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    Lorne Michaels CC (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American television writer and film producer. He created and produces Saturday...
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  • Henson, Billy Crystal, Lorne Michaels and Jane Curtin. Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase...
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  • bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor In late 2021, long-time producer Lorne Michaels stated that he was committed to continuing on the series through the...
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  • first order of business was hiring a young Canadian producer named Lorne Michaels to be the show-runner. Television production in New York was already...
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  • and Lorne Michaels. The show mixed comedy sketches with musical guests, in a format similar to Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the show that Michaels was working...
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  • Saturday Night Live's creator, Lorne Michaels, from 1967 to 1980. The pair first met in junior high school, when Michaels, born Lorne Lipowitz, followed her home...
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  • Three Amigos (category Films produced by Lorne Michaels)
    written by Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, and Randy Newman (who also wrote the film's songs), produced by George Folsey Jr. and Lorne Michaels, and starring...
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  • making him the longest tenured writer in the show's history. SNL creator Lorne Michaels called Downey the "best political humorist alive". Downey was born in...
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    late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The show's premiere...
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    Broadway Video is an American multimedia entertainment studio founded by Lorne Michaels, creator of the sketch comedy TV series Saturday Night Live and producer...
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    Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on the NBC Television Network on October 11, 1975, under...
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  • a script by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber was announced to be in the works, with SNL creator Lorne Michaels set to produce. Later that month,...
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  • (originally called NBC's Saturday Night), creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels assigned him the position of head writer. O'Donoghue appeared in the...
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    in the Showtime drama series American Gigolo (2022), and as producer Lorne Michaels in the biographical film Saturday Night (2024). LaBelle is from Vancouver...
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  • Canadian jazz musician Lorne Loomer (1937–2017), Canadian rower Lorne Mayencourt (born 1957), Canadian politician Lorne Michaels (born 1944), Canadian-born...
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  • as a joint venture between Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels, NBC Studios, and Paramount Pictures. Paramount's part of the venture...
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    variety show that premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975. Created by Lorne Michaels, who is the original and current showrunner, the show features a regular...
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    producer for The Simpsons for two seasons until he was selected by Lorne Michaels and NBC to take over David Letterman's position as host of Late Night...
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    1975 cast. Recommended by Al Franken to Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, the acquisition of Shearer was seen as an unofficial replacement for...
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  • following is a list of Saturday Night Live writers. The show, created by Lorne Michaels, is an American live sketch comedy and variety show. Airing since 1975...
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  • communication failures, was furious. He believed that SNL producer Lorne Michaels, who was in the midst of negotiating a new contract, had orchestrated...
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    I've said." Four days later, a spokesperson for SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels announced that Gillis had been removed from the cast. Afterward, Gillis...
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    comedy improvisational group The Groundlings. She was first hired by Lorne Michaels for a Lily Tomlin TV special in 1974. The next year Newman became one...
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    1975, Chase and writer Michael O'Donoghue recommended Belushi to Lorne Michaels as a potential member for a television show Michaels was about to produce...
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  • J. B. Smoove and Hayley Magnus. It was directed by Claire Scanlon. Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers serve as executive producers. It premiered on August...
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  • co-hosted by comedians Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, and produced by Lorne Michaels. The show features various comedy sketches, musical performances, and...
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    City. She was hired as a writer following a meeting with SNL creator Lorne Michaels, and moved from Chicago to New York. Fey told The New Yorker, "I'd had...
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    Michael John Myers OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime...
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  • and May 24, 1986. The season marked Lorne Michaels' return to SNL as showrunner after a five-year hiatus. Michaels hired new cast members, but instead...
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  • Lorri Bagley Bo Derek John P. Farley Kevin Farley Pat Finn Jon Lovitz Lorne Michaels Jay Mohr Mike Myers Bob Odenkirk Bob Saget Adam Sandler Will Sasso Molly...
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