He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

The comedian said he felt adrift on the iconic sketch comedy show until he had a chat with the legendary Lorne Michaels.

Then-newcomer Tina Fey was ordered to have a word with “ Saturday Night Live ” guest host Sylvester Stallone over his words ― he wasn’t pronouncing them clearly enough. Fey was reminiscing in Peacock’s recent installment of “ SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ,” describing her awkward debut as a writer in 1997.

Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas

Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV history.

Shelley Duvall, from left, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman pose backstage at "Saturday Night Live" in 1977. The image is among the items in the Lorne Michaels Collection, an archive the series creator has donated to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' is full of incredible insights about the iconic sketch-comedy show. Here are a few of the most interesting.

Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy television show “Saturday Night Live” donated the materials from the show that launched

Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running ... Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. It also includes some of 80-year-old Michaels' personal correspondence.

“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive ... Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. It also includes some of 80-year-old Michaels ...

From millennial reflections on divorce to must-read memoirs from the likes of Graydon Carter, Brooke Shields and Ms. Tina Knowles herself.

During Morgan's first "Saturday Night Live" season, he performed with cast members such as Jim Breuer, Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, and Molly Shannon nearly 30 years ago. The comedian was on the sketch comedy series for seven years, until he was a main cast member in Tina Fey's "Saturday Night Live"-inspired comedy, "30 Rock."