An Open Letter To Lorne Michaels
Dear Mr. Michaels: My name is Johnny Caps. I’m a writer and a lover of retro culture, especially that of the 1980s. I was first exposed to “Saturday Night Live” on Comedy Central in the 90s. The episodes that first made an impression on me came from seasons 6 through 10. I eventually came to see episodes from the following 10 seasons, when you made your return to producing the show. On the top is Eddie Murphy, the cast member who defined SNL in the first half of the 1980s. On the bottom is Phil Hartman, who did so for the second half of the 80s. Even at a young age, I knew that “Saturday Night Live” was something major. I first heard it discussed by my parents, and by the time the late 90s rolled around, I was in high school and I found myself staying up every Saturday night to watch the show. I would also try and record the reruns of the show that aired early Sunday mornings in