"And then Lorne fired him pretty much as he walked off the stage," Griffin recalled. "I snapped. I just did not care. I purposefully did that because I wanted him to fire me," Damon added. Lorne even said that firing Damon was "really,

The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don't hit the ground running, they'll pull the plug at Christmas.”

Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. Recalling his time on season 11 in the fourth episode, “Season 11: The Weird Year," Wayans said he didn't feel a lot of nerves about auditioning or making the cast — at first.

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The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin received a collection donation from “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels.

Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas

“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career ... John Belushi, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. It also includes some of 80-year-old Michaels ...

Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running ... John Belushi, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. It also includes some of 80-year-old Michaels' personal correspondence.

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Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV history.