Originally Posted By: BASAMS The Plumber
Didn't Ebersol also take over SNL when Lorne Michaels left for a couple years and got it canceled but Lorne came back and the network gave it another shot?


Ebersol was responsible for giving Murphy and Piscopo the spotlight as well as bringing in Guest, Shear, and Crystal; but he also dumbed down the show and made it center on repeated appearances of characters leading to Murphy's hilarious Velvet Jones skit where the character was killed from overexposure. But, yeah, NBC was canceling the show until Michaels agreed to come back and clean house and start again.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."