Saturday Night Live has been more than successful for nearly five decades now, and a lot of that is in great part due to the leadership of series creator Lorne Michaels. He’s guided the iconic sketch comedy institution through its various eras and helped form some of the best SNL casts. In more recent years though, some have wondered just how much longer the now 79-year-old producer might continue to steer the ship. With that, he just made some interesting comments about his future and the show’s – as well as how Tina Fey might figure into those plans.
The thought of the media giant leaving SNL is somewhat hard to fathom, considering just how synonymous he is with the program. However, when it comes down to it, one must know when to hang up their coat and call it a career. The Tommy Boy producer was at the 75th Primetime Emmys this week when he was asked about retirement and who he believes could succeed him. He admitted that he has indeed thought about it and referenced an upcoming milestone for the show when sharing a potential timeline for his plans:
