Lorne Michaels

Date of Birth

1944-11-17

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known for

The Last Laugh, Saturday Night, Live From New York!, Man on the Moon

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Glen Powell reunites with Richard Linklater for an upcoming film on Lou Gehrig

Posted 4 weeks ago

While Powell and Linklater are planning to expand the Hit Man world for Netflix, the duo will also tackle the famous Yankees legend.

Pop Culture

Schmigadoon! and John Lithgow are big winners at the 2026 Tony Awards. Check out the full list of last night’s victors

Posted 2 months ago

We take a quick break from the movie and TV world to take a look at the stage world. The full list of the 2026 Tony Awards are here.

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Lorne: Get a rare peek into the life of SNL’s Lorne Michaels in the trailer for the documentary

Posted 6 months ago

For a very rare occasion, the filmmaker behind Won't You Be My Neighbor takes a look into the life of the famous SNL boss.

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Bupkis: Pete Davidson comedy lands straight-to-series order at Peacock

Posted 4 years ago

The news had previously dropped that Pete Davidson would be headlining his own comedy series that is inspired by his life in which he will play a fictional version of himself but the show didn’t have a home…until now. Deadline...

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WTF Happened to Wayne’s World (1992)?

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Saturday Night Live has often tried to turn popular sketches into movies. Sometimes this notion works and sometimes it doesn’t. It all started back in 1992 when Mike Myers and Dana Carvey’s Wayne and Garth got a big screen...

Trailer gives a preview of the James DeMonaco / Pete Davidson horror film The Home, which Lionsgate will be releasing in July

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Pete Davidson set to star as a fictional version of himself in new comedy series

Posted 4 years ago

Pete Davidson is getting ready to play himself in a new series…sort of. Deadline reports that the longtime Saturday Night Live cast member will be headlining his own comedy series that is inspired by his life in which he will...

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SNL Retirement: Lorne Michaels may exit the show after its 50th anniversary season

Posted 5 years ago

Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels is thinking about exiting his position on the long-running variety-sketch comedy program. While speaking with CBS Mornings, Michaels floated the idea of leaving the show after its 50th anniversary season. What? SNL...

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Saturday Night Live season 47 premiere is the lowest-rated episode in the show’s history

Posted 5 years ago

This is not the news you want to hear as you head into a new season but Saturday Night Live is making ratings headlines for its 47th season premiere and it has everything to do with how the lack of...

Maya Rudolph is game to return to SNL to play Kamala Harris after VP pick

Posted 6 years ago

Kamala Harris has been chosen as the running mate alongside Joe Biden in the election this November. If Biden wins, Harris will be our new Vice President and that could also spell a return for Maya Rudolph to Saturday Night...

Saturday Night Live eyeing return to studio production

Posted 6 years ago

NBC and Lorne Michaels are plotting a return to studio production for SNL, which aired a couple of episodes during the COVID-19 pandemic from cast members' homes. Michaels and the network are making plans to bring the show back to...

Lorne Michaels to produce horror/comedy Ghost Bros

Posted 10 years ago

There's something about the NEIGHBORS films, which first had a young couple battling a frat that lived next door and then in the sequel battling a sorority that moved into the former frat house, that makes people think the concept...

Darrell Hammond will replace Don Pardo as Saturday Night Live announcer

Posted 12 years ago

"Live from New York, it's Darrell Hammond!" In an interview with USA Today and The New York Times, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels revealed the new announcer for the show will be former cast member Darrell Hammond. He'll...

Where on the Shelf Is…Nothing Lasts Forever?

Posted 13 years ago

Welcome to “Where on the Shelf Is…” In this column, I look at great TV shows and movies that have never been on DVD and/or Blu-ray. For your pleasure and out of all of our frustrations, this column examines the...