Listen "'30 With Murti': SNL Director Don Roy King"
Episode Synopsis
Don Roy King calls Saturday Night Live "an adrenaline rush" similar to a being a quarterback. And he should know. He's the man calling all the plays, the director of SNL since 2006.On the latest "30 With Murti" podcast, King takes us through a career spanning seven decades, punctuated by becoming just the fourth director in the history of NBC's legendary SNL, a show that's earned him nine Emmy Awards.With a career that began in the late 1960's, King has directed more live television than anyone In the history of television. He's rubbed elbows with Paul McCartney, traded jabs with Muhammad Ali, and got his first big break in the business because he knew how to drive a stick shift. For more tales from SNL and the striking similarities between live comedy and live sports, listen here to Sweeny Murti's conversation with Don Roy King.
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