Lorne Michaels has become notorious for running “Saturday Night Live” with a business-like calm. Jane Curtin pegged him as the type of comedy professional who, instead of laughing, “says, with a completely straight face, ‘Hysterical.’ ” Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live” Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live” He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

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Lorne Michaels has become notorious for running “Saturday Night Live” with a business-like calm. Jane Curtin pegged him as the type of comedy professional who, instead of laughing, “says, with a completely straight face, ‘Hysterical.’ ”
Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”

Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

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