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‘No one has had more influence’ on how we laugh than Lorne Michaels, says biographer

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Lorne Michaels, who MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell calls “the television miracle worker,” is the subject of Susan Morrison’s book called “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.” After Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary, Susan Morrison explains why “all roads lead to Lorne.”

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