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USA Today: Why 'SNL' chief Lorne Michaels is so careful about politics

Morgan Neville’s film captures Michaels’ late-night routine, his reaction to Chris Farley’s death and speculation that he may retire soon.

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How do you make a movie about the man behind the curtain? That was the seemingly impossible task facing Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (“20 Feet From Stardom”), who was given unprecedented access to film behind the scenes at “Saturday Night Live” with head honcho Lorne Michaels, 81, the notoriously cagey subject of the new documentary “Lorne” (in theaters April 17).

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USA Today broke the news in United States on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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