Lorne Michaels
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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‘Burn It Down’ Explores ‘SNL’ and Its “Culture of Impunity” (Exclusive Excerpt)
“For decades, SNL has been a frequently terrible, punishing experience for a lot of people who worked there or ended up in the show’s orbit.” That’s part of how author Maureen Ryan describes the workplace culture of NBC’s Saturday Night Live in her forthcoming book, Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change […]
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“If You Don’t Change the Movie, You Won’t Direct ‘Wayne’s World 2′”: How Mike Myers and Lorne Michaels Faced Off With Director Penelope Spheeris
Wayne’s World director Penelope Spheeris is setting the record straight about rumored clashes with star Mike Myers on the set of 1992’s Wayne’s World — the first scripted feature for both of them. “It was not an uncomfortable set,” Spheeris, 77, tells THR‘s It Happened in Hollywood podcast. “Mike is hypoglycemic, so if he got […]
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Lou Gehrig Series From Lorne Michaels in the Works at Apple (Exclusive)
Apple is turning its lens on the Iron Horse. The iPhone maker/streamer is teaming with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video to adapt author Jonathan Eig’s book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, as a scripted television series, sources say. Dan Kay (the upcoming Spider & Jessie) is on board to […]
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Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78
Richard Belzer, the beloved comedian who began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has died. He was 78. Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France, writer Bill Scheft, a […]
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‘Mean Girls’ Musical Composer Jeff Richmond Talks Upcoming Movie Adaptation, Working With Wife Tina Fey
This January, Mean Girls’ national tour opened in Los Angeles, bringing the cult classic teen comedy to life on the Pantages stage. At the show’s L.A. premiere, the audience was decked out in pink outfits and Mean Girls merch, while guests like producer and Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels also attended. Based on the […]
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Adam Sandler to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
One of comedy’s highest honors is headed Adam Sandler’s way. The superstar comedian has been selected to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The Hustle star will receive the honor during a gala ceremony at Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 19. The Mark Twain Prize “recognizes […]
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Season Premiere Pokes Fun at Cast Exits, Donald Trump
Saturday Night Live‘s season 48 opened with Miles Teller and Andrew Dismukes in a “ManningCast” sketch, humorously analyzing the show — from what the cast is doing right and wrong in their jokes to the many departures. The premiere also featured guest appearances from Jon Hamm and Shaun White. Throughout the opening bit, Teller (playing […]
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Breaking Down ‘SNL’s’ Biggest Cast Overhaul in a Generation
As Lorne Michaels tells it, Saturday Night Live’s most significant cast shake-up in a generation is a product of the pandemic. In interviews after the Emmy Awards and with The New York Times, Michaels noted that in normal times, the likes of Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Pete Davidson might have left SNL in 2020 […]
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