Seth Meyers has already made it clear he’s not gunning for the show creator Lorne Michaels’ job at Saturday Night Live, and now he’s shedding light on why he believes the conversation of who might succeed the storied producer is moot—for now.
On the latest episode of Matt Belloni’s The Town podcast, Meyers reiterated that he has no particular interest in taking over for Micheals should that ever be a question, and in any case, “I just can’t imagine a reason that [Lorne] would walk away.”
“There are people that love some eras of SNL and there are people that love other eras of SNL,” Meyers continued, “Lorne has always loved SNL.” Even though some have speculated (based on his own comments) that Michaels may step down during the show’s much anticipated 50th season, Meyers is skeptical: “I think that it’s dumb money to think that Lorne is stepping down after the 50th [anniversary of the show].”
