Will Ferrell once worried that his affectionate portrayal of George W. Bush on “S.N.L.” had helped the Texan win the White ...

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Live” turns 50 this year, and a monumental biography of the man who created it attests to his enduring role as America’s ...

“Lorne’s success with the network is more ... squad that suggested it was actually an apocalyptic cult. Michaels was in his office when Swift called him directly to say that not only would ...

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Michaels also stated that he viewed Trump’s presidential candidacy as “a big joke” at that stage, and had not seriously considered the potential for him to win the office.

the publication notes that then-writer Tim Robinson was quoted as saying series creator and showrunner Lorne Michaels had “lost his fucking mind” bringing Trump to the show. Robinson ...