Lorne Michaels and Erica and Molly Jong

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

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4.4 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2013

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Lorne Michaels had nothing to lose on October 11, 1975, when Saturday Night Live first aired. He doesn't pull all-nighters any more in preparation for the week’s show, but Michaels tells Alec he is still anxious on Saturdays at 11:30 pm. Michaels believes in the power of live performance and gives SNL hosts the best bits. But aside from the funniest lines, the irreverent Michaels offers little protection. Alec is no exception.

Alec sat down with Erica Jong, author of the 1970s best-seller, Fear Of Flying, and her daughter Molly Jong-Fast. Erica talks candidly about coping with three divorces, and tells Alec she is certain her current marriage will be her last. Meanwhile, daughter Molly had no idea her mom wrote so-called “dirty” books. She does recall her mom being consumed by work and travel, but concludes that her mother’s legacy is about being honest.

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1:38.5	This is Alec Baldwin and you're listening to Here's the Thing. My chance to talk with artists,
1:43.7	policymakers and performers. To hear their stories would inspire their creations,
1:49.0	what decisions change their careers, what relationships influenced their work.
1:54.6	Both of my guests today are pioneers. In 1973, Erica Zhang's frank treatment of women's
2:01.5	sexual desires in her novel Theor of Flying was as controversial as it was revolutionary.
2:07.6	Two years later in 1975, Lauren Michaels created Saturday Night Live, a television show that was
2:13.6	and still is the biggest influence on American comedy today. Now here it is as you can see,
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