Lorne Michaels
Appearance
Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.
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Quotes
[edit]- When we do well, we do the best comedy on TV. That's not ego; that's just the way it is.
- Bill Carter interview during 1975-76 season, quoted in the February 13, 2015 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine reprinted by Yahoo, Bill Carter on Covering 'SNL' and Lorne Michaels: "Many Lost Their Minds in Pursuit" of His Approval
Attributed
[edit]- I like the story of Chris Rock going on SNL: him telling Lorne "I want to keep my mustache and goatee". And Lorne said to him "In comedy, we put on beards".
- Jerry Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Season 3: Episode 1 (2014)