SUP Magazine: Lorne Michaels Didn't Think 'SNL' Would Last, Original Cast Member Says

Original S aturday Night Live star Laraine Newman told People that creator Lorne Michaels  didn't expect the show’s success. Initially, he believed it would only run for a few weeks, at the most. "When Lorne pitched the show to me, he said, ‘It’s 13 weeks with a five-year option,’" Newman recalled. "I thought, like that will ever happen." The birth of the legendary sketch show, which held its 50th season premiere on Saturday, is the subject of the new ...