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.

Five decades later, comedian and actor Garrett Morris remembers what it was like to be the only Black cast member and writer as part of “Saturday Night Live’s” inaugural cast in 1975. The 87 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lamorne Morris says that as the sole Black lead on 'New Girl,' he felt as out of place as he imagines his 'Saturday Night' character felt on 'SNL' in 1975.

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