Michaels was speaking atCannes LionsFestival during an event to mark the late-nightcomedyphenomenon.
He said the 50th anniversary celebrations will kick off as part of NBCs coverage of the ParisOlympicsnext summer.
It will have musical acts and stand-ups.
‘Saturday Night Live’ through the years, from left: John Belushi and Garrett Morris as Coneheads, Dana Carvey as the Church Lady and JAy Pharoah and Kate McKinnon as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Throughout the show, musical things that the cast have done over 50 years will be live.
There are some documentaries being made.
Im obviously a supporter, and I hope it gets resolved.
‘Saturday Night Live’ creator-producer Lorne Michaels (Getty Images)
But that decision will get made, probably, on the West Coast.
Im behind it, and would like it to be over before our [next] season.
At the end of the first season, we got Emmys.
It is that thing you cant understand at the beginning.
Michaels credited the move away from editing on film for the capacity to include more up-to-date references and jokes.
Theyre a nice snapshot of what the show is about.
We pitch the host an idea.
Tuesday: Writing day, and we write through the night.
Its all about time management.
Wednesday: The table read of around 40 sketches, which takes about 312 hours.
That night, Lorne and others pick the show out of those sketches.
Thursday: Re-writes, blocking in the studio.
Friday: Pre-taped digital sketches shoot.
That can go to 3 a.m. sometimes.
You have to trust the process.
Its in every sense collaborative.
