Lorne Michaels - Other Work

Other Work

Michaels started Broadway Video in 1979, producing such shows as The Kids in the Hall.

During his SNL hiatus, Michaels created another sketch show entitled The New Show, which debuted on Friday nights in prime time on NBC in January 1984. The show failed to garner the same enthusiasm as SNL.

In the 1980s, Michaels appeared in an HBO mockumentary titled The Canadian Conspiracy about the supposed subversion of the United States by Canadian-born media personalities, with Lorne Greene as the leader of the conspiracy. Michaels was identified as the anointed successor to Greene.

Michaels is also the Executive Producer of NBC shows Late Night, 30 Rock, and Up All Night.

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