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'Lorne' Review

Morgan Neville tries to make Lorne Michaels interesting, but it's just not possible.

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Christopher Campbell
Apr 17, 2026
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I expected to like Lorne. The director is Morgan Neville. The subject’s usual elusivity would seem to make him intriguing. And all of last year’s plethora of Saturday Night Live documentaries and specials were better than they needed to be. But Lorne is probably my least favorite Neville documentary besides the second half of Steve! (Martin): A Document…

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