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Judd Apatow on SNL’s Future, Political Satire & Growing Up Obsessed with the Show | SNL 50

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Judd Apatow on SNL’s Future, Political Satire & Growing Up Obsessed with the Show | SNL 50

Judd Apatow on SNL’s Future, Political Satire & Growing Up Obsessed with the Show | SNL 50

Judd Apatow reflects on Saturday Night Live’s 50-year legacy, sharing childhood memories of watching John Belushi, Gilda Radner, and Bill Murray.

He talks about recording and transcribing sketches as a kid, the show’s lasting impact on comedy, and whether SNL can continue without creator and producer Lorne Michaels.

Plus, he recalls a George Bush and Dick Cheney sketch that pushed boundaries.


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Judd Apatow Judd Apatow American filmmaker (born 1967)


Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels Canadian and American television producer, writer, and actor (born 1944)

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John Belushi John Belushi American comedian and actor (1949–1982)


Gilda Radner Gilda Radner American actress and comedian (1946–1989)


Bill Murray Bill Murray American actor and comedian (born 1950)


George W. Bush George W. Bush President of the United States from 2001 to 2009


Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009