Tag: Lorne Michaels

SNL’s Chris Redd talks about working with Donald Glover, Lorne Michaels, Lil Wayne and Future, how giving up on his dream to be a rapper paved the way to SNL, and why he thinks comedy can be a force for…

After carpet duty, he and Jost talked to The Associated Press about the high-profile job of hosting and what it's like to be tapped for it by Lorne Michaels, their "SNL" boss and this year's Emmys telecast producer. Am I right (to Che)? So that's exciting when maybe the greatest producer in TV trusts us with a show. Jost: We don't totally know yet because we don't even know what's going to happen over the weekend politically. Che: There's gonna be political jokes. Jost: I don't even know really what a traditional host for it is. Che: Ed McMahon. Jost: Well, should we do that? It's a celebration for a lot of people who worked really hard this year to be nominated and (for) a lot of shows that people really enjoy. We're just gonna have fun at the top and keep the show moving and make sure it's an enjoyable show to watch.