Few figures in comedy are as shrouded in well-maintained mystery as Lorne Michaels, a fact exhaustively documented by virtually everyone with a Saturday Night Live connection. In his new book entitled Sick in the Head, Judd Apatow compiles three decades worth of interviews with a variety of comedians including Gary Shandling, Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer, and recent SNL controversy stirrer Louis C.K.
Speaking on his controversial SNL monologue (no; not that one), C.K. details the short but revelatory story of how he confidently delivered a 12-minute opus during rehearsals before being crushed to hear that Michaels felt that almost half of it was weak enough to cut. According toSalon, C.K. didn't realize he "needed to go in scared" until after their brief disagreement:
After the subdued exchange of heated words, Louis C.K. watched a tape of the dress rehearsal — surprised to find that he actually agreed with Michaels. "He knows exactly what he's doing," says Louis. Revisit the storied monologue below.
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