SNLCreator Lorne Michaels’ Life is Explored in New Biography, Set to Publish in 2025 (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday NIght Livetells the definitive story of the television legend, and how he broughtSaturday Night Liveto life. The book draws from hundreds of interviews, including with Michaels himself, as well as the show’s most iconic stars, includingTina Fey,Will Ferrell,Chris Rock,Dan Aykroydand more.

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“Conan O’Brien once told me that everyone atSaturday Night Livethinks that Lorne has the Secret,” Morrison tells PEOPLE in an exclusive quote. “They spend years trying to unravel it. I’ve spent years, too — talking to Lorne, and to hundreds of his employees and friends — and I’m excited for readers to finally understand what makes him the one-of-a-kind impresario that he is.”

Michaels has famously been withSaturday Night Livesince its inception, except during a brief hiatus in the 1980s, and toldEntertainment Tonightin January that, if he were to retire, he could see comedians like Tina Fey among his potential successors.

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“We’re doing the 50th anniversary show in February of ‘25. So I will definitely be there for that and definitely be there until that,” Michaels said. “And sometime before that, we’ll figure out what we’re gonna do.”

Michaels’s biography provides new insight into the person behind it all.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“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,” the book’s synopsis reads.Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Livewill be published on Feb. 18, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com