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Lorne Michaels let Robert Smigel get away with a lot on "SNL" in the '90s | Salon Talks

Comedian, director and writer Robert Smigel reflects on working at "Saturday Night Live" in the "insane" 90s, collaborating with Adam Sandler on family films, and some of his most iconic "SNL" sketches from the "Ambiguously Gay Duo" to "Christmastime...

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