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Michael Phelps Proves He's Not Great at Everything; Bombs Badly as SNL Host

By Will BrinsonSep 14th 2008 – 1:15AM

There have been many athletes that have appeared on Saturday Night Live. And relative to other miserable on-stage performances, most of them have been pretty funny. Okay, so most of them haven't been that great. But Derek Jeter's Taco Hole is absolutely killer and Peyton Manning might have been the funniest person on the...

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Lorne Michaels Talks Kristen Wiig's 'SNL' Exit

May 21st 2012 - 05:02PM

Emotions were running high on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" and nobody knows that better than Lorne Michaels, the man behind the long-running series.

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Lorne Michaels on the Possibility of Mitt Romney Hosting Saturday Night Live

May 02nd 2012 - 06:07PM

Following in the grand tradition of political players who have appeared on Saturday Night Live , all-but-confirmed Republican nominee Mitt Romney may go on the late night show — though not until next season.

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Romney On 'SNL'? GOP Candidate Asked To Host By Lorne Michaels

By Ross Luippold Apr 14th 2012 - 07:17PM

Now Mitt Romney's general election campaign is breathing air, will he soon be "live, from New York"?

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Background on Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels, CM (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.

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