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Lorne Michaels Told Jack Black He Thought Desi Arnaz Was Going to Die in the Middle of His 1976 “SNL” Episode
Jack Black opened up on the Fly on the Wall podcast about a story Lorne Michaels told him about I Love Lucy legend Desi Arnaz ...
'People Made Fun Of It For A Long Time Afterwards.' Seth Meyers And Former SNL Writer Get Real About One Sketch Lorne Michaels Absolutely Hated
Against all odds, though, the sketch made it to air. It wasn’t exactly easy for the actors, as they had to wear the hefty ...
Lorne Michaels Feared Desi Arnaz, Jack Black Would Die Hosting 'SNL'
Lorne Michaels had some legitimate fears when Jack Black hosted Saturday Night Live in April 2025. During a recent guest spot ...
Jack Black says Lorne Michaels shared grim warning about Desi Arnaz almost dying before he hosted SNL
Jack Black says that after watching him rehearse for his intense 'Saturday Night Live' monologue, Lorne Michaels shared a ...
Why Lorne Michaels Would Allegedly Ban Chris Farley From ‘SNL’ for “Weeks at a Time”
The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' recalls how the 'SNL' creator would try to help the late castmember by sending him ...
After Working With John Belushi, Lorne Michaels Used To 'Ban' Chris Farley From SNL Amidst Drug Addiction: 'Obviously, It Didn't Do It For Him'
But the ending was painfully familiar. On December 18, 1997, just two months after hosting SNL, Chris Farley died of an ...
Lorne Michaels would ban Chris Farley from “SNL” for 'weeks at a time' to try to get him off drugs
Biographer Susan Morrison revealed that the "Saturday Night Live" boss changed his approach to the cast's drinking and drug ...
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Lorne Michaels reportedly used to ‘ban’ Chris Farley from shoots during his addiction days
During a recent appearance on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, biographer Susan Morrison looked back at how the head of ...
Lorne Michaels banned Chris Farley from ‘SNL’ for weeks due to his ‘addiction issues,’ author claims
Farley starred on “SNL” from 1990 to 1995. He died of a drug overdose (cocaine and morphine) in 1997, just like Belushi. In her book that came out in Feb., Morrison claimed that Farley was once ...
Revealed: Why Lorne Michaels told Jack Black he thought Desi Arnaz was going to die during 1976 ‘SNL’ episode
“Lorne said the funniest thing. I don’t think he was trying to be funny,” the actor, 55, explained. “After the rehearsal, ...
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Lorne Michaels Told Jack Black He Thought Desi Arnaz Was Going to Die in the Middle of His 1976 “SNL” Episode
I'd love to see that,” but Michaels had a different takeaway from the story. “Lorne was a little worried about it. Can he still pull it off?” Black said. “And he was doing it, but he could ...