Lorne Michaels banned Chris Farley from ‘SNL’ for weeks due to his ‘addiction issues,’ author claims
King Lorne. 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 Farley’s struggles with drugs and alcohol on the “SNL” set. Morrison recalled that Michaels, 80, went into overdrive to help Farley after original cast member … Read more