author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, spoke candidly about how deeply Belushi’s 1982 overdose affected Michaels and, in turn, how that shaped his handling of Farley.

Susan Morrison, author of the biography “Lorne ... Morrison recalled that Michaels, 80, went into overdrive to help Farley after original cast member John Belushi died of a drug overdose ...

Michaels’ biographer Susan Morrison, author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, revealed during a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast that John Belushi ...

Lorne Michaels — creator of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) — started out as a comedian. But even in his early days, he was first a producer.

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Stephen “Demo” DeMaria, known as "The Boss of the Carpenters," who has built every set since Saturday Night Live’s 1975 debut ...

Live from New York, it's former Saturday Night Live mainstay Stephen "Demo" DeMaria! DeMaria, a carpenter who has built the ...

Lorne Michaels gave him a laptop for his birthday ... Downey acclimated quickly. He bonded with John Belushi over shared connections to Wheaton, Belushi’s hometown. He also became part of ...

Sets by the likes of Sinéad O’Connor, Elvis Costello, Rage Against the Machine, and Fear on the NBC show didn’t go as planned ...

These five are just some of the famous folk who were turned away by Lorne Michaels and his crew. Sitcom stars, late-night ...

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