"Comedy slowly became rock n roll," says Joe Piscopo, a Saturday Night Live cast member between 1980 and 1984, in the opening episode of SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night. The Peacock docuseries, which is exec produced by Morgan Neville,

Instead of being a comprehensive history, the docuseries examines cast member’s auditions, the writers’ room, the “More Cowbell” sketch, and the weird 11th season.

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' docuseries includes Amy Poehler, Pete Davidson, Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, and more.

Each episode of the Morgan Neville-produced series examines a different aspect of the comedy institution, with stars including Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Bill Hader and many more.

Academy and Emmy Award winner Morgan Neville brought new insight into a television institution through the new docuseries “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.” Four episodes featuring

In honor of "Saturday Night Live's" 50th season, NBC's Peacock is pulling back the curtain to tell the iconic sketch comedy show's early beginnings, explore its cultural impact and it's rise to becoming entertainment machine its known to be today in a new documentary titled "SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night.

To mark the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live,” putting together 90 minutes of live TV in six days — already a herculean feat — is not enough. In addition, the venerable variety show is flooding the zone with shows of its pop cultural might.

“The SNL50 Experience” is just one of many ways NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live.” A four-part docuseries from director Morgan Neville, titled ...

Wild and crazy guys, the van down by the river, and, of course, more cowbell – just some of the classic sketches shown in the new trailer released today for Peacock‘s four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.

Get ready to kick, and stretch, and kick! Saturday Night Live is turning 50! The legendary sketch show, which premiered on Oct. 11, 1975, is celebrating its anniversary early by serving SNL fans a feast of abundance that even Debbie Downer would be hard-pressed to refuse.

Tracy Morgan, who has had several ... compelling human-interest stories. Neville, 57, also previously said that he has "been obsessed with Saturday Night Live as long as I can remember."

At times uneven, though nonetheless competently made and entertaining, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night is a must watch for the die-hards and a worthy use of four hours for comedy nerds. SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night is out on Binge now. It will also air on Fox8 on Monday 20 January at 8.30pm.