Honestly, learning about Michaels’ claim on the cold open is stellar and an incredible easter egg to get amid Saturday Night Live ’s 50th Season. Here’s hoping that more insightful and shocking BTS stories continue to rise as we near the reunion and the second half of this historic season.

Beyond Saturday Night," former cast member Pete Davidson recalls wanting to leave "SNL" after his first season.

Davidson landed the gig on 'SNL' when he was just 20, and exited the late night sketch series in 2022 after eight years on the show

In the middle of the second season, Chase left SNL behind for Hollywood movie roles, with one of his most well-known roles, in Caddyshack, following only a few years later in 1980. But Chase seemed to blame Michaels for his SNL departure.

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

Live" creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas.

Bill Hader was "prone to anxiety attacks" during his time on 'Saturday Night Live', and, according to an excerpt from Susan Morrison's biography, Lorne Michaels' approach to the nerves was a bit aggressive.

Lorne Michaels gifts his Saturday Night Live archives to the UT Austin, offering researchers and fans unprecedented access to the show's history.

Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center.

Lorne Michaels has donated a collection of his work on Saturday Night Live and more to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.

Much about the show, which has been analyzed and reported on for half a century, is obvious. It isn't always good — practically (or entirely) never through a whole episode, and some would say a whole season.

Donald Trump has had a rocky relationship with NBC's “Saturday Night Live, ” the sketch-comedy show he accused of orchestrating “ Republican hit jobs ” during his first presidential term. But many "SNL" cast and crew members believed they helped get him elected.