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Lorne Michaels

  1. not so funny business
    Elon Musk Was Not a Fine Man to Chloe Fineman“It’s not funny,” he told her while hosting Saturday Night Live.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. i can’t believe it’s not sorkin
    Saturday Night’s 6 Most Glaring Aaron Sorkin–ismsEvery tic and flourish the SNL movie cribs from Sorkin makes it a fascinating showcase for all of the latter’s screenwriting strengths and weaknesses.
    By Hershal Pandya
  3. predictions
    Who Is Playing Who in SNL 50’s Big Election Season?Some of the results on this fall’s most important ballot are in.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. movie review
    Saturday Night Isn’t Factually Accurate, But It Feels Spiritually TrueThe SNL movie plays like an anxiety dream, and the dreamer in this case is Lorne Michaels.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  5. live from new york
    Jon Batiste (Finalized)
    What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Saturday Night?There are llamas, meltdowns, fistfights, and a lot of fake blood in this big-screen retelling of SNL’s first episode. How much really happened?
    By Fran Hoepfner
  6. felt fight!
    Oh No, Muppet Twitter Is Feuding With the SNL MovieNo weapon formed against Jim Henson shall prosper.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. take backsies
    Lorne Michaels Is Staying Put at SNLThe show’s creator, who previously said he might leave the show after season 50, now wants to stay as long as he can.
    By Hershal Pandya
  8. emmys 2024
    Lorne Michaels Does Not Have to Suffer AloneOr, as Bowen Yang calls him, “Lauren.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. trailer mix
    Saturday Night Live Cast
    Everybody Playing Everybody in Saturday NightSaturday Night (f.k.a. SNL 1975) has a trailer, and, wait who is Sammy Fableman playing?
    By Bethy Squires
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. invite only
    Lorne Michaels to SNL Spouses: You Got Two Years to Host or No Big Party for YouNo pressure.
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. goodbyes
    Pete Davidson Thanks Lorne Michaels in Final ‘Weekend Update’ Bit“Lorne accidentally gifted me a sock, so I’m free.”
    By Charu Sinha
  18. 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
  19. snl
    Kristen Wiig, Willem Dafoe Crash Will Forte’s SNL MonologueAlong with Lorne Michaels.
    By Charu Sinha
  20. retirement
    Lorne Michaels Says SNL Season 50 Might Be a ‘Good Time to Leave’Or … nah. Unless?
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. live tv
    Party in the NBC: Miley Cyrus to Host Lorne Michaels’s New Year’s Eve SpecialNo more Carson Daly.
    By Josef Adalian
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. murder!!
    Paula Pell and John Lutz Are Teaming Up for a Murder-Mystery ComedySeth Meyers and Lorne Michaels are producing.
    By Megh Wright
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. the industry
    Lorne Michaels Is Developing a Movie About the Guy Who Killed Osama Bin LadenIt’s certainly a departure.
    By Bethy Squires
  33. amber alert
    Amber Ruffin Has a New Seth Meyers–Produced Comedy in the WorksSay what!
    By Megh Wright
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. snl
    The Long, Intertwined History of Paul Simon, Lorne Michaels, and SNLPaul Simon and Lorne Michaels go way back.
    By Ramsey Ess
  39. vulture lists
    Every Saturday Night Live Movie, RankedParty on.
    By Brian Boone
  40. 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
  41. snl
    Ariana Grande Canceled Her SNL Appearance for ‘Emotional Reasons’She was replaced by Kanye West.
    By Hunter Harris
  42. in development
    Kenan Thompson’s Single-Dad Comedy in the Works at NBCBut what does this mean for SNL?
    By Megh Wright
  43. profiles
    Chevy Chase Just Wants to Talk Some Shit in Peace, Okay?“I’m highly sensitive.”
    By Megh Wright
  44. Aidy Bryant Comedy Shrill Ordered at HuluWith Lorne Michaels producing.
    By Megh Wright
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
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