June 24h: Susan Morrison, author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night

[David Levine]

Not a SWINY event, but passing this one from our friend Chip Fisher. 

On Tuesday, June 24th from 6 to 730PM at my home (1060 5th Avenue on the northeast corner at 87th Street) in New York City I’ll be interviewing Susan Morrison, author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night, about this legendary figure in the entertainment business and how he has managed to keep SNL going for the past fifty years. 

Cocktails will start at 6PM and the talk will commence at 6:30 sharp. The author will remain after the interview to answer questions, and the evening will continue with a drinks event for the undergraduate and graduate members of my college club. You’re all invited to stay on and enjoy that event as well!

We expect to sell out quickly, as we’re limited to 50 for the interview portion of the evening, so please sign up as soon as possible!

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America’s most beloved comedy show

“The kind of biographical monument usually consecrated to founding fathers, canonical authors and world-historical scientific geniuses.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)

“Readers are treated to the Holy Grail for any journalist hoping to crack the show: a warts-and-all week in the life of SNL, where Morrison gets to see the real process of putting the thing together.”—Variety

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. He’s a tastemaker, a mogul, a withholding father figure, a genius spotter of talent, a shrewd businessman, a name-dropper, a raconteur, the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys—and, essentially, a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him. He’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Tracy Morgan), the “great and powerful Oz” (Kate McKinnon), “some kind of very distant, strange comedy god” (Bob Odenkirk).

Lorne will introduce you to him, in full, for the first time. With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, Susan Morrison takes listeners behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how Michaels created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews—with Michaels, his friends, and SNL’s iconic stars and writers, from Will Ferrell to Tina Fey to John Mulaney to Chris Rock to Dan Aykroyd—Lorne is a deeply reported, wildly entertaining account of a man singularly obsessed with the show that would define his life and have a profound impact on American culture.

The fee for the event is $55 per person and includes a copy of the book signed by the author, which will be in your name when you arrive.   A copy of the book may be mailed if you can’t attend at the last minute. 

PAYING FOR THE EVENT:

Venmo - @chip-fisher

Paypal - chipf...@gmail.com

Please pay in advance using these two methods only - sorry - we cannot accept payment at the event. 

PLEASE RESERVE EARLY - WE ONLY HAVE ROOM FOR 50 GUESTS! Address will be sent with confirmation.