Impolitic with John Heilemann Susan Morrison: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night
Podcast Episode | 82 min | News

Impolitic with John Heilemann

Susan Morrison: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night

Podcast Episode | 82 min | News

John is joined by Susan Morrison, articles editor of The New Yorker, to discuss "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live," her biography of SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels. Morrison argues that no one has done more to shape...See moreJohn is joined by Susan Morrison, articles editor of The New Yorker, to discuss "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live," her biography of SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels. Morrison argues that no one has done more to shape modern America's sense of humor than Michaels, an enigmatic Canadian about whom most Americans know nothing; and that while Michaels a figure of enduring obsession among comics, he remains a mystery to them as well. Morrison lays out the singular combination of qualities (tastemaker, talent-spotter, task-master, raconteur, adrenaline junkie) that makes Lorne Lorne-and reveals that, yes, in fact, he was the inspiration for Dr. Evil. See less

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Name	Known for
Dan Aykroyd Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Chevy Chase Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
John Heilemann Self Self See fewer	The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016)
Lorne Michaels Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Susan Morrison Self Self See fewer	Impolitic with John Heilemann (2020)
Laraine Newman Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Coneheads (1993)