"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,

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

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 archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas AUSTIN, Texas -- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lorne ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy television show “Saturday Night Live” has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the ...

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Related: Pete Davidson asked SNL boss Lorne Michaels to fire him: 'I don't belong here' The working comic's onscreen resume was bare at the time, aside from a small role in Beverly Hills Cop, alongside Eddie Murphy, who'd recently departed the sketch show.

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For context, Tracy was a cast member on SNL from 1996 to 2003, and in that time, he solidified his status as one of the greats. He was the ninth Black cast member to join the show and has since returned to host twice.

The comedian said he felt adrift on the iconic sketch comedy show until he had a chat with the legendary Lorne Michaels.