Five seasons after “Saturday Night Live” began, amid its highest ratings ever, the last of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players departed, along with the executive producer, Lorne Michaels. Sobering Up 1995–2011 Dana Edelson/NBC Twenty years after “S.N.L.” began, a less volatile culture emerged at Studio 8H. Five seasons after “Saturday Night Live” began, amid its highest ratings ever, the last of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players departed, along with the executive producer, Lorne Michaels. Dana Edelson/NBC Sobering Up 1995–2011 Twenty years after “S.N.L.” began, a less volatile culture emerged at Studio 8H. Kenan Thompson, the longest tenured “S.N.L.” cast member, appeared on screen more than any other cast member last season, according to an analysis posted on Reddit.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2019 22:56 UTC