Lorne Michaels is addressing the, what some would call, controversial cast changes at Saturday Night Live.
The 80-year-old creator and producer of the show spoke out at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 14) about the casting shakeups ahead of the late night variety program’s 51st season.
Keep reading to see what he said…
“The show has always brought people in from different ages and different generations and it’s how it revives itself,” he shared with Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet. “It’s always hard when people leave but there’s a time for that and our audiences always stayed relatively young and more so now with TikTok, and change is good. And the people we’re bringing in I’m really excited about.”
At the Emmys, SNL picked up several awards, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and more for Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special, Outstanding Emerging Media Program for SNL 50th The Anniversary Special: Immersive Experience, Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series and Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series for episode “982″ with host/musical guest Lady Gaga, Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series for episode “984″ with host Jack Black, and many more. See the full list of 2025 Emmy Award winners!
Late last week, Ego Nwodim shared the shocking news of her exit after seven seasons, after it was previously said she was returning. Find out who else is leaving and who is joining the cast!
Source: justjared.com