Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian and American television and film producer, comedian, screenwriter and director.

Dec 21, 2025 · Lorne Michaels is a Canadian-born American writer and producer who is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy series considered a landmark in American television.

Feb 14, 2025 · A 600-plus page biography of Michaels titled “Lorne,” by Susan Morrison, an editor at The New Yorker, comes out next week.

Jan 13, 2025 · Tina Fey, Bill Hader, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Chevy Chase candidly discuss the five-decade reign of Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live.”

Lorne Michaels was born on 17 November 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Coneheads (1993) and The Kids in the Hall (1988).

Mar 26, 2025 · A new biography of Lorne Michaels captures the man behind SNL Susan Morrison’s monumental “Lorne” testifies to the “Saturday Night Live” creator’s legend without slipping into …

Feb 18, 2025 · Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm of Saturday Night Live, he has become a revered and inimitable presence in the entertainment world.

Feb 14, 2025 · The ongoing success of Saturday Night Live – which has been on the air for more than forty years – is testament to the creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels and his vision for a …

Dec 22, 2025 · “It was kind of upsetting, actually,” Chevy Chase, a member of the "Saturday Night Live" inaugural cast, admits in CNN's upcoming documentary.

Dec 23, 2025 · Chevy Chase says he confronted Lorne Michaels about being left out of SNL50, a decision he describes as confusing and hurtful in a new documentary.