Chris Farley is widely considered one of the most iconic “Saturday Night Live” cast members of all time, but “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels wouldn’t always allow him on the set of the prolific ...

Susan Morrison, author of the biography “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” recently appeared on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast and explained how Lorne Michaels handled Chris ...

Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels reportedly took a “tough love” approach to helping Chris Farley overcome his substance abuse before the comedy legend tragically passed away in 1997. Michaels’ ...

But the ending was painfully familiar. On December 18, 1997, just two months after hosting SNL, Chris Farley died of an overdose at 33. Cocaine and heroin, the same fatal mix that took Belushi. It was ...

Susan Morrison, the author of 'Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' recalls how the 'SNL' creator would try to help the late castmember by sending him to some "really tough love rehab ...

Lorne Michaels biographer Susan Morrison is recalling the ways in which the Saturday Night Live boss tried to help Chris Farley kick his drug addiction before the beloved comedian died of a cocaine ...

Thirty years ago, Don Ohlmeyer gave Saturday Night Live legends Adam Sandler and Chris Farley the ax. It’s funny how no one will ever make a nostalgic biopic about O.J.’s old buddy. Naked Gun actor ...

Many still feel the absence of Saturday Night Live star Chris Farley, who passed away due to a drug overdose in 1997. In his five-season run on SNL, Farley brought an entertaining blend of high energy ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A new book on Lorne Michaels, creator and producer of the long-running variety show “Saturday Night Live,” touches on one of the show’s biggest stars going to Alabama in an ...