If You Want to Get Through to Lorne Michaels, Say You’re Joe Torre

Former SNL head writer Adam McKay played a prank on Lorne Michaels back when he was head writer, and shared the story Monday night on Late Night with Seth Meyers.  It was one in the morning, on a Wednesday night, which is when Lorne picks the show for the week with the guest host– and McKay was bored.  It was late, so he picked up the phone and called Lorne. He told Lorne’s assistant it was baseball legend Joe Torre, and was patched through to Lorne immediately.

McKay was patched through to Lorne immediately. He tried to complain to Lorne, as Torre, about too many gay jokes in the show.  Lorne however, could not be fooled, knew it was McKay, and called his bluff.   Watch the clip of McKay telling the story last night on Late Night.

 

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