When what was originally named NBC’s Saturday Night was being conceptualized, Lorne Michaels and the NBC executives had decidedly different ideas about ideal hosts. The squares in suits thought Rich Little and Bob Hope should stop by 30 Rock as often as possible.
In sharp contrast, Lorne Michaels saw his recent collaborator Lily Tomlin and Richard Pryor…
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