{"id":2280851,"date":"2026-02-13T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2280851"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:16:13","slug":"lorne-michaels-documentary-from-wont-you-be-my-neighbor-director-morgan-neville-sets-april-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lorne-michaels-documentary-from-wont-you-be-my-neighbor-director-morgan-neville-sets-april-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorne Michaels Documentary From \u2018Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor\u2019 Director Morgan Neville Sets April Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0584427\/\">Lorne Michaels<\/a>, the legendary creator of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">Saturday Night Live<\/a>,\u201d has allowed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm1365879\/\">Morgan Neville<\/a> behind-the-scenes of his television empire. The resulting film, \u201cLorne,\u201d is getting released by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0042399\/\">Focus Features<\/a> on April 17.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0627420\/\">Neville<\/a>, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, is no stranger to TV icons, having directed \u201cWon\u2019t You Be My Neighbor,\u201d an acclaimed look at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0736872\/\">Fred Rogers<\/a>. He also executive produced last year\u2019s \u201cSNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night,\u201d a Peacock series about the history of Michaels\u2019 sketch show. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0088534\/\">Focus<\/a>, which shares a corporate parent in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0053001\/\">Comcast<\/a> with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/company\/co0847663\/\">NBC<\/a>, the network behind \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">SNL<\/a>,\u201d has worldwide rights on the film, and Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for the studio.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary boasts archival material, as well as interviews with the show\u2019s cast members and writers including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0275486\/\">Tina Fey<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0748973\/\">Maya Rudolph<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm1825214\/\">John Mulaney<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm1676221\/\">Andy Samberg<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0005277\/\">Conan O\u2019Brien<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001674\/\">Chris Rock<\/a>. In addition to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072562\/\">SNL<\/a>,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/name\/nm10803627\/\">Michaels<\/a> is the producer of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/m.imdb.com\/title\/tt0046652\/\">The Tonight Show<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source m.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorne Michaels, the legendary creator of \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d has allowed Morgan Neville behind-the-scenes of his television empire. The resulting film, \u201cLorne,\u201d is getting released by Focus Features on April 17. Neville, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, is no stranger to TV icons, having directed \u201cWon\u2019t You Be My Neighbor,\u201d an acclaimed look at Fred Rogers. 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