“It’s like the Hunger Games”: Behind the scenes at ‘Saturday Night Live’

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Apple News In Conversation

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2025-02-14

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Saturday Night Live has churned out dozens of unforgettable stars — from Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy to Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig — but the biggest force behind the show is executive producer Lorne Michaels. Ahead of SNL’s 50th anniversary, Susan Morrison, author of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, talks to Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about Michaels’s unique management style and singular eye for comedy.
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  • This is in conversation from Apple News.

  • I'm Shemitah Basu.

  • Today, the story of the real star of Saturday Night Live.

  • From New York.

  • It's Saturday night

  • for 50 years, every Saturday night across America,

  • you could turn on your TV

  • and possibly bear witness to a new comedy classic getting minted on live television.

  • The show has had 167 cast members over the years and nearly 300 writers,

  • many of whom have gone on to become huge stars.

  • And ahead of this weekend's three hour long 50th anniversary broadcast,

  • some of the show's biggest names are sharing their favorite moments.

  • Like Seth Meyers remembering Molly Shannon doing her character, Sally O'Malley.

  • I guess it was the Betty White show.

  • You did Sally O'Malley and you were.

  • Pulling your pants up.

  • What you were revealing to the audience.

  • It was just the audacity and the joy.

  • My name is Sally O'Malley.

  • I'm proud to say I'm 50 years old.