{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"LORNE: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live with Susan Morrison and Bob Odenkirk","description":"As Saturday Night Live marks its 50th anniversary, celebrate the genius behind one of television\u2019s most enduring cultural institutions \u2014 Lorne Michaels. In her definitive biography, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Life, Susan Morrison \u2014 articles editor at The New Yorker \u2014 gains unprecedented access to Michaels himself, along with SNL\u2019s iconic cast and writers, offering a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the man who reshaped American comedy. With razor-sharp insight and hundreds of interviews, Morrison reveals the warts-and-all portrait of Michaels: a visionary tastemaker, a shrewd businessman, a relentless perfectionist, and the enigmatic force behind SNL\u2019s star-making machine. From Will Ferrell to Tina Fey, John Mulaney to Chris Rock, the legends who defined the show open up about the comedy god who made it all possible. Joining Morrison is comedian, writer, and SNL alum Bob Odenkirk, who once called Michaels \u201csome kind of very distant, strange comedy god.\u201d Together, they\u2019ll dive into the obsessive brilliance of a man whose influence reaches far beyond late-night TV \u2014 and discuss the star-studded 50th-anniversary special that reminded the world why Saturday Night Live still matters. Expect stories, revelations, and plenty of laughs in this unmissable conversation about the genius who forever changed the face of comedy. ","author_name":"92NY Talks","author_url":"https:\/\/www.92ny.org\/archives\/featured-series\/talks-podcast","html":"