Snack Shack and The Fabelmans star Gabriel LaBelle has discussed his upcoming part in SNL 1975 and his history with Saturday Night Live.
In an interview with ComingSoon, LaBelle was asked about how he’s feeling ahead of playing SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels in the forthcoming SNL 1975 movie. The actor gave a bit of his history with SNL and explained how people like Chris Farley and Will Ferrell were his comedy heroes.
“Saturday Night Live was a huge part of my upbringing and The Best of Chris Farley and Will Ferrell,” LaBelle stated. “When you realize that all of your comedy heroes come from SNL, or most of them and who taught them, it really feels like you’re a part of it and you are. But it’s … so cool. [Laughs].”
Who else is starring in SNL 1975?
The cast of SNL 1975 also includes Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson, Tommy Dewey as Michael O’Donoghue, and Nicholas Podany as Billy Crystal.
Filming on the picture began earlier this month. The movie does not yet have an official release date from Sony Pictures Releasing.
