Will Forte says 'SNL' boss Lorne Michaels gave him 'a little talking to' after third season: 'Set me straight'

Will Forte says 'SNL' boss Lorne Michaels gave him 'a little talking to' after third season: 'Set me straight'

"He said, 'Get out of your writer brain.'"Rahav Segev/WireImage Will Forte and Lorne Michaels at the Museum of the Moving Image's honoring of Michaels and Stanley S. Hubbard on May 11, 2009 in New York CityWill Forte is reflecting on making the jump from comedy writer to Saturday Night Live cast member. The Last Man on Earth star discussed his difficulty making the transition from penning sketches to performing them during an episode of Hot Ones…

Will Forte Says This 'Awful' Prank He Pulled on His Mom Taught Him 'Not Everything's Funny'

Actor and “SNL” alum Will Forte built a career off of making people laugh — but there were some misfires along the way that taught him what was and wasn’t funny. Opening up on a Thursday episode of “Hot Ones” with host Sean Evans, the funnyman said that one particularly dark-humored prank he pulled on his mother when he was a teenager taught him that he did not want hurting people for a laugh to become part of his practice. The prank in question…