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“People Are Going To Turn Into A**holes”: ‘SNL’ Boss Lorne Michaels On Fame, Retirement & Cost-Cutting


Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels has opened up about a variety of topics including how talent on the long-running show deal with fame, controversial hirings and firings, how long he’ll remain on the show and cost-cutting. Michaels, in a rare interview with the New York Times, said that some stars from the NBC series […]

Michaels, in a rare interview with the New York Times, said that some stars from the NBC series struggle to deal with the spotlight. On The Challenges New Stars On The Show Face: “If you were the funniest kid in the class, or your school, and then you’re working professionally and everyone else in the room is that,” he said. On Cost-Cutting (Including The Axing Of The Late Night With Seth Meyers Band): “I think everybody had to go through belt tightening,” Michaels said.

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