Lorne Michaels has maintained no musical guest has ever been "banned" from Saturday Night Live. A number of artists have performed controversial sets during SNL's musical guest slot over the show's 50- year history.

The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin announced Wednesday it has acquired the archive of the "Saturday Night Live" creator. The acquisition includes correspondence, scripts and photos from Michaels's teenage years through his storied career.

Michaels has no official ties to UT or Texas, but he's the latest of a group of entertainment bigwigs to select the Ransom Center to host personal archives. Robert De Niro donated his archive in 2006, and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner also donated the show's archive in 2017 .

Although way off Broadway and far from the show’s New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the ... The Ransom Center plans an exhibit, “Live from New York! The Making of Lorne Michaels” to open in September with sketch drafts, correspondence ...

A special exhibition, Live from New York! The Making of Lorne Michaels, will be on display at the center from Sept. 20, 2025 through March 15, 2026, with a look behind the scenes at SNL and its ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A collection documenting decades of one of the longest-running network shows in American history will soon be available for Texans to see in person. Lorne Michaels, the creator ...

Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy ... Although way off-Broadway and far from the show's New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the top literary and humanities archives and research institutions in the country.

The Ransom Center will open a special exhibition called "Live from New York! The Making of Lorne Michaels" on Sept. 20. "It will offer really a panoramic sweep of Lorne Michaels's career and the ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running ... Although way off Broadway and far from the show's New York City roots, the Ransom Center is one of the top literary ...

I think live music on TV is important.” He’s not wrong! And Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music proves it.

Despite infamous performances from the likes of Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, and more, 'SNL' has apparently never officially barred any musical guests from returning.

That said, per Lorne Michaels (who has been running SNL since the beginning), no musician has ever actually been banned from the show. In the new Questlove -co-directed documentary Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music, Michaels explained ( as Consequence notes ):