Live, from the Appel Salon! It's Susan Morrison & Paul Myers

For half a century, the Toronto-born Lorne Michaels has been the revered, feared, and irreplaceable visionary behind the most influential comedy series in the world: Saturday Night Live. Winner of more than one-hundred Emmy Awards, Michaels has helmed the series through its meteoric rise, countless setbacks, and relentless reinventions. No one in comedy has a keener eye for talent – the household names to whom Michaels has given a start are too many to mention – or a more ruthless work ethic.

In Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, Susan Morrison has written the first definitive biography of this elusive genius. With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, Morrison takes readers behind the curtain for the story of how Michaels created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever. In conversation with author Paul Myers, Morrison will take the audience on a mesmerizing inside tour of a singular obsessive whose taste still determines the course of modern comedy.

ABOUT THIS EVENT'S GUESTS:

Susan Morrison is the articles editor of The New Yorker. She is the former editor in chief of the New York Observer and an original editor of SPY magazine. She lives in New York City.

Paul Myers is a Canadian writer and musician living in Berkeley, California. His most recent book is John Candy: A Life in Comedy, and his previous books include The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy, which was the source for the Canadian Screen Award–winning documentary The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks from Amazon Studios, on which he served as executive producer; the critically acclaimed A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio; It Ain’t Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues; and Barenaked Ladies: Public Stunts, Private Stories.

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This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas.

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PLAN YOUR VISIT:

Location: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), 2nd floor

Time: Doors open 6:00pm, Event starts 7:00pm.

Tickets: Free registration required.

Ticket policy: We oversell these events to make sure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets are guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Any remaining space will be opened up to the rush line beginning at 6:45pm. Seating first come, first served. Tickets do not guarantee seats.

Accessibility: TPL is committed to accessibility. If you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation for this event, please contact [email protected] or 416-393-7099 at least three weeks prior to the event.

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