Bill Maher believes a Saturday Night Live sketch starring Tom Hanks was an example of out-of-touch, liberal writers telling a ...

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 h ...

She said Bob Odenkirk, who worked as a writer on SNL from 1987 to 1991, once told her that Farley “would be excited to be called into” Michaels’ office, despite it often being difficult ...

and spoke to the SNL alumni about his recent time hosting in April, his first appearance on the show in 20 years and his fourth time as host. But the show’s producer Lorne Michaels shared an odd ...

The strategy wasn’t just disciplinary, it was a lifeline. Michaels knew what SNL meant to Farley. Removing him from the one thing he loved most was reportedly an attempt to reach the man behind ...

On Wednesday, Jack Black appeared on David Spade and Dana Carvey’s “Fly on the Wall” podcast where he reflected on what “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels told him when he hosted the show last ...

Lorne Michaels had some legitimate fears when Jack Black hosted Saturday Night Live in April 2025. During a recent guest spot on the Fly on the Wall podcast, Black told hosts Dana Carvey and David ...

Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels reportedly took a “tough love” approach to helping Chris Farley overcome his substance abuse before the comedy legend tragically passed away in 1997.