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  "path": "/2026/tv/columns/lorne-michaels-staurday-night-live-uk-smarter-funnier-cooler-1236721839/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T06:19:29.000Z",
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  "textContent": "“Saturday Night Live” creator and longtime producer Lorne Michaels may be involved with recently launched U.K. version of the sketch comedy show, but he insists he’s not too hands-on. “My design for it was that it would be the cooler of the two shows, and it would be the thing they beat us up with […]",
  "title": "Lorne Michaels Wants ‘SNL U.K.’ to Be ‘Smarter and Funnier’ Than U.S. Version: It Should Be the ‘Cooler of the Two Shows’"
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