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Production

Lorne Michaels

Career: Active from 1968 to 2026, with a break from 2010 to 2024, busiest in 1976 and 2002 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles: 0
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lorne Michaels Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Tension
3.1, average 6.0
Mystery
1.2, average 4.0
Violence
1.5, average 4.1
Psychological
3.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

Absurdist Humor 4
Pop Culture 3
Political Satire 3
Sketch Comedy 3
SNL 2
Musical Performances 2
Topical Humor 2
Fast-Paced 2
Showbiz 2
Late-Night Talk Show 2
Celebrity Interviews 2
Pop Culture Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

6 titles

The Big Goodbye

Producer

Jonty

Producer

Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic

Producer

A Chris Farley Story

Producer

Producer

Producer

2020s

14 titles · average score 68

Marcello Hernández: American Boy

69

Thanks

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

74

Executive Producer, Writer

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

58

Executive Producer

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

89

Executive Producer

Downey Wrote That

73

Executive Producer

Mean Girls

57

Producer

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

72

Thanks

Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City

Executive Producer

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Executive Producer

Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson

Executive Producer

Vampires vs. the Bronx

69

Producer

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

55

Executive Producer

2010s

16 titles · average score 61

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

70

Executive Producer

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

85

Executive Producer

The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

56

Executive Producer

Sandy Wexler

40

as Testimonial

Masterminds

45

Producer

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

61

Producer

Brother Nature

43

Producer

Inside Out

89

Thanks

Staten Island Summer

44

Producer

Adele: Live in New York City

84

Executive Producer

The Guilt Trip

48

Producer

MacGruber

48

Producer

2000s

14 titles · average score 64

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

75

Producer

Baby Mama

58

Producer

Hot Rod

54

Producer

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

76

Executive Producer

Mean Girls

74

Producer

Lost in Translation

85

Thanks

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

50

Executive Producer

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Writer, Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

78

Executive Producer

Enigma

64

Producer

The Ladies Man

35

Producer

1990s

18 titles · average score 60

Superstar

48

Producer

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

69

Executive Producer

A Night at the Roxbury

40

Producer

Black Sheep

47

Producer

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

60

Producer

Tommy Boy

59

Producer

Stuart Saves His Family

41

Producer

Lassie

74

Producer

Coneheads

48

Producer

Wayne's World 2

60

Producer

Wayne's World

70

Producer

Frosty Returns

41

Executive Producer

1980s

11 titles · average score 61

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Executive Producer

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

67

Executive Producer

¡Three Amigos!

57

Screenplay, Producer

Nothing Lasts Forever

59

Producer

The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy

Producer

Producer

The Coneheads

53

Executive Producer

Neil Young in Berlin

Producer

Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park

81

Executive Producer, Executive Music Producer

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Writer, Producer

Gilda Live

52

Producer, Writer

1970s

9 titles · average score 65

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

45

Executive Producer

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

Executive Producer

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

83

as Sleazy Merchandiser

The Things We Did Last Summer

Producer

The Paul Simon Special

Producer, Writer

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Producer, Writer

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Writer, Producer

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Self - Producer (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)

Lily

Writer, Producer