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Lorne Michaels Reveals Who Could ‘Easily’ Take Over As ’SNL’ Successor
Lorne Michaels revealed that Tina Fey was on the list of people who could ‘easily’ take over as successor at ‘Saturday Night Live’ once he steps down
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images“It could easily be Tina Fey, but you know, there are a lot of people who are there now,” Michaels, 79, told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published on Tuesday, January 16, hinting that there are multiple candidates who could take the reins. Saturday Night Live has catapulted the careers of many of today’s most popular comedians, including Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Adam Sandler. In September 2023, Fallon, who was part of the cast from 1998 to 2004, claimed that Michaels saved his career at NBC by convincing the network to hire him as Conan O’Brien’s Late Night successor.
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