WHAT’s going on be hind the scenes at "Saturday Night Live" this month may be more dramatic than any thing you’ll see on the two prime-time shows starting this fall based on the famed late-night comedy.Four cast members are about to be fired – they know who they are, but the public doesn’t.Two others – including the undisputed star of "SNL," Tina Fey – are gone.Auditions are about to begin for the signature spot on the show, anchor of the snarky "Weekend Update."Lorne Michaels, the show’s boss and guiding personality for nearly 30 years – and the producer of "30 Rock" – has less than six weeks to get it all done. Crunch time."The history of ‘SNL’ has been that people step up," Michaels told the Post yesterday. "It’s just been that way, at least so far. I think there are people there now who are going to be brilliant." This will be one of the few seasons that he doesn’t bring in at least one new cast member. Knowing that budget cuts were looming for this fall, Michaels last year hired an exceptionally large cast – so that when the ax fell, he would already have a fresh, experienced cast ready to go.
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When was the last time this show was funny? I think when they added Joe Piscopo the show went downhill.
