The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on its standing as an American institution.
Saturday Night”—a comedy about the first episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”—is coming soon to Netflix. Find out when you can stream it at home.
A treat for everyone who saw those early years, “Saturday Night” explains why some weeks are good and others aren’t. It also salutes the miracle of live television and the masterpiece Michaels created.
Although Michaels shaved his mustache by the time he started SNL in 1975, most of the men in the original cast sported facial hair at some point during their time on the show. While this was after Nixon resigned and the U.
Explore the journey behind the iconic TV show 'Saturday Night Live' in the upcoming docudrama 'Saturday Night,' releasing on Netflix on January 25, 2025. Discover the creative minds that transformed television forever in this nostalgic portrayal of a cultural phenomenon.
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.
Two real cultural events - the selection of a pope and the start of a late-night comedy show - are each told through a pair of fictionalized films - “Conclave” and “Saturday Night” - new to the Blu-ray disc format.
On April 24, 1976, Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of the late-night NBC comedy program “Saturday Night” – it had not yet changed its name to “ Saturday Night Live ” – appeared on camera in hopes of luring the Beatles to reunite on the program.
John Papsidera was casting Saturday Night all wrong. When he was casting for the sprawling company of actors needed in Jason Reitman’s latest film, he was looking for impressions of people.
Live has five decades of incredible SNL characters and sketches. But the ones on this list probably won’t turn up in The post 11 Old SNL Characters They Wouldn’t Do Today appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine.
"The New Yorker" devotes 13 pages to a new profile of Lorne Michaels this week as his show, "Saturday Night Live," marks its 50th anniversary this year.