Billy Crystal takes the leap to TV. Billy Crystal, 1977 Gregg Cobarr/WireImage/Getty Images. ... Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night Live took note and signed him as a regular on SNL in the mid 1980s.

Saturday Night shows SNL creator Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) cutting Crystal moments before the premiere went to air on Oct. 11, 1975 after previously asking the comic to cut his act down to ...

Although Lorne Michaels is most often credited with creating Saturday Night Live, whose origins are explored in the new film, Saturday Night, the television producer is responsible for other ...

Lorne Michaels, Chris Farley on “SNL” in 1993. NBCUniversal via Getty Images. Morrison recalled that Bob Odenkirk, who was a writer on the sketch comedy series at the time, once told her that ...

Lorne Michaels May Not Be Retiring Yet, But Another SNL Icon Is That Time Billy Bob Thornton Confronted An SNL Crew Member When He Was Set To Host: ‘Say It To My Face’ Latest in Interviews ...

Random House We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. "Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live," by New Yorker articles editor Susan Morrison (to be ...

Lorne Michaels, left, Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar on the set of “Saturday Night Live” in 1992.

Live From New York, It’s Lorne Michaels The man who made “Saturday Night Live” reflects on its legacy. As the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” Lorne Michaels has shaped American comedy ...