US Edition'SNL' show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas
- Lorne Michaels, the creator of 'Saturday Night Live', has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, as announced on Wednesday.
- The collection includes rehearsal notes, scripts, and photographs from 'Saturday Night Live', which has launched many comedic careers since its debut in 1975.
- Stephen Enniss, Ransom Center Director, stated, 'Lorne Michaels has kept us up late and laughing for 50 years,' highlighting the archive's cultural significance.
- The exhibition of the collection will be open from September 20 through March 14, 2026, with full access for research expected in January 2026.
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'SNL' show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas
“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas. The center announced the donation Wednesday. The collection includes items such as behind-the-scenes rehearsal notes, scripts and…
SNL creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to Harry Ransom Center in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin received a collection donation from “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels. The donation includes an archive of documents on Michaels’ career in television and the nearly 50-year history of “Saturday Night Live.” “I’m confident for years to come his archive will be studied by students and researchers looking for insight into the social, political and cultural hist…
Lorne Michaels donates 'Saturday Night Live' archive to University of Texas
Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy television show “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, the center announced Wednesday. The Lorne Michaels Collection includes behind-the-scenes rehearsal notes, scripts and photographs of iconic characters and sketches from a show that launched the careers of comedians Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Eddie …
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