Lorne Michaels reveals who could ‘easily’ take over as ‘Saturday Night Live’ successor

Lorne Michaels may have the perfect successor in mind to take over his role as executive producer on “Saturday Night Live.”

The “SNL” honcho, 79, teased the big name he’s eyeing up to take over the reins when the time comes for him to retire.

“It could easily be Tina Fey, but you know, there are a lot of people who are there now,” Michaels told “Entertainment Tonight,” hinting that there are several names in the running.

Fey’s name has come up in the conversation several times before, and The Post revealed last year that the “Mean Girls” actress is being courted to take over.

Michaels said Fey, 53, is someone he could trust implicitly with the hit NBC sketch show, adding that she’s “brilliant” in everything she does.

“She’s a very important person in my life,” he added.

The Post has reached out to Fey’s reps for comment.

Michaels added that while he may be looking up a future replacement for himself, he’s still very much looking to remain with “SNL” for its 50th anniversary, slated for February 2025.

“I will definitely be there for that, and definitely be there until that,” he shared. “And sometime before that, we’ll figure out what we’re gonna do.”

The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is set to start in the fall, when Michaels will turn 80 years old.

Michaels co-created the hit sketch show back in 1975 and served as a writer, producer, and executive producer for more than 40 years.

Fey, for her part, joined the “SNL” team as a writer in 1997 and was promoted to head writer just two years later.

In 2000, she joined the cast as co-anchor for the “Weekend Update” alongside Jimmy Fallon and later, her BFF Amy Poehler.

She went on to leave the series in 2006 to set her sights on “30 Rock” — a hit show in which she starred and served as the writer.

The show, executive-produced by Michaels, often parodied “SNL.”

The duo have remained very close since Fey’s departure, and Michaels has executive-produced several of her projects.

In 2021, he told CBS Mornings that he was “committed to doing [SNL] until its 50th anniversary,” something that he would like to “see through.”

“I have a feeling that’d be a really good time to leave,” he continued. “But here’s the point: I won’t want the show ever to be bad. I care too deeply about it. It’s been my life’s work. So I’m gonna do everything I can to see it carry on and carry on well.”