lorne: yes. choose the pieces on wednesday, rehearse them thursday and friday, and again , costumey afternoon and makeup. you do the dress rehearsal, which is the first time 300, 400 people come in and see it. and whatever you thought, if they disagree, they are right. we adjust from that, things you thought were surefire don't play and things that -- a lot of it is placement, where they were in the show. if it is a harder piece, if you play it early, it probably won't work. and so it is where you play , things, running order and also topicality. david: you don't get people calling you from the network -- nbc is owned by comcast now -- saying, you are being too tough on a political figure? they just leave you alone? lorne: they leave us alone and the comcast people have been brilliant. i don't think they want to be doing the show themselves, so there's that. and also, it has been steve burke, brian roberts, unwavering support. david: when you are not doing "saturday night live," you are producing

lorne: no.re is some of that, but mostly it is about time. the casts are good enough that if you are running a minute or two long, you can go -- and they understand, pick it up. go faster. or we take a page out of something. david: there are cases were you think you had a really funny sketch and all of a sudden people aren't laughing in the studio, or the reverse is you are not sure it is funny and it suddenly becomes funny? lorne: yes. you choose the pieces on wednesday, rehearse them thursday and friday, and again saturday afternoon in costume and makeup. then you do the dress rehearsal, which is the first time 300, 400 people come in and see it. whatever you thought, if they disagree, they are right. we will -- we just from that. things you thought were surefire don't play and things that -- a lot of it is placement, where they were in the show. like if it is a harder piece, if you play it early, it probably won't work. it is where you play things, running order and also topicality. david: yo

lorne: it was very low stakes.ate-night doesn't average in primetime ratings, so it was no one's real responsibility. carson was on five nights a week. that was doing really well. so when i had done television, and i had done television in los angeles, both in the late 1960's and then when i moved back in 1972, and the more ambitious things that i would suggest, or go in and meet about, they always said it wouldn't work in primetime. in those days, you needed a 40% share of the audience to stay on the audience. david: it means 40 -- lorne: 40% of the audience is watching you. was from canada, and i kind of knew what was in between the coasts. i thought there were plenty of people like me out there. it was a different generation, and if -- beginning of the baby boom. i had worked on shows like "laugh in," done several shows ,ith lily tomlin, richard pryor which were always specials. enough i sort of knew how you did it. and it was a question of a show new wine on some level in old bottles. andook the variety shows k

lorne: yeah. david: how do you coach them to be ready? lorne: you can get almost anyone through it.s it take to be a leader? lorne: if you are in power, everyone knows you're in a power, so don't ever have to explain you're in power. >> would you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me, but ok. just leave it this way? all right. ♪

lorne: there is nothing i did in the 1970's i could do now.e you ever worried there is a guest host not up to the task? how do you coach them to be ready? lorne: you can get almost anyone through it. david: what does it take to be a leader? lorne: if you are in power, everyone knows you're in a power, so don't ever have to explain you're in power. >> would you fix your tie,

and lorne -- i wasn't on the show that week and lorne said to jim downey, "adam's light. anything." and so after -- you know, usually you've got to read in front of the whole cast and the whole crew and if they laugh, you get it on if they don't, a lot of times my stuff didn't work. but "the herlihy boy" somehow i was asked to be on i wrote it late on a wednesday night and did it and that was the sneakiest thing ever >> seth: yeah. and for those who don't remember "the herlihy boy" definitely go on youtube and look it up. >> yeah. [ laughter ] that's -- yeah >> seth: i mean, in the end, you know, it's really a sketch about farley >> yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah that was the - >> seth: you're "the herlihy boy. >> right >> seth: but you definitely -- you handled the best stuff off >> i had the title role. but i knew the man the man -- that was a big move in my era. if you wrote farley into a skit, you knew it was probably going to get on. and it was probably going to be a great time >> seth: you guys, this was growing up i remember watching this sketch and enjoying "t

and i got to see lorne we hung out. and then we went to wimbledon. steve: ooh. >> jimmy: two of the best ever it was unbelievable. yeah, if you saw the match [ applause ] i was like -- wait, wait, it gets so much better. it gets better so i see that happen it's unbelievable. and federer wins and they love him over there and it's really exciting, really fun and then lorne and i get in the car. and we go to hyde park we go see neil young in hyde park >> steve: oh [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: amazing, i go -- neil young's unbelievable, crushes. we go back and say hi to neil. and we're with stella mccartney stella goes, "i have to facetime my dad. 'cause he loves you. she facetimes paul mccartney neil young and paul mccartney are facetiming each other. i swear to god [ light laughter ] i go -- i can never say i was -- that ever happened. i go, "this is the best day ever." i love those guys. then, i'm not kidding, the show wasn't over. we went back to see the end of the concert. bob dylan came out and did a a concert. >> steve: what >> jimmy: so -- i swear

lorne's it's just a few problems. the global 3000 talks with team british researchers take a more optimistic view. where it is not always a good points but it's much much fairer that one out is the world really getting better. a global $3000.00 special report. starts august 19th on. a big day for big tech and it's come up with an even bigger number google parent alphabet crushes expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon delivers growth too but are investors happy will get the lowdown from wall street. also on the show in germany records the hardest day ever farmers are bracing for a poor harvest. and one in rome where cycle as the romans do the city is testing out a new ecology bonus for train commuters. this is the business i'm joined on in berlin welcome we begin in the tech world where 2 of its biggest names have presented their figures for the quarter that ended in june alphabet of the company that owns tech giant google reported quarterly profits tripling to $9900000000.00 the figures bea

good morning i'm lorne seminary. -- lorne seminary. the dow is up at 27. nasdaq is up to 17 and a quarter. let's take a look at the yield on the ten year treasury after fed chair foul's comments yesterday. the yield on change at 2.1 percent. the iranians have ceased an oil tanker it is higher by 34 cents. where 5796. stocks in asia reacting to the uncertainty. yes he could put it more tariffs on chinese imports. the shanghai composite using two tenths of 1%. taking a look at european markets. facebook well once again to be in the hot seat for the second day on capitol hill as many birds of the house financial services committee. that is after they face some tough questions yesterday. for members of the senate banking committee. good morning edward. >> very skeptical senators grilled ahead of culebra. both republican and democratic senators. and how it could launch this project with all of the problems the company has been having. >> the fake news extremism which one had you fixed? >> for instance senator the issue that happened there. >> have you fixed any

lorne: there is almost nothing i did in the 1970's i could do now.here is a guest host not up to the task? lorne: yeah. david: how do you coach them to maybe do a better job, to be ready? lorne: you can get almost anyone through it. david: what does it take to be a leader? lorne: if you are in power, everyone knows you're in a power, so don't ever have to explain you're in power. >> would you fix your tie, please? david: oh, people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. just leave it this way? all right.

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lorne: there is nothing i did in the 1970's i could do now.here is a guest post not up to the task? how do you coach them to be ready? lorne: you can get almost anyone through it. david: what does it take to be a leader? lorne: if you are in power, everyone knows, so you don't have to explain. >> would you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me, but ok. just leave it this way? all right.

so the first one is lorne. i'm always like, "i hope lorne se it.here's you [ audience aws ]th 's the truth i'm always like, "i hope jimmy sees it. >> jimmy: is that right? >> that's not a joke >> jimmy: wow, i appreciate loved itdd i love everything you do, man. i'm a big fan of yours >> likewise. >> jimmy: i st think it's brilliant. i go -- but i still don't understand where you came up with the idea. so it's basically, it's a group of people called "los espookys." >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that are paid to scare people or put on elaborate, frightening things. >> yes, so it's kind of like the other side of "scooby-doo. you know where - >> jimmy: oh, interesting. j >>immy: like, where the guy where they pull the -- yeah, that's the people behind, you know, who are hired to scare people. >> jimmy: and i don't know the women from the show, but they're fantastic. who are they >> well, there's ana fabrega >> jimmy: yeah >> and she's a comedian, wnd she's one of theters and co-creators of the show. >> jimmy: fantastic. >> yeah, and then, cassandra

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rudy acersion, rudy perez, lorne dike, wyatt, jessica baker. next speaker. >> good afternoon, members of the board. my name is ben minore, and i'm a member of the filipino chamber of commerce. i had a wonderful speaker and then it dawned on me what happened in the 80's and the 70's. i'm an educator, and i was a gang specialist for the state of california. i also worked with your police department, what i realized is that we're going to be dealing with a commodity that could become your modern day contraband. i don't want the children to have access to it, but if you don't regulate it the way others have said it, then we will have more than just a health issue. we will have a crime issue, so i said to the officers and leaders in the 80's, get your head out of the sand because the horse is out of the barn, and if we don't take control of this as parents and educate our parents to become parents, as front-line educators to protect children from abusing themselves, we won't be able to do it. so i hope you don't put this as a band-aid to serving the

. >> after five golden years, lorne decided to leave, and so did those close to him, including me, alranken. so nbc had to pick a new producer. now most knowledgeable people as you might imagine hoped it would be me, al franken. >> well, it was a real question of whether or not "saturday night live" would continue at all or whether it would just die. >> the press hasn't been overly kind. >> i have read that stuff. >> "saturday night live" is saturday night dead? >> oh, come on, geez. >> my favorite is "vile from new york." >> oh, please. >>'s funny. it's funny. >> then came the man that saved the show, eddie murphy. there was a buzz about him. so you tuned in. and there was this kind of explosion of talent in front of your eyes. ♪ >> it really kind of rejuvenated the show. >> i'm gumby, damn it. you don't talk to me that way! >> after a while, the show regained its status and clout and became more of an institution than it had been. >> hey, bob. >> listen, if you're unhappy with my work, tell me now. >> you're through, you hear me, through, you'll never work in this town again. >> don

. >> hey, lorne, look. >> live from new york, it's saturday night. >> everybody has their favorite "saturdaysually the one that was on when they're in high school. the people in high school in the 2000s won the jackpot. >> you're amazing. >> because over the course of that decade, you see some of the most extraordinary people come through that show. >> we should mention that although the waters above appear calm, below the surface there is a frenzy of activity. >> one of the hallmarks of snl is you need somebody to play the president. and will's w was stellar. >> it went this way! >> will ferrell's george bush was sort of a loveable dummy. >> how about a lifesaver here. >> while you're at it, can i get those antlers, too? >> there you go, son. >> i like these. >> and of course, more cowbell was also a ferrell high point. ♪ >> cowbell was fantastic, not only because it's a great concept but because will really gets to be will. >> the last time i checked, we don't have a whole lot of songs that feature the cowbell. >> i got to have more cowbell, baby. >> i'd be doing myself a disservice and ev

and then lorne michaels tried to help me after season four, he went "you know, you can work here as longxiety about success. >> no, no, anxiety of just the red light comes on and i'm like, "wait, what is my line?" you have one shot at landing a thing, and it is in front much the whole nation, and you are just like oh, oh gosh, you know. so then it got into a thing where i would get so nervous and i would start breaking and-- >> stephen: did it manifest itself physically, like aches or pains, or... >> yeah,eah, i would get very, start to-- one time i wanted to put my hand in front of my face. isn't that weird. i want to put my hand in front of the face and that is where the stefon stuff came from, that's where that came from, because i was so nervous. i was like, i remember playing julian assange once and i had a drink and i kept bringing it up like this, and the stage manager was at the camera going-- i was like-- and i'm talking into a cup and then the next chris kelly the other stage manager is like-- . >> stephen: you are also known for your impressions, al pacino, vincent price, clin

said most true thing in the last debate you have elizabeth warren with out there in thed media and lornn for everything. maryann says you know how trump won he didn't say i had a plan but make america great again and trump won. elizabeth warren pretended to be a native american for 25 years. maryann williamson entered spirit world in one debate. [laughter] okay only one who i believe could hold a stay and bring back benjamin franklin. >> that's who you would want to bring back benjamin franklin? >> he seems like my favorite any question with about that. i think he could do the most pushups. >> the world greatest baby-sitter like she's like a soothing waterfall of warm milk. >> she'll be commander in brunch.ar next debate with a glass of rose and cigarette. >> hard to argue when she goes there. like that debate is going to -- all see biden i want to see all of that. sm you know what will happen is like a hall mark movie to fall in love. mary, he's going to resign and he'll be president and she's going to be -- he's going to be her vp it is the greatest time of our lives. >> it will get r

. >> after five golden years, lorne decided to leave and so did those close to him, including me, alr. now, most knowledgeable people, as you might imagine, hoped it would be me, al franken. >> well, there was a real question of whether "saturday night live" would continue at all, whether it would just die. >> the press hasn't been very overly kind. >> yeah, i read that stuff. is "saturday night live" "saturday night dead"? >> my favorite is "vile from new york." >> that's funny, that's funny. >> they were having a hard time. and then came the man to save the show, eddie murphy. there was buzz about him so you tuned in. and there was this kind of explosion of talent in front of your eyes. ♪ in the hot tub ♪ burned myself >> it really kind of rejuvenated the show. >> i am gumby, dammit! you don't talk to me that way! >> after awhile, the show regained its status and clout and became even more of an institution than it had been. >> hey, bob. >> hey, peters. looks great today. >> listen, if you're unhappy with my work, tell me now! >> you're through! you hear me? through! you'll never w