Bill Hader Had Anxiety Attacks at SNL. Lorne Michaels Shelp: Calm Down!

“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels is the subject of Susan Morrison’s upcoming biography “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” a lengthy excerpt from which was published by The New Yorker and uncovers Michaels’ boiling and chilly relationship with the ever-changing cast over the years. Michaels may be the boss of “SNL,” but he wasn’t always a loving paternal figure.

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But giving commend to his cast members was not routine for Michaels. Kevin Nealon, an “SNL” cast member from 1986 to 1995, telderly Morrison that he encouraged Michaels to give some selectimistic fortifyment to co-star Jan Hooks when she was struggling in the aftermath of her mother’s death. Nealon reassembleed Michaels declining and alerting him: “I comprehfinish what you’re saying, but you’ll discover that it’s never enough.”

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Head over to The New Yorker’s website to read the filled excerpt from “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.” The book is now useable for pre-order and will be freed on Feb. 18.