Lorne Michaels Talks ‘SNL’ Retirement & Says Tina Fey “Could Easily” Replace Him
deadline.comAs the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live approaches, there has been speculation about Lorne Michaels‘ future on the show as executive producer.
While walking the red carpet at the Emmys, Michaels was asked about his retirement plans and said he would make a decision around the time the show hits the milestone in 2025. “We’re doing the 50th-anniversary show in February of ’25, so I will definitely be there for that, and definitely be there until that, and sometime before that, we’ll figure out what we’re gonna do,” he said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
Michaels co-created SNL in 1975 and has been part of the NBC sketch late-night show since then, serving as writer, producer, and executive producer.
ET reporter Nischelle Turner suggested Tina Fey‘s name as a possible successor for him, to which he said, “It could easily be Tina Fey, but you know, there are a lot of people who are there now who are also, you know…” “Tina’s brilliant and great at everything.
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