Richards during a stressful period of his life. Here's why Michaels worried this could backfire.

Lorne Michaels once saved Keith Richards from receiving a life sentence in Canadian prison, and no, that's not a scrapped 'SNL' skit.