For almost 50 years, "Saturday Night Live" has been run by the steady hand of its creator, Lorne Michaels. Save for a period ...

Live’s 50th Anniversary celebration has come and gone, and still at the helm is Lorne Michaels. The legendary late night ...

Lorne is irreplaceable,” Shannon tells PEOPLE before weighing in on a potential successor to the ‘SNL’ showrunner ...

Kenan Thompson joined the show in 2003 and is the longest-tenured cast member in its history.

During a sit-down for People in 10, the actress and comedian, 60, opened up about who might be up for the role of SNL ...

Lorne Michaels may have the perfect successor in mind to take over his role as executive producer on “Saturday Night Live.” The “SNL” honcho, 79, teased the big name he’s eyeing up to ...

On sharing her thoughts about longtime SNL cast member Kenan Thompson, stepping in as a potential replacement as showrunner whenever Michaels departs, Shannon praised Thompson, saying, "I love this ...

Ahead of "SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration,” airing live on NBC and Peacock at 8 p.m. on Feb. 16, "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels shared his vision for skewering politics on the show.

Lorne Michaels, Chris Farley on “SNL” in 1993. NBCUniversal via Getty Images. Morrison recalled that Bob Odenkirk, who was a writer on the sketch comedy series at the time, once told her that ...

Is it possible that Lorne Michaels is Lorne-ed out? Even for a man who enjoys being famous, all the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live,” all the extra attention it ...

Born Lorne Lipowitz in Toronto in 1944, Michaels was a classic child of the postwar TV generation, growing up on Phil Silvers, Sid Caesar and other borscht belt pioneers beamed over the border ...

A collage of images, including of Lorne Michaels with Mick Jagger and an image of an outfit worn by one of Gilda Radner’s characters. By Jennifer Schuessler Photos, scripts, hate mail and other ...