When Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975, it changed the concept of comedy forever in the industry. Behind the laughter and iconic sketches, one man shattered all the barriers. Garrett Morris, SNL ...

Fresh off an Emmy win, Lamorne Morris talks about playing one of his comedy idols — who happens to share his last name — in a new film about “Saturday Night Live’s” first broadcast.

Garrett Morris paved the way for people of color on SNL, but it came at a cost: ‘A lot of racism’ Garrett Morris recalls what it was really like to be the only Black person during SNL’s ...

One of the original 'Saturday Night Live' cast members, Garrett Morris explains the NBC sketch comedy show was a different place in 1975. 'SNL's Garrett Morris Recalls "A Lot Of Racism" Among Writers ...

When Lamorne Morris was cast as Garrett Morris (no relation) in “Saturday Night” — the movie about the 90 minutes leading up to the first 1975 broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” — he ...

As 'Saturday Night Live' marks 50 years, the alum revisits his time as part of the first cast of the show. Garrett Morris on SNL's First Season: 'You Have to Be Very Brave to Make Fun of a Lot of ...

Lamorne Morris opens up about what it was like meeting SNL icon Garrett Morris, who he will be portraying in SNL 1975. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Morris was in the main cast of SNL for the first five seasons, and he was the first Black cast member on the variety sketch show.While he was initially hired as a writer, the women of SNL got ...

There, Morris, who grew up watching the Will Ferrell-Tina Fey era of the pop culture staple, learned that Garrett Morris was ...