
The Guardian - 1 hour 3 min ago
As the president's second term has wrought new horrors, comedians reflect on whether humor can still deflate the strongman's image' During Donald Trump's first term, as his lies distorted reality and gaslighted Americans, Stephen Colbert said his goal was to remind his audience : "Hey, you're not crazy." But watching political comedy during Trump's second term be it a deranged Saturday Night Live impression of a cabinet member, or a rapid-fire late-night monologue...

Variety - 1 hour 19 min ago
There’s a complicated, bittersweet study of female friendship fighting to free itself from the glib, shiny, “Saturday Night Live”-adjacent comic veneer of “Roommates,” and when it shows through, in enticing fits and starts, it even approaches wisdom. Elsewhere, however, this Netflix original from up-and-coming Canadian filmmaker Chandler Levack disappointingly flattens the moral and emotional zigzags […]...

Los Angeles Times - 6 hours 4 min ago
Even though Lorne Michaels is the subject of Morgan Neville's dutiful profile, he remains something of an elusive mystery, burnished by famous friends.

NPR - 7 hours 21 min ago
A Martinez speaks with Morgan Neville about his new documentary about the creator of "Saturday Night Live," and how he persuaded the reclusive Lorne Michaels to consent.

Variety - 21 hours 56 min ago
On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety's Todd Spangler details the growing opposition within media and entertainment to Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. And Marc Malkin talks to documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville about his Focus Features documentary "Lorne," about the enigmatic "Saturday Night Live" leader. Actor Mark Ruffalo delivered a passionate statement via […]...