Lorne Michaels helped Keith Richards avoid jail time following the Rolling Stones' 'SNL' hosting gig in 1978. Richards most recently made an appearance at the sketch show's 50th anniversary special.

SNL creator Lorne Michaels served as a character witness for Stones guitarist Keith Richards’ drug trial in Canada two months ...

The SNL honcho returned to his hometown of Toronto in 1978 to testify on the guitarist's behalf as he faced serious drug ...

Saturday Night Live kicked off its fourth season in 1978 with one of the show's most unconventional emcees to date, the ...