{"id":635545,"date":"2026-10-19T19:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635545\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:10:08","slug":"jason-sudeikis-has-a-few-ideas-for-who-might-replace-lorne-michaels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635545\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Sudeikis has a few ideas for who might replace Lorne Michaels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lorne Michaels<\/a> isn\u2019t ready to leave his post at Saturday Night Live yet, but two alums keep coming up as potential successors: Tina Fey and Seth Meyers. Jason Sudeikis is the latest former SNL cast member to give his two cents, endorsing both comedians during an appearance on Sam Fragoso\u2019s podcast Talk Easy<\/a>. Sudeikis described Fey as his personal hero and said she gave him valuable advice during his 10 years on SNL: \u201cIf you can improvise, you can write.\u201d Given Sudeikis\u2019 fondness for Fey, it\u2019s not surprising that he teared up when Fragoso asked his thoughts on the possibility of Fey replacing Michaels. Sudeikis said the idea is \u201cpretty neat\u201d and he didn\u2019t think anyone would be mad about it. When asked if he thought Fey would accept the job, Sudeikis replied, \u201cI would hope so. I think it\u2019s neat. It makes me feel good. Same kind of thing, like, with stuff where it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh I\u2019m almost near tears thinking about it?\u2019 That\u2019s usually a good sign. I think that\u2019s beautiful. I think that\u2019s a beautiful idea. Now, that\u2019s not enough of a reason for Tina to do it or for Lorne to let Tina do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michaels was 30 when SNL debuted on NBC. Now, the creator and producer is approaching 82 and still reigning over the show. The question of his successor has come up a lot in recent years, with Fey and Meyers both being frequently mentioned. In 2021, Michaels said he was committed to SNL until its 50th anniversary<\/a>\u2014but that milestone came in 2025, and the showrunner hasn\u2019t retired. Then in 2024, Michaels said that Fey could \u201ceasily\u201d replace him<\/a>. Fey, in response, called him \u201cirreplaceable\u201d<\/a> and avoided commenting on whether she could succeed him. Last year, Meyers told Fragoso<\/a> that he believes Michaels has already privately decided who\u2019d get the honor. When that moment comes, Sudeikis is certain the show could continue without Michaels (it managed to stay afloat from 1980 to 1985), but suspects things would run differently. \u201cI think you\u2019d be in good hands,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, there\u2019s probably a few people. I think Seth could do a really good job, too. It\u2019s kind of fun to think about. But I would only be down with it if Lorne is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lorne Michaels isn\u2019t ready to leave his post at Saturday Night Live yet, but two alums keep coming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-635545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}