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By Jennifer Schuessler Photos, scripts, hate mail and other artifacts donated by Lorne Michaels trace the show’s path from idea to institution. A collage of images, including of Lorne Michaels ...
Live boss Lorne Michaels is facing some serious accusations from a veteran actor who claims being gay kept him from getting ...
"I remember walking out, Lorne was there and just kind of, 'Thank you,'" Forte remembered during an interview with Amy Poehler on her podcast Good Hang. "I didn't know what to say, so I just said, ...
Hell, it’s even happened at Saturday Night Live before, as Lorne Michaels left his post in 1980, only to return in 1985. Now, forty years after his return, people are wondering when Michaels will ...
Lorne Michaels appreciates the actors that make up ... Seth Meyers fondly recalled how the show's longtime producer was worried that a compliment he gave the 51-year-old comedian in an interview ...
The book “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” by Susan Morrison, is out Feb. 18. Doing a live show for 46 years — Michaels left in 1980 and returned in 1985 — doesn’t ...
Lorne Michaels should send a check to Sony ... 90-minute dash leading up to the 1975 debut episode of “SNL,” the show’s famously enigmatic creator is lionized. Michaels, the most important ...
Lorne Michaels is giving Saturday Night Live an anniversary gift. As the show enters its 50th season, the sketch-comedy show’s creator has presented it with the gift of his continued involvement ...
Now five decades later, the show is still going strong, with Lorne Michaels at the helm. As the legendary producer turns 80, many have been speculating when Michaels will step down, holding him to ...
But when that approach did not seem to work on Farley, Michaels banned him from the show and helped him enter rehab. “Lorne had really changed his approach,” Morrison recalled on the show.
But the show’s producer Lorne Michaels shared an odd anecdote with him after rehearsal. "Lorne said the funniest thing. I don't think he was trying to be funny," Black began. "After the ...