Director Jason Reitman and star Gabriel LaBelle explain why their film’s “SNL” creator is no Dr. Daddy Lorne is not in the building.
“Lorne created this orphanage for wayward comedians.
“Obviously the misconception is, he doesn’t actually sound like those impressions.
Current day Lorne Michaels and Gabriel LaBelle as Michaels in ‘Saturday Night’.Getty;Hopper Stone
That is a caricature.
It’s a voice that comedians do to make each other laugh.”
Instead, the actor says he studied old footage of Michaels.
Lorne Michaels on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1976.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
This isn’t the first time LaBelle has taken on playing a younger version of a Hollywood legend.
It’s his life.
You don’t want to ruin his life.
‘SNL’ cast members in ‘Saturday Night’.Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube
And I hadn’t been validated yet as an artist or an adult.
I just think that with anybody wanting to do good work, that’s very relatable to myself.
They’re different roles.
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“Casting this was the scariest part of the process,” he says.
How the hell are you going to cast this thing?'
And I was really intimidated.”
“It’s not about doing a 100% recreation or an impersonation,” Reitman says.
Listen to Reitman and LaBelle’s full interview onThe Awardistpodcast below.
Reporting by Gerrad Hall.
