A black-and-white image of assembled cast members and writers from an early “S.N.L.” season, including Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Al Franken. Lorne Michaels stands to the right. The original ...

On the face of it, “Lorne” seems absurd ... but the rest was up to Michaels, who scoured the comedy landscape for writers (Michael O’Donoghue and Anne Beatts, Al Franken and Tom Davis ...

The new biography “Lorne,” by the journalist Susan Morrison, reveals a surprising career ambition: After The New Yorker fired top editor William Shawn, Michaels provided him office space.

Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night ... George Orwell’s “1984,” written by the “S.N.L.” veterans Al Franken and Tom Davis. Jenny Romero, the Ransom Center’s curator ...