Sarah Sherman, Host Walton Goggins as Albie, and Heidi Gardner during Saturday Night Live's "Mother's Day Brunch" sketch on ...

When Lamorne Morris was cast as Garrett Morris (no relation) in “Saturday Night” — the movie about the 90 minutes leading up to the first 1975 broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” — he ...

When Lamorne Morris was cast as Garrett Morris (no relation) in “Saturday Night” — the movie about the 90 minutes leading up to the first 1975 broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” — he ...

However, Morris' problems didn't end when he made his Saturday Night Live debut in October 1975 with the rest of the cast. According to the comedian, typecasting was a significant issue for him.

Fresh off an Emmy win, Lamorne Morris talks about playing one of his comedy idols — who happens to share his last name — in a new film about “Saturday Night Live’s” first broadcast.

The original cast of “Saturday Night Live,” from left: Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.

Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris in 'Saturday Night' Morris recorded his vocals live on set that day, and joked that he wished he had considerably more time to rehearse. "It was no ADR, no studio ...

The Chicago-born actor portrays Garrett Morris (no relation) in “Saturday Night,” the Jason Reitman-directed feature film about the birth of “Saturday Night Live,” released Oct. 11.

When Lamorne Morris was cast as Garrett Morris (no relation) in “Saturday Night” — the movie about the 90 minutes leading up to the first 1975 broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” — he ...