"The New Yorker" devotes 13 pages to a new profile of Lorne Michaels this week as his show, "Saturday Night Live," marks its 50th anniversary this year.
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.
A treat for everyone who saw those early years, “Saturday Night” explains why some weeks are good and others aren’t.
On April 24, 1976, Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of the late-night NBC comedy program “Saturday Night” – it had not yet changed its name to “ Saturday Night Live ” – appeared on camera in hopes of luring the Beatles to reunite on the program.