<![CDATA[ Latest from CinemaBlend in Lorne-michaels ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/tag/lorne-michaels Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:35:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ SNL’s Ryan Gosling Prank Is More Evidence Of A Huge Misconception About The Show ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/snl-ryan-gosling-prank-huge-misconception wcdf9rSfeCdF4dPY2fFv9 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:35:32 +0000 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:10:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ One Thing SNL Fans Aren't Factoring In When It Comes To Who Takes Over For Lorne Michaels, According To Marcello Hernández ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/one-thing-when-comes-to-who-takes-over-lorne-michaels-according-marcello-hernandez Z66vJUZmRJpBXQKntrJ36E Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:41:31 +0000 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:07:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘It Got To Be Too Much.’ The Original Plan For Bowen Yang’s Final SNL Sketch, And The Lorne Michaels Note That Changed It ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/original-plan-bowen-yang-final-snl-sketch-lorne-michaels-note-changed-it F4KxQi3nwQKdCsjGbcpTXk Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ashley Padilla Thought She'd Lost SNL After Performing In Front Of Lorne Michaels (And Seth Meyers Has A Theory Why) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ashley-padilla-thought-she-lost-snl-after-audition-lorne-michaels-seth-meyers-theory nk228VpBJpLnB96mFTtK8L Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:21:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Glen Powell Actually Got Invited To Host SNL Over A Dinner With Lorne Michaels And ... Mick Jagger? ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/glen-powell-invited-to-host-snl-over-dinner-lorne-michaels-mick-jagger SU82RgvHfBR6AkYCjBXtaH Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:17:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Darrell Hammond Explains Why SNL Switched To Alec Baldwin’s Trump Impression ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/darrell-hammond-snl-switched-alec-baldwin-donald-trump-impression HyPT4mWUvAzwdMFDmvSGUa Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:33:23 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:48:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Honest 5-Word Response Lorne Michaels Gave Leslie Jones When She Bombed An SNL Sketch With Chris Rock ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/5-word-response-lorne-michaels-gave-leslie-jones-when-she-bombe-snl-sketch-chris-rock t3LDuxJLWhhdP4TjGx5rBF Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:31:42 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:29:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ As Ariana Grande Revealed How She Helped Bowen Yang Do Wicked And SNL At The Same Time, She Did A Lorne Michaels Impression That I Can't Get Over ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/ariana-grande-helped-bowen-yang-wicked-snl-same-time-lorne-michaels-impression bHh2pYKAiNZ7sjz6WUATC8 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:14:21 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:24:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'That Was A Big, Big Fight.' 51 Years In, Lorne Michaels Is Looking Back At Some Of The Hardships From SNL Season 1 ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/51-years-in-lorne-michaels-looking-back-some-hardships-snl-season-1 PcQyn65A6wsAKskipiBxF9 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:32:00 +0000 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 01:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Someone Finally Asked Lorne Michaels How He Feels About The SNL Cast Shakeups Ahead Of Season 51 ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/someone-finally-asked-lorne-michaels-about-snl-cast-shakeups-season-51 gxCEdScUV6u82E2za4LGUU Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:34:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amid SNL Cast Changes, Bowen Yang Reveals The Conversations He’s Had With Lorne Michaels About His Future On The Show ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/amid-snl-cast-changes-bowen-yang-reveals-conversations-with-lorne-michaels-about-future hu8GQrQUE8vGSBsniBXDGi Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:45:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bowen Yang And Shane Gillis Talked After SNL Firing. Now, He's Opening Up About Being 'Used' For Cancel Culture ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/bowen-yang-shane-gillis-talked-after-snl-firing-being-used-cancel-culture xdxL2rUoTiU5GuFFPHJsSC Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:12:19 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:54:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Before He Plays Chris Farley, Paul Walter Hauser Opens Up About Chatting With Lorne Michaels, David Spade And More ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/before-playing-chris-farley-paul-walter-hauser-chatted-lorne-michaels-david-spade-tim-meadows kaeqgdQQqEgPidaiPfMquW Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:37:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tonight Show Producer Lorne Michaels Just Weighed In On The Great Late Night Cancelation Debate ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/tonight-show-producer-lorne-michaels-weighed-in-late-night-cancelation-debate uimFu2BR2kfCGmkFE2pT7W Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:30:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amidst SNL Season 51 Exits, Rumor Has It The Weekend Update Desk May Be Making Some Changes ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/amidst-snl-season-51-exits-rumor-weekend-update-desk-may-be-making-changes toJBAxy7RJGyq6aHtg2uPC Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:12:04 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:27:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ As Lorne Michaels Confirmed A Shakeup In SNL's Season 51 Cast, He Also Revealed One Comedian Who Will Be Returning ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/lorne-michaels-confirmed-shakeup-snl-season-51-cast-revealed-james-austin-johnson-returning aCPRKrgvidDi4uTVQ3R4bU Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:20:04 +0000 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:48:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Beck Bennett Was Told He Had To Choose Between Saturday Night Live And Those AT&T Commercials ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/beck-bennett-choose-between-saturday-night-live-and-att-commercials crUJLAMBi9PYP9EbC7keHo Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:27:31 +0000 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:45:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Saturday Night Live In Danger After Colbert’s Cancellation? The SNL 50 EP Has Thoughts ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/is-saturday-night-live-in-danger-after-colberts-cancellation-snl-50-ep-has-thoughts Td55NvxMJ5hASEYABSr3GT Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:21:38 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:19:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Who Should Take Over For Lorne Michaels On SNL? Molly Shannon’s Answer Is Both Surprising And Not ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/who-should-take-over-for-lorne-michaels-on-snl-molly-shannon-answer-kenan-thompson-surprising-and-not eBZxS7haPNBUAVVSud5juW Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lorne Michaels May Not Be Retiring Yet, But Another SNL Icon Is ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/lorne-michaels-may-not-be-retiring-yet-but-snl-icon-stephen-demaria-is ntjV77pPVmPSCKukbx7aAX Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:17:11 +0000 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:14:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ That Time Dakota Johnson Fell Into A Set Piece While Visiting SNL And Lorne Michaels Had A Funny Response ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/that-time-dakota-johnson-fell-into-set-piece-visiting-snl-lorne-michaels-funny-response htJnEnfV2Vj7nuqBAsveMe Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:23:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:49:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Had No Idea Everyone At SNL Was Terrified Of Getting Sent To 17, But Questlove Explained Why It's 'Worse Than Getting Reported To HR' ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/no-idea-snl-cat-terrified-getting-sent-17-questlove-worse-hr-lorne-michaels-nbc LJhbCFQkiev2QVLnfWhsh3 Mon, 26 May 2025 13:44:54 +0000 Tue, 27 May 2025 21:03:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ That Time Lorne Michaels Visited John Mulaney On His Netflix Set And Everyone Was ‘Too Scared’ To Tell Him He Was Standing In The Wrong Spot ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/lorne-michaels-visited-john-mulaney-on-netflix-set-everyone-too-scared-tell-him-he-was-in-wrong-spot cXARJjuK76kSz9eNWVCM76 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:42:14 +0000 Thu, 22 May 2025 12:40:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pete Davidson Lost His Dad On 9/11, But I'm Touched By His Take On How SNL's Lorne Michaels Has Stepped In ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/pete-davidson-lost-dad-9-11-touched-how-snl-lorne-michaels-stepped-in mY7KbHaA9Mas2nRLmh7MEL Tue, 13 May 2025 15:56:56 +0000 Wed, 14 May 2025 20:10:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'People Made Fun Of It For A Long Time Afterwards.' Seth Meyers And Former SNL Writer Get Real About One Sketch Lorne Michaels Absolutely Hated ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/seth-meyers-former-snl-writer-get-real-about-lamps-sketch-lorne-michaels-hated EfSHJXJmwdn3XQNTPyL4wC Fri, 09 May 2025 16:02:28 +0000 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:39:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ After Working With John Belushi, Lorne Michaels Used To 'Ban' Chris Farley From SNL Amidst Drug Addiction: 'Obviously, It Didn't Do It For Him' ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/john-belushi-lorne-michaels-used-to-ban-chris-farley-from-snl-amidst-drug-addiction LWFBzC5QEhHuc3XEb3eJ8W Mon, 05 May 2025 14:12:15 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 12:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some SNL Fans Are Worried About Colin Jost’s Future On The Show, And They Could Have A Point ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/some-snl-fans-are-worried-about-colin-josts-future-on-the-show-weekend-update Lzz492HLJfx43HtuxuXNpC Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:17:57 +0000 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:43:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dana Carvey Reveals The Moment He Knew His SNL Impression Of President Biden Was Doomed ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/dana-carvey-reveals-the-moment-he-knew-his-snl-impression-president-biden-was-doomed-lorne-michaels b5He8uPMabdRs3YUr6Keyg Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:44:22 +0000 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:36:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ That Time Tina Fey Called Lorne Michaels To Make Sure Jon Hamm Wasn't 'A D--k' Before Hiring Him For 30 Rock ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/tina-fey-called-lorne-michaels-make-sure-jon-hamm-wasnt-d-k-before-hiring-him-30-rock tNxjVCJPEgUQceh3cBkNwB Wed, 09 Apr 2025 02:06:52 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:41:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lorne Michaels Didn't Originally Like Recurring Sketches Like Domingo, But An OG SNL Host Changed His Mind ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/lorne-michaels-didnt-like-recurring-sketches-like-domingo-og-snl-host-buck-henry-changed-mind iBriAG83C7rZjMMFpqWNUL Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:41:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will Lorne Michaels Ever Retire From SNL? His Biographer Has A Theory About How It'll Go Down ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/will-lorne-michaels-ever-retire-snl-susan-morrison-theory n2GvbrpGZvWVJP95b37yYf Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:31:17 +0000 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apparently NBC Considered Firing Lorne Michaels From SNL And Replacing Him With A Future A-List Director ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/nbc-considered-firing-lorne-michaels-snl-replacing-him-future-a-list-director-judd-apatow MN929EvFSAVugpJ9dYou3Q Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:10:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apparently, SNL’s Lorne Michaels Is Obsessed With The Blake Lively And Justin Baldoni Legal Drama, According to Dana Carvey ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/snl-lorne-michaels-obsessed-blake-lively-justin-baldoni-legal-drama-dana-carvey fVvVZyfQf9nKe3Z4CFriBa Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:33:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lorne Michael Spent An Exorbitant Amount To Bring In So Many Major Names For SNL 50: Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Chris Rock, The List Goes On And On ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/lorne-michael-exorbitant-amount-major-names-snl-50-maya-rudolph-john-mulaney-chris-rock Gh4bednVUVdnVAqMWuoBg8 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:38:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Just Found Out Lorne Michaels Claims He Made Up The Phrase 'Cold Open' On SNL, And I'm Completely Shook ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/lorne-michaels-claims-he-made-up-phrase-cold-open-snl QCsKSWFoRhkinaRoXEjJJc Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pete Davidson Recalls Asking To Be Fired After His First Year At SNL, And The Advice Lorne Michaels Gave Him Would Have Sent Me Running From Any Other Job ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/pete-davidson-asking-fired-first-year-snl-advice-lorne-michaels-gave-him LutNkCVe3JSwkysnVeygaQ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:46:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Just Found Out Mike Myers Allegedly Committed 'Caricature Theft' In Austin Powers, And Dana Carvey Is Involved ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/mike-myers-allegedly-committed-caricature-theft-in-austin-powers-dana-carvey-is-involved fQTYh774Y2YWzqQ8zytH5e Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:51:58 +0000 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:05:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Wild Tree-Related Reason Donald Trump Backed Out Of An SNL Sketch ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/the-wild-tree-related-reason-donald-trump-backed-out-of-an-snl-sketch U8iMfLG8vEtYJQFDs6riAX Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:10:31 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:04:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will Ferrell Got Real About How Hard It Is To Come Back And Host SNL (And The Savage Way Lorne Michaels Affirmed It) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/will-ferrell-got-real-hard-to-come-back-host-snl-savage-way-lorne-michaels-affirmed PnpHXhmHEdUKWqPMFnFSN5 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:41:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Not A Lot Of People Are Here For Me.' How John Mulaney, Lorne Michaels And Machine Gun Kelly Ended Up Making The Short List Of People Pete Davidson Admires ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/how-john-mulaney-lorne-michaels-machine-gun-kelly-making-short-list-people-pete-davidson-admires NYuvuQMaM34MuzHSKrsAf Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:57:51 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:02:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Daniels Recalls Hosting SNL For The Second Time Back In The '90s, And His Story Highlights How Lorne Michaels Deftly Gets What He Wants On The Show ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/jeff-daniels-recalls-hosting-snl-for-second-time-back-in-the-90s-his-story-highlights-lorne-michaels-gets-what-he-wants 7WR288DFEz9hxJipd5zyhb Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:12:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Scariest Moment Of My Life': Ariana Grande Is One Of The Biggest Celebs On The Planet, But Recalled How Nervous She Was Asking SNL's Lorne Michaels For A Favor ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ariana-grande-recalled-being-nervous-asking-snl-lorne-michaels-for-favor XB7q5e93UnpahzaduSLz74 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:30:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lorne Michaels Had One Requirement For Bowen Yang To Do SNL And Wicked. Bowen Yang Thought He Had It: 'And Then I Had A Mental Breakdown' ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/lorne-michaels-requirement-bowen-yang-do-snl-wicked tPu7ZFXJon7WZCaMpTz3qF Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:52:25 +0000 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:17:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Garrett Morris Says He Dealt With ‘Zero Racism’ From Lorne Michaels On The Original Saturday Night Live Set, But Not Everything Was Hunky Dory ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/garrett-morris-says-dealt-zero-racism-lorne-michaels-original-saturday-night-live-set-not-everything-hunky-dory qFFLVdzcArXB6mkUKHJowW Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:46:16 +0000 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:49:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I Was Angry:' Lorne Michaels Clarifies His Stance On Shane Gillis Being Fired From Saturday Night Live ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/lorne-michaels-clarifies-stance-shane-gillis-fired-saturday-night-live qQhT6W3QuhRP9VEJJCszsH Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:09:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Saturday Night: The Truth Behind 11 Key Scenes From The SNL Biopic ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/saturday-night-the-truth-behind-key-scenes-from-the-snl-biopic bgYLhmbBex8VbqodSaBLDH Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:04:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:03:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ahead Of Saturday Night Live Premiere, Unaired Lorne Michaels Clip Reveals His Thoughts On What The OG Cast All Had In Common ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ahead-of-saturday-night-live-premiere-unaired-lorne-michaels-clip-reveals-thoughts-what-og-cast-in-common 6GnGdS3CbeRoUHEdXRYqmV Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:06:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Lorne Michaels Retiring From Saturday Night Live? Why He’s Stopped Talking About It As The Show Gears Up For Season 50 ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/is-lorne-michaels-retiring-from-saturday-night-live-why-hes-stopped-talking-about-season-50 oygzgMiPpzi3XnmwbRY79j Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:24:32 +0000 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:08:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ After Will Ferrell Weighed In On One SNL Regret, Lorne Michaels Responds To Sketch Comedy Changing Over The Years ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/after-will-ferrell-snl-regret-lorne-michaels-responds-sketch-comedy-changing wdJXZ35ZjJtMbAHExecYP8 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:58:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ SNL's Darrell Hammond Says There's A Misconception About Lorne Michaels That Has Been Running Around For Years ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/television/snl-darrell-hammond-says-theres-misconception-about-lorne-michaels-running-around-for-years qwKy94jUmvNQNpzuqKsbdJ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 21:27:27 +0000 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 21:36:10 +0000