Lorne Michaels would've asked Sinead O'Connor to appear on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has revealed that he would've invited the late Sinead O'Connor - who infamously ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on the show in 1992 - to perform at 24 August 2025 Lorne Michaels would've invited Sinead O'Connor to perform on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special had she still been alive.