{"product_id":"lorne-susan-morrison-9780812988871","title":"Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live","description":"\u003cb\u003eA definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America's most beloved comedy show\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm of \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live, \u003c\/i\u003e he has become a revered, inimitable, and bewildering presence in the entertainment world. He's 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 Emmys--and, essentially, a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him. He's \"Obi-Wan Kenobi\" (Tracy Morgan), the \"great and powerful Oz\" (Kate McKinnon), or \"some kind of very distant, strange comedy god\" (Bob Odenkirk). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorne\u003c\/i\u003e will 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from hundreds of interviews--with Michaels, his friends, and SNL's iconic stars and writers, from Will Ferrell to Tina Fey to John Mulaney to Chris Rock to Dan Aykroyd--\u003ci\u003eLorne\u003c\/i\u003e is 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812988876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812988871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2024 pg. 11","brand":"Susan Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46232949195007,"sku":"9780812988871","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d53d0570-c2a5-4d8e-9574-0ea41fe3e4a5.jpg?v=1728991631","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lorne-susan-morrison-9780812988871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}