Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels Addresses ‘SNL’ Retirement Rumors: “I’m Going to Do It as Long as I Feel I Can Do It”
Lorne Michaels this week addressed discussion of his rumored retirement from Saturday Night Live ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary. “I’m going to do it as long as I feel I can do it,” the SNL creator told the New York Times. “But I rely on other people and always have.” Michaels, 79, has not […]
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How Seth Meyers Accidentally Made Getting Drunk on Air an Art Form
In his early years at Late Night, Seth Meyers was, in his own estimation, “competent” at the job. “I remember thinking, like, ‘Oh, this is a slightly worse copy of a thing that came before,’ ” he acknowledges over coffee on a recent work trip to Los Angeles. Then came an ugly election and a deadly pandemic, […]
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Bowen Yang Says It Was “Mentally Fraying” Trying to Balance ‘Wicked’ Filming and ‘SNL’
Bowen Yang is opening up about the mental and physical impact of trying to juggle Wicked filming and Saturday Night Live at the same time. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the comedian-actor said it became “mentally fraying” flying back and forth between the Wicked set in London and NBC’s sketch comedy show in […]
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Chris Farley Biopic With Paul Walter Hauser Lands at New Line
New Line Cinema proved to be more highly motivated than the rest of its competition in landing the forthcoming Chris Farley biopic that is set to star Paul Walter Hauser as the late comedy legend. The company has landed director Josh Gad’s film following a highly competitive situation. Hauser, a recent Emmy winner for his […]
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Kristen Wiig’s Old Dressing Room Is Ruined by New Castmembers in ‘SNL’ Promo
Kristen Wiig finds herself in for a rude awakening in this week’s Saturday Night Live promo, when she discovers her old dressing room has been ruined by the show’s new talent. “I’m finally home,” Wiig says in the promo as she walks down the halls of Studio 8H, where she worked as a castmember from […]
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Joy Behar Recalls Her “Depressing” Audition for ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1975
Joy Behar said she once auditioned for Saturday Night Live, but it didn’t necessarily go as planned. The comedian and co-host of ABC’s The View shared on the daytime talk show’s companion podcast The View: Behind the Table Wednesday that she auditioned for the sketch comedy show’s cast in 1975. “There was a period where I […]
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Jon Batiste to Score, Appear in Jason Reitman Film ‘SNL 1975’ (Exclusive)
Jon Batiste is tackling dual responsibilities with Jason Reitman’s forthcoming feature that will focus on the opening night for NBC’s long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live. Batiste will compose the score for the Sony Pictures film SNL 1975, and he will also appear in the movie as keyboardist and singer Billy Preston, who was the […]
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Pete Davidson Calls It Quits on ‘Bupkis’ Season 2
Pete Davidson has called it quits on Bupkis. The Saturday Night Live alum has walked away from the planned second season of his semi-autobiographical Peacock comedy. “I’ve always seen Bupkis as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family. After nearly a decade of my personal life […]
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Richard Lewis, Neurotic Comic and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor, Dies at 76
Richard Lewis, the master of self-deprecating comedy who whined his way to stardom with stand-up TV specials, a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall and turns on 'Anything but Love' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' has died. He was xx.
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Lorne Michaels to Be Played by ‘Fabelmans’ Breakout Gabriel LaBelle in ‘SNL 1975’ Movie
Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman and Rachel Sennott have been cast in Jason Reitman’s feature SNL 1975 about the early days of Saturday Night Live. Reitman is directing the film for Sony Pictures about the debut night in October 1975 of the NBC sketch show that is currently airing its 49th season. LaBelle, who had a […]
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‘SNL’ Without Lorne Michaels? “It Could Easily be Tina Fey,” Creator Says
What will happen to Saturday Night Live after season 50? Franchise creator Lorne Michaels, currently steering the veteran NBC sketch comedy in its 49th season, continues to be focused on celebrating the star-making series next year. The executive producer told Entertainment Tonight at the 2023 Emmys that he’s already planning for SNL’s February 2025 celebration, […]
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‘In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Brilliantly Composed Doc Charts the Singer-Songwriter’s Career
Premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, the award-winning filmmaker's latest is a close-up look at one of America's most important pop music figures.
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