Lorne Michaels’ SNL Lab Reveals Trump’s Unseen Legacy
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Joanna Coles argues that Lorne Michaels built a lasting “talent lab” at Saturday Night Live that reshaped comedy and culture far more than Donald Trump’s Apprentice ever did, highlighting how SNL trains writers and performers to risk humiliation for brilliance, while Trump’s reality show produced few enduring stars; the piece uses Melania Trump’s Epstein-related moments to frame politics as theater and to suggest Michaels’ approach created a deeper cultural-and-media legacy.
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