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Apr 2025
1h 52m

Susan Morrison (on Lorne Michaels)

Armchair Umbrella
About this episode
Susan Morrison (Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, SPY Magazine, The New Yorker) is a journalist and author. Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss never wanting to subject her children to a life of moving around, marrying comedy and journalism into irreverant reporting at SPY Magazine, and loving the idea of walking through New York City a ... Show More
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