There were absolutely no conditions, no strings of any kind, she told Deadline.
Nobody pulled anything back.
On nearly each of its 600 pages, the book sheds intriguing light on Michaels and his creation.
Lorne MichaelsRosalind O’Connor/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
(If you think you already know how that went down, read the book.)
They pulled it off.
It was just beautiful.
‘Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live’ by Susan MorrisonTaylor Jewell
Dress is when Lorne slices and dices and does his mad-scientist thing.
A lot of people have said to me that thisSNL[anniversary] came at the right time.
Its a diversion from the hell were living through.
Morrison brought a few advantages to her quest to deliver wholly original material of the famously press-averse Michaels.
She noted that she wasnt friends with Michaels and would bump into him once a decade.
Much of the essence of the show is his taste.
So, its really hard to imagine him just stepping away from that.
No one ever leaves show business.
Morrison said she expects a slimmed-down version of his current routine.
I could see a scenario that cuts way back on his time in studio, she said.
Hes been so influential in determining what we find funny over 50 years, she says.
Thats a really large achievement.
Hes built this whole culture with walls around it, she says.
Its like a mafia family.
NBC, during the existence ofSNL, has been owned by RCA, General Electric and now Comcast.
Lorneworld, as this walled environment is often called, does have its detractors.
These tend to be the people who are not inside the clubhouse.
Lorne does like a club.
The fact that it happened is a miracle and a test to Lornes unflappability, Morrison says.
