Lorne Michaels urged “Saturday Night Live” alum Tina Fey could possibly be his potential successor as government producer of the long-running sketch comedy present, however he’s holding choices open.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at Monday’s Emmy Awards, the 79-year-old who created the present practically 50 years in the past was requested if he had thought of who might change him when he ultimately retired.
He stated there could be a fiftieth anniversary present in February 2025, “So I will definitely be there for that … and sometime before that, we’ll figure out what we’re going to do.”
Pressed on hypothesis that Fey might take the reins, Michaels stated, “It could easily be Tina Fey,” however urged that many others would even be well-suited to the function.
“But there are a lot of people who are there now who are also, you know,” he stated.
“Tina is brilliant and great at everything,” he added. “She’s a very important person in my life.”
Fey joined “SNL” as a author in 1997 and have become head author and a forged member till 2006. After her departure, she created the NBC sitcom “30 Rock,” which Michaels government produced. She has gained quite a few awards, together with 9 Emmys and three Golden Globes, for her work in movie and tv.
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