> To be clear, I have always sort of assumed that Lorne Michaels is a crazy asshole who I would not enjoy spending time with. However, my strong suspicion that

> To be clear, I have always sort of assumed that Lorne Michaels is a crazy asshole who I would not enjoy spending time with. However, my strong suspicion that he's also a savant at picking talent has been repeatedly reinforced by listening to Dana Carvey and David Spade talk to former castmates on their Fly on the Wall podcast. (which is great listening, btw) But from Fly On The Wall (yes, a great podcast), you also learn that Lorne is not actually an asshole. He's intimidating, cold, unapproachable, and sometimes snarky, but I don't think a single story on that podcast casts him as actually mean. In fact, a lot of them say how Lorne picked them up when they were down, with just a few on-point words. Like, when Dana Carvey was worried he wouldn't be able to get back into the game after a long slump, Lorne simply said to him: "Dana... everybody knows you." And that gave him the confidence boost he needed.