Pete Davidson Asked Lorne Michaels to Fire Him After First ‘SNL' Season; Michaels Said ‘It's Going to Suck for Three or Four Years'
Pete Davidson Asked Lorne Michaels to Fire Him After His First Year on ‘SNL’
Pete Davidson says he asked Lorne Michaels to fire him from 'Saturday Night Live' after his first year
Lorne Michaels Told Bill Hader, Who Was 'Prone to Anxiety Attacks,' to 'Calm the F--- Down' Before Hosting SNL
Bill Hader was "prone to anxiety attacks" during his time on 'Saturday Night Live', and, according to an excerpt from Susan Morrison's biography, Lorne Michaels' approach to the nerves was a bit aggressive.
Lorne Michaels Donates Career Archive to University of Texas
Lorne Michaels has donated a collection of his work on Saturday Night Live and more to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.
Pete Davidson Asked Lorne Michaels To Fire Him From ‘SNL’ After One Season: “I Don’t Belong Here”
Pete Davidson's time on Saturday Night Live could've been short-lived if Lorne Michaels had followed through with the comedian's request.
Lorne Michaels Archive Going to the University of Texas
Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center.
Bob Odenkirk recalls Chris Farley getting "mind-fucked" by Lorne Michaels
Fair play, it seems, because it sounds like Michaels could be a dick a lot of the time, too. The New Yorker references in a moment in the oral history Live From New York where Michaels once told Odenkirk “I’ll break your fucking legs” for whispering in a staff meeting.
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Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.
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Live from New York, Austin is now home to the Lorne Michaels collection
The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin announced Wednesday it has acquired the archive of the "Saturday Night Live" creator. The acquisition includes correspondence, scripts and photos from Michaels's teenage years through his storied career.
‘SNL’ show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas
Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas.
Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired
Michaels said he canned him midseason because “it had to be done,” EW noted. Before his unauthorized improv, Wayans said in the doc he was warned by “SNL” great Eddie Murphy that as a Black man he would be pigeonholed into certain characters, so he’d better write his own, Deadline reported.
'SNL' creator's UT Austin exhibit will tell story of the iconic TV show
Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV history.
Damon Wayans ‘Purposely’ Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’ by Going Off Script: ‘I Snapped. I Just Did Not Care’
Damon Wayans has revealed how he “purposely” got himself fired from “Saturday Night Live” by going off script. Wayans was a cast member for Season 11 of the sketch comedy series, which has been deemed “the weird year,