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NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER The definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind Americas most beloved comedy show
The kind of biographical monument usually consecrated to founding fathers, canonical authors and world-historical scientific geniuses.The New York Times
Readers are treated to the Holy Grail for any journalist hoping to crack the show: a warts-and-all week in the life ofSNL,where Morrison gets to see the real process of putting the thing together.Variety
Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm ofSaturday Night Live,he has become a revered and inimitable presence in the entertainment world. Hes 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 Emmysand, essentially, a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him. Hes Obi-Wan Kenobi (Tracy Morgan), the great and powerful Oz (Kate McKinnon), some kind of very distant, strange comedy god (Bob Odenkirk).
Lornewill introduce you to him, in full, for the first time. With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, Susan Morrison takes readers behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how Michaels created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever.
Drawn from hundreds of interviewswith Michaels, his friends, and SNLs iconic stars and writers, from Will Ferrell to Tina Fey to John Mulaney to Chris Rock to Dan AykroydLorneis a deeply reported, wildly entertaining account of a man singularly obsessed with the show that would define his life and have a profound impact on American culture.
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