The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don't hit the ground running, they'll pull the plug at Christmas.”

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin announced Wednesday it has acquired the archive of the "Saturday Night Live" creator. The acquisition includes correspondence, scripts and photos from Michaels's teenage years through his storied career.

Damon Wayans Jr. revealed that he was unhappy on Saturday Night Live in the new documentary SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.

Michaels has no official ties to UT or Texas, but he's the latest of a group of entertainment bigwigs to select the Ransom Center to host personal archives. Robert De Niro donated his archive in 2006, and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner also donated the show's archive in 2017 .

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy ... Although way off Broadway and far from the show's New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the top literary and humanities archives and research institutions ...

Although way off Broadway and far from the show’s New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the ... The Ransom Center plans an exhibit, “Live from New York! The Making of Lorne Michaels” to open in September with sketch drafts, correspondence ...

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

“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career ... Although way off Broadway and far from the show's New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the top literary ...

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Veteran bandleader and keyboard/trumpet player Marc Capelle brings his Red Room Orchestra to the Great American Music Hall Tuesday to play songs from the influential sketch comedy show "The Kids in the Hall" with members of the troupe for the SF Sketchfest.