Lorne Michaels

FishbowlDC's Brag Book: Brendan Kownacki - Posted October 1, 2009
Meet brag book's latest- Brendan Kownacki. On his last big project, Kownacki worked on Inauguration with the Broadcast Management Group, a subsidiary of Mason Media Group, where he served as the Director of Strategy and Development for two years. Prior to that, he worked with "America's Most Wanted" and www.amw.com, where... [FishBowlDC]

Conspiracy Theory Rock Causes Bigger Conspiracy - Posted February 10, 2009
This clip originally aired in March 2007 but doesn't appear in the re-run. From SNLtranscripts: [It] appeared in the original March broadcast of the SNL episode, was cut from the summer rerun. SNL producer Lorne Michaels told the New York Daily News he "didn't think it worked comedically." In an interview, Harry Shearer... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.17.08 - Posted November 17, 2008
Good morning Washington. What D.C. coffee shop is featured in the above picture? Think you know? Drop us an email and we'll give you the correct answer (and list the correct guessers) in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the... [FishBowlDC]

Huckabee Visits SNL, Talks Religion With Maher - Posted November 3, 2008
A tipster emailed yesterday afternoon asking, "What happened on Huckabee? None of the guests you said would be on were on," referring to this Thursday post which said guests on Huckabee would include Lorne Michaels, Bill Maher, Richard Dreyfuss and Kelsey Grammer. The program was preempted on Saturday at 8pmET by an... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: FNC, ABC, FBN... - Posted October 30, 2008
> Mike Huckabee interviews SNL EP Lorne Michaels and Bill Maher on his FNC program at 8pmET on Saturday. Also as guests — celebrities from opposite sides of the political spectrum, Richard Dreyfuss and Kelsey Grammer. > ABC's Charles Gibson interviews Sen. John McCain tomorrow in Ohio. Portions of the... [TVNewser]

Sarah Palin's News Conference, Starring Tina Fey - Posted October 18, 2008
Well, she did it. Gov. Sarah Palin appeared during the opening sketch of tonight's Saturday Night Live. Without going in to too much detail Tina Fey, playing Palin, holds her first news conference, telling the fake assembled press, "I just want to say how excited I am to be in front... [TVNewser]

Does Frank Rich Read His Own Comments Section? - Posted October 14, 2008
Yesterday at the Time Politics Summit 2008 we chatted with Frank Rich about the fact the New York Times now allows comments on its op-ed pieces. (A side note: even though Rich has long been ahead of the game in terms of adding in links to his columns, something he... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.12.08 - Posted September 12, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Bernie Brillstein Dies at 77 - Posted August 8, 2008
Bernie Brillstein, one of the premiere manager/producers in the industry and the orchestrator behind the careers of John Belushi, Jim Henson and a slew of 'Saturday Night Live' stars, died this week from complications stemming from double-bypass heart surgery in February. Brillstein ran the most successful management company in Hollywood in the... [FishBowlLA]

Lorne Michaels: SNL Not Yet Ready For Prime Time Reality TV - Posted July 19, 2007
Late season two comedies loosely based on Saturday Night Live made it onto the network line-up, so it's not too far-fetched that NBC might be interested in enlarging the franchise. And who better to front such an effort than SNL executive producer. Lorne Michaels has confirmed to the Edmonton Sun that... [FishBowlNY]