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Lorne Michaels

  1. saturday night’s children
    Saturday Night Live Cast
    Everybody Playing Everybody in SNL 1975MUNA’s Naomi McPherson will play musical guest Janis Ian.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. controversies
    What’s the Deal With Shane Gillis Hosting SNL?The comedian was fired from the cast in 2019. Now he’s returning to host. Why?
    By Hershal Pandya and Jesse David Fox
  3. fight for your right (to party)
    Lorne Michaels Was Rooting for Travis Kelce in the Super BowlSo he could host SNL, of course.
    By Justin Curto
  4. party planning
    Lorne Michaels Is Throwing a Big SNL 50th Bash at Radio City“It will be emotional, but everyone will show up because it’s important.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  5. snl
    SNL Gets Self-Aware in Season-Premiere Cold Open“Let’s see what they spent the entire summer coming up with.”
    By Charu Sinha
  6. invite only
    Lorne Michaels to SNL Spouses: You Got Two Years to Host or No Big Party for YouNo pressure.
    By Jesse David Fox
  7. fresh blood
    Father Lorne Has Come Down From the Mountain to Announce Four New TributesThe Saturday Night Live producer’s hunger for new contracted talent shall be appeased!
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. the future
    Kenan Thompson Talks About a Potential Final Season for SNL“Capping it at 50 might not be a bad idea.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  9. goodbyes
    Pete Davidson Thanks Lorne Michaels in Final ‘Weekend Update’ Bit“Lorne accidentally gifted me a sock, so I’m free.”
    By Charu Sinha
  10. we’re living in peak pete
    Pete Davidson Is Making a Pete Davidson Comedy Series Called BupkisWhy is there so much Pete Davidson happening all the time all at once?
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. snl
    Kristen Wiig, Willem Dafoe Crash Will Forte’s SNL MonologueAlong with Lorne Michaels.
    By Charu Sinha
  12. retirement
    Lorne Michaels Says SNL Season 50 Might Be a ‘Good Time to Leave’Or … nah. Unless?
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. live tv
    Party in the NBC: Miley Cyrus to Host Lorne Michaels’s New Year’s Eve SpecialNo more Carson Daly.
    By Josef Adalian
  14. awards
    Canadians Lorne Michaels and Joni Mitchell Among 2021 Kennedy Center HonoreesAlong with entertainment icon Bette Midler, Motown legend Berry Gordy, and opera star Justino Díaz.
    By Zoe Haylock
  15. legends
    A Final Conversation With Anne BeattsA week before her death, the original SNL writer still had too many stories to tell.
    By Dan Reilly
  16. last night on late night
    SNL’s Emily Spivey Describes her Two ‘Worst, Most Delicious Bombs’“I’ve never seen Lorne so angry.”
    By Megh Wright
  17. live from studio 8h
    Lorne Michaels Defends Outsourcing SNL’s Joe Biden Impression to Canada“I’m not turning my back on anyone,” he said about casting Jim Carrey.
    By Devon Ivie
  18. back to work
    Live From New York Once AgainLorne Michaels reveals everything about SNL’s 46th season, including the show’s new Biden.
    By Jesse David Fox
  19. the golden age
    Cecily Strong to Serenade Us in Musical Comedy Series for AppleThe series, produced by Lorne Michaels, takes place in the magical town of Schmigadoon.
    By Chris Murphy
  20. murder!!
    Paula Pell and John Lutz Are Teaming Up for a Murder-Mystery ComedySeth Meyers and Lorne Michaels are producing.
    By Megh Wright
  21. metoo
    Amy Heckerling’s Daughter Responds to Chris Kattan’s Claims of Sexual CoercionMollie Heckerling debunks the allegations he makes in his memoir.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  22. saturday night live
    Topher Grace on Steve Martin Bringing People Together on SNLEven Lorne Michaels sings in Martin’s “Not Gonna Phone It in Tonight” musical number.
    By Trupti Rami
  23. backstories
    The Big Uneasy: When SNL Went to Mardi GrasIn 1977, Lorne Michaels took his show to New Orleans. Things didn’t exactly go as planned.
    By Andrew Buss and Chris Kopcow
  24. the industry
    Lorne Michaels Is Developing a Movie About the Guy Who Killed Osama Bin LadenIt’s certainly a departure.
    By Bethy Squires
  25. amber alert
    Amber Ruffin Has a New Seth Meyers–Produced Comedy in the WorksSay what!
    By Megh Wright
  26. last night on late night
    Bill Hader Does a Killer Lorne Michaels Impression on ConanWhat if Lorne Michaels was friends with all the famous serial killers? I think it’d go a little something like this.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. on comedy
    Andy Samberg’s SNL Hiring Came on the Condition He Would Get a Haircut, and FastStudio 8H is a no-flop zone.
    By Devon Ivie
  28. new shows
    Syfy Is Making an Animated Late-Night Show Starring Will Forte and Heidi GardnerThey’ll voice alien news anchors named Drexx Drudlarr and Tuva Van Void.
    By Megh Wright
  29. snl
    Jane Curtin Reveals the Worst Guest SNL Host: ‘God, There Were So Many!’Walter Matthau was notably bad, according to Curtin.
    By Megh Wright
  30. snl
    The Long, Intertwined History of Paul Simon, Lorne Michaels, and SNLPaul Simon and Lorne Michaels go way back.
    By Ramsey Ess
  31. vulture lists
    Every Saturday Night Live Movie, RankedParty on.
    By Brian Boone
  32. snl
    Taran Killam Says SNL Became ‘Less of a Happy Place’ After Seth Meyers Left“[Seth Meyers] was the last person there who I witnessed really collaborate with Lorne, as opposed to just kind of do what Lorne says.”
    By Megh Wright
  33. snl
    Ariana Grande Canceled Her SNL Appearance for ‘Emotional Reasons’She was replaced by Kanye West.
    By Hunter Harris
  34. in development
    Kenan Thompson’s Single-Dad Comedy in the Works at NBCBut what does this mean for SNL?
    By Megh Wright
  35. profiles
    Chevy Chase Just Wants to Talk Some Shit in Peace, Okay?“I’m highly sensitive.”
    By Megh Wright
  36. Aidy Bryant Comedy Shrill Ordered at HuluWith Lorne Michaels producing.
    By Megh Wright
  37. television
    HBO Orders Spanish-Language Comedy From Fred Armisen and Lorne MichaelsThe show is set in “a strange and dreamy version of present-day Mexico City.”
    By Megh Wright
  38. emmys
    Michael Che and Colin Jost Will Host a Very SNL EmmysThe September 17 telecast will include “surprise appearances by other cast members of Saturday Night Live.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. Aidy Bryant and Lorne Michaels Are Developing a Hulu Comedy Based on Lindy […]Lindy West’s 2016 memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman might turn into a comedy series at Hulu starring SNL’s Aidy Bryant. According to The […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. Leslie Jones to Star in ‘Baby Nurse,’ Lorne Michaels’ First Film at […] After 26 years of releasing his movies at Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels and Universal have announced a first-look production deal for […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
  41. good one podcast
    The Story Behind the Funniest Sex Scene EverWith MacGruber, Will Forte raised the bar on how funny a sex scene can be.
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. NBC Developing ‘Going Dutch’ Comedy Series from ‘Late Night’ Writer Amber […]Late Night writer/performer Amber Ruffin might be getting her very own show on NBC. Deadline reports that the network has put into development […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. Lorne Michaels Reportedly Wants to Bring Kids in the Hall Back to TVIt’s a limited-run series…that gives sketches…to ex-girlfriends.
    By Halle Kiefer
  44. Lorne Michaels Reportedly Wants to Bring Back ‘The Kids in the Hall’There’s a good chance that more Kids in the Hall could be in our future. In an interview with News-Press.com, Kevin McDonald revealed that […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. Dan Harmon on Katie Rich’s ‘SNL’ Firing: ‘You Have to Fucking Protect […]Back in January, Saturday Night Live “suspended” writer Katie Rich for tweeting a joke about Donald Trump’s son Barron. The tweet in question […]
    By Megh Wright
  46. We Asked Lewis Black Which Trump Cabinet Member He’d Want to Play on SNLVIDEO: Surprising.
    By Kenny Wassus and Ryan Brown
  47. NBC Orders a Comedy Pilot from Mike O’Brien, Seth Meyers, and Lorne […]Mike O’Brien has a comedy pilot in the works at NBC. Deadline reports that the network has ordered an untitled single-cam pilot written by […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. nbc
    Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels Working on NBC PilotThe comedy series involves a revenge-obsessed high-school teacher.
    By Tolly Wright
  49. Dave Chappelle Dropped Some Truth (With a Little Help From Chris Rock) on […] No matter which way the election went, there was no doubt that Dave Chappelle would be the perfect host for the first post-election episode […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  50. Lorne Michaels Talks ‘SNL’ Cast Changes and Alec Baldwin as the New Donald […]Ahead of Saturday Night Live’s season 42 premiere tomorrow, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Lorne Michaels about the changes he’s made to the […]
    By Megh Wright
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