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

Lorne Michaels has donated a collection of his work on Saturday Night Live and more to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas.

In the middle of the second season, Chase left SNL behind for Hollywood movie roles, with one of his most well-known roles, in Caddyshack, following only a few years later in 1980. But Chase seemed to blame Michaels for his SNL departure.

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.

Beyond Saturday Night," former cast member Pete Davidson recalls wanting to leave "SNL" after his first season.

Pete Davidson is revealing he previously let his imposter syndrome get the best of him.

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 ):

In a new doc on the musical history of "Saturday Night Live," the showrunner softened his stance on the singer

At our Sundance Studio, Bowen Yang told Deadline about marking half a century of 'Saturday Night Live' in 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special'.

Lorne Michaels claims that 'Saturday Night Live' has "never banned” any music acts, as they are "way too crass and opportunistic" to do so.

The documentary comes from Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez The post Where to Watch ‘Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music’ appeared first on TheWrap.