Titled Lorne, the doc is directed by Morgan Neville, an Oscar, Grammy and Emmy-winning filmmaker who had already been in Michaels’ orbit of late as an Emmy-nominated EP on docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. The impetus for the project was the fact that while SNL is one of the most examined and celebrated shows in television history, the man who built and sustained the institution for nearly five decades has largely remained out of view. The doc reframes a cultural story audiences think they know, offering unprecedented access to the quiet force who shaped American comedy.
Lorne reunites Focus and Neville for a fourth time following the Pharrell Williams Lego biopic Piece By Piece, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,…
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