Lorne Michaels 'wants Saturday Night Live to continue' Lorne Michaels hopes SNL outlasts him, according to Morgan Neville. 23 April 2026 Lorne Michaels wants Saturday Night Live to "continue on into the future". Lorne Michaels created the show in 1975 The 81-year-old comedian created the hit TV show in 1975, and he hopes it continues after he's gone, according to Morgan Neville, the director of a new documentary about Lorne.