#lorne michaels

[dickfarmdunnz]

I hate them

[davidhudson]

Happy 80th, Lorne Michaels.

With George Harrison and Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live in 1976.

[elposting]

GUYS IM SEEING ANDREW RANNELLS AND LIN MANUEL MIRANDA AND AIDY BRYANT LIVE IN JANUARY AAAAAAAAAAAA

[adaptationsdaily]

Coneheads (1993) Dir: Steve Barron

[oldshowbiz]

A psychedelic illustration of Lorne Michaels from 1971.

[supercalifragipopculturevomit]

Happy 50th Birthday, SNL!

It wasn't until I went down the Bill Hader rabbit hole in 2019 that I realized how much Saturday Night Live shaped the comedy I grew up with, comedy today, and pop culture in general. It's been on for 50 years but the first time I remember hearing about it was in university, through the Lonely Island song "Jizz In My Pants".

I didn't know Wayne's World, Coneheads, and Superstar were movie spin-offs to popular sketches on the show; that it catapulted Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, and Bill Murray to fame; that it's provided us Late Night hosts, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers; or that I have it to thank for Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig who would go on to create and star in some of my favorite female comedies: Mean Girls, 30 Rock, and Bridesmaids.

I don't know how well those 90s spin-offs have aged (probably not well⁠—even Superstar I couldn't get behind with then), but I feel the need to give tribute to the institution that has paved the way for some of the most original and fascinating comedies in recent years: Bill's Barry; Will Forte's MacGruber and The Last Man on Earth; Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph's Forever; John Mulaney's stand-up specials; Bill, Fred, and Seth's Documentary Now!; Jason Sudeikis' Ted Lasso, and The Lonely Island's Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special — along with all the cool shit they're producing like Palm Springs and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.

📸 David LaChapelle for New York Magazine (2024)

p.s. so excited for the 50th anniversary show in February!

[ninetyminutes]

During S1 E12 of Saturday Night Live, John Belushi broke during the third "Lowell Brock" sketch. Though the people at home couldn’t see it, both Belushi and the live studio audience witnessed Lorne Michaels tying Belushi’s shoelaces together during the live sketch. When the camera pulls away, Lorne Michaels can be seen crawling away on the floor, glass of white wine nearby. When Belushi realizes the prank after the sketch, over the applause, he is barely heard muttering, "What the fuck? Goddamn!"

(watch the sketch on reddit)

[coeurdeverre82]

tomorrow show 1975

[samsdei]

Gabriel LaBelle

[sithlordpadawan]

saturday night was a very interesting watch beginning to end. a lot of the feedback on it (at least from what i’ve seen) says it wishes it saw more of the individual cast members (mainly about gilda radner and john belushi) more fleshed out. i get where that’s coming from, but at the same time, the goal of the movie was to encapsulate the feeling of the panic right before the show first happened. even though characters like chevy chase, dan aykroyd, rosie shuster and lorne michaels were the most focused on throughout the movie, you could still get a sense of how everyone got along and how it worked behind the scenes. i watched the real first episode of snl after watching the movie, and they did a fantastic job of casting people with similar energies to the original cast members.

i would see it again, and would recommend others to see it as well. it’s a solid biopic and i loved garret morris (played by lamorne morris) at the end!

10/10 loved it loved it loved it

[perfect-ly-island-y]

(via @mrgrahamkay on insta story)

[sydcarmyfan]

Congratulations Ayo! Dear SNL, I have an idea…

[male1971]

In 1977, Shelley Duvall hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

[bluesrocknrollingstones]

35mm photos of Mick with models and including actor Warren Beatty and producer Lorne Michaels

From thecatspajamas99 on eBay

[the-cheezit-files]

just sayin

[oldshowbiz]

SCTV cast member Dave Thomas recalls:

"When Chevy Chase left the original SNL cast, Joe [Flaherty], John [Candy] and I auditioned for the open slot.

"Lorne came into town acting like a little prince. It was a painful audition. We did what was probably the worst improv of our lives. Bill Murray got the part.

"Afterward, Lorne told John Candy not to give up his day job. It was a joke, but John never forgot that.

"By SCTV’s second season, the sense of competition with SNL had disappeared because they’d become so big. We were only getting smaller—stations started dropping us. People were discouraged, but we kept filming. Things turned around once we made it to American networks.”