SNL boss Lorne Michaels would have invited Sinéad O’Connor to perform on show’s 50th anniversary
He wanted O’Connor to play a role.
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The psychic encounter that launched Kristen Wiig’s comedy career: “I left the next day”
Well, everyone has to start somewhere…
The only person asked to be the permanent host of ‘Saturday Night Live’: “I was ecstatic”
It would have been seismic.
How Bill Murray almost ruined his movie career before it began: “He wouldn’t say yes”
Bill Murray? Being difficult? Say it ain’t so!
A dozen documentaries on one stage: The incredible star power of Saturday Night Live’s 1975 premiere
It was an NYC convention of future Boomer legends.
Late Night Lounge: The Motown classic Paul Shaffer calls his “favourite” record
An enduring classic.
“Cultural phenomenon”: the only TV show Tom Hanks called “truly as big as The Beatles”
That’s a lofty claim.
The worst ‘Saturday Night Live’ host Will Ferrell ever worked with: “It was just bad news”
This guy was a total nightmare.
The reason Julia Roberts has never hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’: “I was asked to do it”
Don’t expect this to change any time soon.