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Lorne Michaels Reflects on Why a Show Like SNL Couldn’t Be Created Today

And how its infamous faux commercials have persisted

Lorne Michaels and Linda Yaccarino chat at the Cannes festival.Cannes Lions
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By Sara Jerde

June 22, 2019

CANNES, France—Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels said that the show wouldn’t be able to be created in this day and age due to budget constraints and “narrow casting.”

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Sara Jerde

Sara Jerde is publishing editor at Adweek, where she covers traditional and digital publishers’ business models. She also oversees political coverage ahead of the 2020 election.

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