Lorne Michaels

Sharon Stone appeared on the Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade podcast this week, where she reflected on her 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live. The actress hosted the late-night sketch show to promote Basic Instinct and some of the skits were themed around the actress taking her clothes off. On the podcast, Carvey acknowledged that Stone “was such a good sport,” adding that “the comedy we did in 1992 with Sharon Stone, we would be literally arrested now.” One sketch in particular was the…

In January 2019, Paul Simon awoke from a dream. Some voice in his head had informed him, deep within his REM cycle, that he was going to work on a project called “Seven Psalms.” The singer-songwriter behind “The Sound of Silence,” “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” “Love Me Like a Rock,” and several dozen other songs that have likely been part of the soundtrack of your life, willingly or unwillingly, had effectively been retired for several years. Music-wise, he had nothing on deck except for this lovely little riff he’d…

It’s been a strange few weeks for Saturday Night Live. Two weeks ago, during a night hosted by Madame Web actress Dakota Johnson, cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman distanced themselves from Dave Chappelle when the transphobic comedian crashed SNL’s goodbye segment at show’s end. Then, last week, the show laundered Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s racist Civil War denialism. Now, America’s premier sketch-comedy series has decided to welcome Shane Gillis to host. Back in 2019, SNL announced…

Fabelmans star Gabriel LaBelle will play the legendary producer in SNL 1975 The Fabelmans star Gabriel LaBelle is set to play Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels in an upcoming SNL origins movie, according to a report from Deadline. SNL 1975, written and directed by Jason Reitman, is based on behind-the-scenes accounts of the long-running comedy show’s debut night. Per the outlet, the screenplay itself is based on extensive interviews with SNL cast and crew. Reitman co-wrote the…

The longtime producer mused over who could take the reins of SNL After nearly 50 years of running the show behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live, longtime producer Lorne Michaels may have an idea of who his potential successor could be. When speaking to Entertainment Weekly on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards, Michaels was asked if he had “ever thought about” who would take over the reins at SNL. When former cast member and 30 Rock creator Tina Fey was suggested as a candidate, Michaels…

The new big-screen adaptation of Mean Girls is just a few days away, and Reneé Rapp is dropping a single from the movie to tide you over.  “World Burn,” sung by Rapp and the cast of Mean Girls: The Musical is out now and available to stream here. The song is one of the musical numbers from the 2018 Broadway show, in which Rapp starred as Regina George. The singer and songwriter now reprises her breakout role in the new film from the producers of the original, Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels.   The full Mean Girls…