Susan Morrison's book chronicles the career of the Saturday Night Live showrunner, with hundreds of interviews with castmembers and Michaels himself.

In honor of SNL's 50 years on air, here are 21 of the most wild and occasionally controversial things that have ever happened ...

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

John Belushi had a particularly tough time dealing with Chase’s sudden fame and began acting out in response. “Belushi ...

Longtime ‘New Yorker’ editor and writer Susan Morrison set out to write a biography of the historically press-averse ...

Much has been said about Lorne Michaels before. But as Bill Carter writes, Susan Morrison's "comprehensive, compelling, and ...

The book has too many good Michaels stories to count, but we picked five of the most revealing tidbits that might help you ...

A star-studded and historic 50th anniversary special of “SNL” ended with Paul McCartney performing the famous medley of songs that ended the Beatles’ last-recorded album, “Abbey Road.” ...

Learn more about the financial standing of the Emmy-winning television producer, writer, and comedian, best known for ...

Live' has just celebrated 50 years of comedy, but is producer Lorne Michaels ready to pass the torch to someone else?

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night ...

Here are some of the cast members who did not attend the 50th-anniversary special: Bill Hader was most notably not present at ...