Comedy Maven Lorne Michaels Widens His Empire Beyond 'SNL'

May 30, 2014
Comedy Maven Lorne Michaels Widens His Empire Beyond 'SNL'
By Brian Steinberg When Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and Seth Meyers show up on "Saturday Night Live," viewers might see it as just another instance of the comedy institution tapping its famous alumni. But it's also part of the latest business foray by producer Lorne Michaels. The "Saturday Night Live" impresario cultivated an outsider's image when he launched the latenight program, using it to tilt at TV business conventions and American popular culture.... Full Story on Variety.com→
Banff World Media Festival Peers Into Future of Media By Bob Verini The Banff World Media Festival will use its 35th anniversary as an occasion to look ahead, according to fest exec director Ferne Cohen. "As with the industry in general we define ourselves as evolving and forward-looking," she says. Full Story→	Nathan Lane Receives Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at Banff World Media Festival By Francesca Bacardi Nathan Lane never turns off his sense of humor, one of many reasons that he is this year's recipient of the Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at the Banff World Media Festival. "I'm always thrilled when anyone wants to give me an award," Lane says. "Although I somehow think there's been a horrible mistake." Lane, who began his career as a stand-up comedian but has since worked in TV, film and theater, has a longstanding passion for life on... Full Story→	Malibu Pier Restaurant & Bar: A Breezy, Beachy Seafood Shanty By Pat Saperstein Longtime Malibu dwellers may miss funky Alice's Restaurant, where the likes of Cher, Elizabeth Taylor and Arnold Schwarzenegger mingled easily with tourists. But chef Jason Fullilove is bringing the new Malibu Pier Restaurant & Bar into the modern age with local produce and seafood deemed sustainable by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The whitewashed open ceiling, patterned tile floor, whalebone wall decorations and rope chandeliers stylishly hi... Full Story→
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