Tag: Seth Meyers

SNL Succession Drama: The Case For John Mulaney

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Saturday Night Live finds itself at something of a crossroads. The case could be made that the show should end with the final show of its 50th season. All good things must come to and end and as, luz, there you go.

John Mulaney

Despite this, there has been a lot of talk about Seth Meyers replacing SNL’s current executive producer Lorne Michaels. But if you think back to the origins of SNL that it would make a lot more sense if SNL was handed to the 40 year old John Mulaney rather than the 49-year-old Meyers.

SNL was originally created by a then 30-year-old Michaels in 1975. So, I think it would make a lot more sense for someone a little younger than Meyers be the new leader of the show.

But, remember, in general, studio execs always screw things up, so it would make a lot of sense if SNL was just unilaterally canceled without any consideration to what might happen. I do believe, in general, that a streamer would pick SNL up or there might be a freak out to the point we’ll all be talking about the cultural significance of SNL and What It All Means.

It will be interesting to see how things play out.

Rule Of Three Prediction: Seth Meyers May Leave ‘Late Night’ To Prepare For His Replacement Of Lorne Michaels

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Even though I have a Liberal Establishment Friend who just tells me, “It’s ok to be superstitious,” whenever I mention this — I don’t think of my self as superstitious but I do sometimes wonder if the Rule of Three is one of those “spooky” things that happen that we can’t explain.

Recently, the Rule of Three worked out when Abe, Gorbachev and The Queen all died in quick succession. Now we have James Cordon leaving The Late, Late Show and Trevor Noah leaving The Daily Show.

So, who’s next?

The obvious choice is Seth Meyers, who would leave The Late Show to begin his transition into the new producer of Saturday Night Live. He is the ideal candidate and it would take a few years for the transition between the two men so the storied late night show could continue for decades to come without a hitch.

But I’m always wrong. So, who knows?

Why Seth Meyers Is My Top Pick To Replace Lorne Michaels At SNL


by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

So, it appears as though 2025 is going to be the end of an era — and the beginning of a new one — for SNL. It will be the show’s 50th anniversary, and, if Lorene Michaels is to be believed, he’s retiring from the show that year as well.

I have long thought that Tina Fey would be the perfect person to take the show into its second 50 years. Of course, Kenan Thompson is probably the best pick to get the gig but for one thing — he just comes across as way too nice. Even though he’s been at the show about 20 years, does he have it in him to herd the cats of SNL? I could see him being given a largely ceremonial role as “Executive Producer” at the show — he would do the “Lorne Michaels”-type gags the show has had since the beginning, while someone else would actually knock heads behind the scenes to get the show done every week.

While Tina Fey would be ideal, maybe the allure of Hollywood would remain too strong for her to spend all her time running SNL? As such, the one person who could do the job for the next 20 or 30 years is Seth Meyers.

Seth Meyers, the future of SNL?

He’s doing a great job at Late Night, but he’s sort of languishing there. Why not give him the job he was born to do — run SNL? That would open up the Late Night gig and you could put a woman or minority or minority woman in the slot to placate “woke” Twitter. I think he already has some producing experience with Documentary Now! Or not. Not sure about that.

Anyway, we’ll see I guess.