Beth McCarthy-Miller on the first Saturday Night Live episode after 9/11

Director Beth McCarthy-Miller shares her desire to contribute in some way following 9/11, and her satisfaction at directing America: A Tribute to Heroes. She also tells the story behind the first episode of Saturday Night Live following the attacks, which she directed:

“Lorne [Michaels] definitely had a vision of what he could do to pay tribute to everyone … [to tell] everybody, ‘We’re in this with you. We feel your pain and we feel the same way, and we want to try to just give you a few minutes to not think about it.’ And I think that’s what it achieved.��

Watch Beth McCarthy-Miller’s full interview, which chronicles her career directing iconic pop cultural moments from Nirvana on MTV’s Unplugged to live episodes of 30 Rock.

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