Billy Crystal in 1979 Eric Charbonneau/Sony Pictures via Getty Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan at TIFF in 2024 Fred Hermansky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Gett Lorne Michaels in 1979 ...

Ultimately, Crystal was not able to get his sketch down to the runtime Lorne Michaels (played by Gabriel LaBelle) is hoping for, and the young comic was cut from the broadcast.

Lorne Michael's biographer Susan Morrison revealed the 'Saturday Night Live' boss would ban Chris Farley from the show for weeks at a time to help him get over his substance abuse.

Lorne Michaels banned Chris Farley from 'SNL' for 'weeks at a time' because of his 'addiction issues,' author Susan Morrison claimed on the 'Armchair Expert' podcast.

Nicholas Podany Watched ‘When Harry Met Sally’ for First Time Before ‘Saturday Night’ Audition for Billy Crystal Podany appears in in Jason Reitman's movie that follows Lorne Michaels and ...

Michaels fired everyone from Season 10 (stunningly, the likes of Billy Crystal, Martin Short and Christopher Guest) and brought in an entirely new cast including Anthony Michael Hall, Randy Quaid ...

"Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live" by Susan Morrison is now available on Amazon, Audible, and more, just days after "SNL50" aired.

In a career that began with the lauded satire Thank You For Smoking and has drawn four Oscar noms for films that include Juno and Up in the Air, Jason Reitman managed the neat trick by creating ...

Breaking down what's real and what's made up in Jason Reitman's big screen "Saturday Night Live" origin story. Was Lorne Michaels the original 'Weekend Update' anchor before turning it over to ...

Spies said Gaga attended the “SNL” creator’s bash following the concert in the same dramatic black headdress and gown she wore on stage.

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