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

As much as an institution as "Saturday Night Live" may be, perhaps even more totemic is its creator and longtime executive producer - Canada's favorite son - Lorne Michaels. The show's 50th Anniversary special airs on NBC and streams via Peacock this Sunday,

The book has too many good Michaels stories to count, but we picked five of the most revealing tidbits that might help you better understand the man behind the show. Michaels made his first trip to New York from Toronto in the winter of 1961 when he was 17.

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

Comedy Dept. co-chief Mike Berkowitz will use the 656-page biography by Susan Morrison to kick off periodic book assignments for his agents.

John Belushi had a particularly tough time dealing with Chase’s sudden fame and began acting out in response. “Belushi devised ways of dodging Chase’s shadow,” Morrison writes. “…The network rented one limousine to ferry the host around each week.

Susan Morrison's biography of the late-night comedy producer is also the history of a pop culture institution, now marking its 50th year.

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 Night Live,” out now.

On October 11, 1975, people tuning into the debut of a late-night comedy show saw something unlike any TV variety extravaganza they'd ever seen. Today, "Saturday Night Live," produced by Lorne Michaels,

Lorne Michaels, along with many others, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live this past weekend. On Saturday, February 15, the special aired live from New York, featuring a star-studded lineup of alumni, including Steve Martin, who has ...

The University of Texas has been chosen to archive the official collection of 'Saturday Night Live' creator Lorne Michaels’ work, and create an exhibit to show off the full history of the show.

Lorne Michaels, along with many others, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live this past weekend. On Saturday, February 15, the special aired live from New York, featuring a star ...