Lorne Michaels CC (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American television writer and film producer. He created and produced Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, 1985–present) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995), and The Tonight Show (since 2014). [1][2][3][4]

Lorne Michaels is an Emmy Award-winning producer and writer, best known as the creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live,” which has won more Emmys than any other show in...

Lorne David Lipowitz (born November 17, 1944) professionally known as Lorne Michaels is a Canadian-American comedian, screenwriter, writer, and television producer best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live.

Though Lorne Michaels could be considered the core of SNL, he did end up briefly leaving the show in 1980. Originally, Michaels requested that the show be put on hiatus iso that he could pursue...

Jan 13, 2025 · Tina Fey, Bill Hader, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Chevy Chase candidly discuss the five-decade reign of Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live.” Susan Morrison reports.

Jan 17, 2025 · Lorne Michaels, Canadian-born American writer and producer who was best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy series considered a landmark in American television. He also produced a number of talk shows and sitcoms. Learn more about Michaels’s life and career.

Apr 22, 2021 · Michaels left SNL in 1980 for five years until NBC's then chief of programming, Brandon Tartikoff, recruited him to return and nurse the failing show back to national …

Feb 12, 2024 · SNL’s ‘needs more cowbell’ spoof of the band Blue Öyster Cult is among its most-watched sketches. Michaels before immigrating to the U.S., where he for “Laugh-In” and “The Beautiful Phyllis...

Sep 19, 2024 · Lorne Michaels, who created SNL and has overseen its creative trajectory since the show’s 1975 debut, has confirmed he plans to stay at the sketch series beyond its upcoming 50th season — a...

Sep 19, 2024 · Lorne Michaels, who previously said he might leave ‘SNL’ after the show’s much-anticipated 50th season, is now saying he wants to hold on as long as he can: ‘This is kind of what I do and ...