SNL 50: Flashback To 1975, The Year ‘Saturday Night Live’ Premiered
4) The highest grossing film in 1975, the year Saturday Night Live premiered, was Steven Spielberg thriller Jaws. 5) The Godfather II won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The ‘Saturday Night Live’ machine grinds on
How featuring the rushed and imperfect work of brilliant, stressed-out comics made SNL a comedy bastion.
12 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ made a cultural bang over the past 50 years
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the culture, dictating mainstream comedy instead of throwing spitballs from the margins.
Every movie based on a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch, ranked by critics
There have been 11 movies based on "Saturday Night Live" sketches over its 50 years, including 'Wayne's World" and "The Blues Brothers."
'Saturday Night Live' Stars Name Their Favorite Sketches and Reflect on Show's Legacy
Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC’s Studio 8H, whether as cast members, writers or hosts of “Saturday Night Live.”
The Secret to Longevity, According to Saturday Night Live
Live nears its official 50th anniversary, the pageantry and buildup around the big event has reminded me of something fairly unfunny: a royal jubilee. It’s fascinating to consider how an anarchic weekly comedy show has developed the backstage air of a British royal drama,
Nina Metz: 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ half fascinating, half underwhelming
If it felt like “Saturday Night Live” took to the airwaves in 1975 with a renegade spirit, 50 years later it’s become not only a late-night tradition, but traditional. Hitting the half-century mark is a milestone.
A 50-year history of Boston on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Since the beginning of "Saturday Night Live," Boston has been part of the SNL fabric, from the Boston teens to its athletes and politicians.
Live From This Italian Restaurant, It’s ‘Saturday Night’!
For decades, the ‘Saturday Night Live’ creator Lorne Michaels has been wining and dining celebrity hosts and staff members on Tuesdays at the unassuming Midtown restaurant Lattanzi.
'SNL' turns 50: We rank the 50 best sketches of all time
What are the best 'Saturday Night Live' sketches of all time? We rank the top 50, from "More Cowbell" to "Celebrity Jeopardy!
10 Times ‘SNL’ Cast Members Just Couldn’t Keep It Together
In honor of the upcoming "SNL" 50th anniversary, here are 10 of the funniest times "Saturday Night Live" cast members broke ...
SNL 50: A Celebration Of Endless Iconic Moments
Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Gilda Radner (1946 - 1989), Bill Murray; and bottom Jane Curtain, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, ...
SNL used to legitimize pop stars. Now is it the other way around?
An appearance on “Saturday Night Live” used to certify a musician’s stardom. For pop stars of the social media age, has ...
'SNL' turns 50: We rank the best cast members in show's history for anniversary special
From Eddie Murphy to Will Ferrell to Tina Fey, these are the 50 people who made "SNL" what it is, 50 years into its run.
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Dan Aykroyd Dove Head-First Through a Window in SNL's "The Farbers Meet the Coneheads"
Presenting the sketch chosen to represent Season 2: "The Farbers Meet the Coneheads” starring Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan ...
The best ‘SNL’ sports sketches over its 50-year history
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SNL's "Olympia Restaurant" Was Inspired By a Classic Chicago Tavern. Maybe.
Yes, the classic Season 3 sketch was based on a real place. Which one, however, is a point of debate for the cast and writer.