Just two days after the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special aired, a new biography on the man behind all of it is out now.
“Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live” is the “definitive biography” of Lorne Michaels, written by Susan Morrison, an articles editor at The New Yorker. Michaels’ life story is inextricably tied to “SNL,” so the book is also, in essence, a history of the show that has become a cultural institution.
The book‘s blurb describes Michaels as “a tastemaker, a mogul, a withholding father figure, a genius spotter of talent, a shrewd businessman, a name-dropper, a raconteur, the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys—and, essentially, a mystery.”
Morrison unraveled that mystery with unprecedented access to Michaels and “SNL,” plus past and current cast members. It features interviews with everyone from Will Ferrell to Tina Fey to John Mulaney to Chris Rock to Dan Aykroyd.
If Michaels is “great and powerful Oz,” as Kate McKinnon describes him in the book’s description, “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live” is a peek behind the curtain.
The audiobook of “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live” is 22 hours and 50 minutes long and is narrated by Kristen DiMercurio.
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