Legendary Creator of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Remains an Enigma in ‘Lorne’

Legendary creator of ‘Saturday Night Live’ remains an enigma in ‘Lorne’

Lorne Michaels, the creator and longtime producer of “Saturday Night Live,” is the subject of a new documentary promising unprecedented access.

‘Lorne’ Review: Morgan Neville’s Lightweight Documentary Sees Lorne Michaels as the Last True Guardian of Show Business as We Know It

Morgan Neville’s “Lorne” is a documentary about Lorne Michaels. It’s also — more acutely — a documentary about how hard it is to make a documentary about Lorne Michaels.

'Lorne' Offers Some Surprising New Angles on Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels —Courtesy of Focus FeaturesA good documentary filmmaker can make you care about a subject you thought you were done with. Given the public’s fixation on Saturday Night Live in 2025, the show’s 50th year—marked by all manner of celebratory folderol, including a big anniversary show and a series of SNL50 mini-docs—most of us have been SNL’ed into exhaustion. Add to that Susan Morrison’s biography of the show’s creator and stalwart p…

Lorne Michaels’ ‘SNL’ grip on cast exposed in new documentary

Filmmaker Morgan Neville says his "Saturday Night Live" documentary captures cast members' wide-ranging perspectives on Lorne Michaels' outsized influence over their careers.

A new documentary on Lorne Michaels reveals plenty — except the man himself

Morgan Neville's film is packed with access and celebrity voices, but avoids deeper questions about its subject.

Review: Never too deep, 'Lorne' approaches the myth of a comedy sphinx known for inscrutability

Even though Lorne Michaels is the subject of Morgan Neville's dutiful profile, he remains something of an elusive mystery, burnished by famous friends.