Lorne Michaels and his team are preparing to mark a half-century of Saturday Night Live in 2024 — a celebration that will include a night of nostalgia and SNL folklore at Radio City Music Hall.
Michaels was speaking at Cannes Lions Festival during an event to mark the primetime comedy phenomenon. He said the 50th celebrations will kick off as part of NBC’s coverage of the Paris Olympics next summer.
On the approaching milestone, Michaels said: “It will be emotional but everyone will show up because it’s important. The planning for it, which has taken the last six months and it’s not happening for another year and a half, there are a lot of events happening.” Speaking in detail about the Radio City event for the first time, he said: “Right now, there’s a Friday event at Radio City – a kind of homecoming night.
It will have musical acts and stand-ups. Throughout the show, musical things that the cast have done over 50 years will be live.
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