“It’s like the Hunger Games”: Behind the scenes at ‘Saturday Night Live’
“It’s like the Hunger Games”: Behind the scenes at ‘Saturday Night Live’  
Podcast: Apple News In Conversation
Published On: Thu Feb 13 2025
Description: Saturday Night Live has churned out dozens of unforgettable stars — from Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy to Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig — but the biggest force behind the show is executive producer Lorne Michaels. Ahead of SNL’s 50th anniversary, Susan Morrison, author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, talks to Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about Michaels’s unique management style and singular eye for comedy.