author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, spoke candidly about how deeply Belushi’s 1982 overdose affected Michaels and, in turn, how that shaped his handling of Farley.

Michaels’ biographer Susan Morrison, author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, revealed during a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast that John Belushi ...

Lorne Michaels biographer Susan Morrison is recalling ... the cast’s drinking and drug usage after original cast member John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. “When Belushi died ...

Susan Morrison, author of the biography “Lorne ... Morrison recalled that Michaels, 80, went into overdrive to help Farley after original cast member John Belushi died of a drug overdose ...

SNL’s enigmatic creator and producer, Lorne Michaels ... between Chase and the rest of the cast continued to mount. John Belushi had a particularly tough time dealing with Chase’s sudden ...

Cast members past and present have been firmly in focus, paying tribute to Lorne Michaels’ creation and stewardship of NBC’s not ready for prime time landmark. This list includes Pete Davidson, too, ...

the author of “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” said that Michaels cracked down on the cast’s alcohol and drug use after John Belushi died from an overdose in 1982. “When Belushi died ...

In an unaired ’60 Minutes’ clip from 2004, Michaels discussed the show’s original 1975 cast Back in 2004, Lorne Michaels ... Chevy Chase and John Belushi, were all “stuck in adolescence ...

"It's a sketch, a very unusual sketch, kind of in a minor key, [with] John Belushi as a kind ... Morrison is the author of "Lorne" (that would be Lorne Michaels, the man behind "Saturday Night ...

"I hope people take away the emotion of the love story between John and myself," Aykroyd ... Audible SNL producer Lorne Michaels "didn't dig it," SNL and Blues Brothers saxophonist Lou Marini ...

Lorne Michaels saw one of Belushi’s performances ... "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 6 -- Pictured: Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues, John Belushi as Jake Blues of musical guest the Blues Brothers ...

Lorne Michaels poses at the opening night of the new play "Hangmen" on Broadway at The Golden Theatre on April 21, 2022 in New York City; Chris Farley at the Mann's Village Theatre in Westwood ...