Attendees included entertainment mogul David Geffen; <\/em>reality TV star\/entrepreneur Kris Jenner; comedian John Mulaney; actors Jon Hamm, Owen Wilson and Seth Rogen; and \u201cSNL\u201d alums Laraine Newman (part of the original 1975 cast), Kyle Mooney and Vanessa Bayer.<\/p>\n\u201cI don\u2019t know if it covers any of the succession rumors,\u201d Mulaney said when introducing the film, which screened at the Steven Spielberg Theater (Spielberg himself was also there). <\/p>\n
\u201cWho would succeed Lorne Michaels if he ever left?\u201d Mulaney said. \u201cI don\u2019t think Lorne Michaels is going to ever leave, but obviously a lot of people are excited. Which lucky duck will get to run that show, at a third of the salary, with none of the stature?\u201d <\/p>\n
When reflecting on the show, Michaels told Langley that he likes being \u201caround funny people.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not that many of them,\u201d he joked. \u201cWhen you recognize them, and when you see them come into their own and they realize that there\u2019s this group of people who understand them and get them and who will make them better, it\u2019s an exciting place to be. And also to be able to comment on what\u2019s going on from that perspective, particularly in a time which is almost always serious.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the film about him? Michaels confirmed he’s a fan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watched it in New York for the first time and I had been completely dreading it,” he said. “And then I kind of liked it.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n