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 ...

At that time, Michaels was a 29-year-old comedy writer from Toronto, Canada. He served as a producer on SNL from 1975 to 1980, before taking a five-year hiatus to focus on other projects.

Jost, who has been with “SNL” since 2005, added of Michaels, “It is his show ... imagine being the stepfather of a 50-year-old!” said Che, referring to how the show is going into ...

Yang, who mispronounced Michaels’ first name as “Lauren,” assured him “it gets better.” “Just because SNL didn’t work doesn’t mean your next idea won’t,” Yang said.

At that time, Michaels was a 29-year-old comedy writer from Toronto, Canada. He served as a producer on SNL from 1975 to 1980, before taking a five-year hiatus to focus on other projects.

That’s the advice Kristen Wiig, Bowen Yang and Maya Rudolph gave to Lorne Michaels ... “Lauren,” Yang offered his final word of advice. “Look, it gets better. OK, just because ‘SNL ...

“Lauren,” added Yang. “It gets better. Just because SNL didn’t work doesn’t mean your next idea won’t. Keep dreaming!” Then, Meyers alerted the group that Michaels has in fact ...

but “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels wouldn’t always allow him on the set of the prolific late-night sketch show. During a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast (via ...