For over two decades, those host and musical guest portraits have been shot by Mary Ellen Matthews, whose new book The Art of the SNL Portrait compiles her most iconic photos. The hardcover ...
Saturday Night Live has been run by the steady hand of its creator, Lorne Michaels. Save for a period of time when he left ...
“The Art of the SNL Portrait” rectifies that. Alongside essays and interviews, it gives a rare look at these images in print, gathering together 272 of them in a coffee table book ...
Michaels’ life story is inextricably tied to “SNL,” so the book is also, in essence, a history of the show that has become a cultural institution. The book‘s blurb describes Michaels as ...