Michaels' future isn't the only thing covered in the biography. It's filled with plenty of Saturday Night Live stories, like that time in the mid-90s when NBC considered firing Lorne Michaels.

Seth Meyers was in agreement with the comedian's take on why a celebrity-filled audience isn't ideal for a show like 'SNL' ...

Born Lorne Lipowitz in Toronto in 1944, Michaels was a classic child of the postwar TV generation, growing up on Phil Silvers, Sid Caesar and other borscht belt pioneers beamed over the border ...

Saturday Night Live' didn't earn its reputation overnight, or did it? 50 years later, the show's first episode looks like a ...

In 2008, Lorne Michaels (center) cast Tina Fey (right) as Sarah Palin (left). Nearly everyone found it hilarious, but with this year's election, broad humor is a challenge. NBCUniversal via Getty ...

Pete Davidson is excited to watch the UK version of Saturday Night Live. The 31-year-old actor starred on the long-running ...

Kennedy Center Honoree Lorne Michaels, co-creator of a TV institution, "Saturday Night Live." CBS News "I think it's up to the writer or the performer to figure out how to do it.

It’s 1:01 a.m. on a Sunday morning in May, and Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of “Saturday Night Live,” has just finished the final episode of the 49th season.

Despite appearing on 'Saturday Night Live' for eight years, when the long-running NBC sketch comedy series celebrated its ...