Al Franken during "Weekend Update" on April 11, 1981 Credit - Fred Hermansky—NBCU Photo Bank/. O n Election Night 1988, I was ...

“Well, if you don’t like to study,” Dana Carvey says, before he’s joined ... After a long, awkward 4½ minutes, Jon Lovitz appears as Jerry Tarkanian while looking and sounding exactly ...

The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on ...

Will Ferrell once worried that his affectionate portrayal of George W. Bush on “S.N.L.” had helped the Texan win the White ...

There have been 11 movies based on "Saturday Night Live" sketches over its 50 years, including 'Wayne's World" and "The Blues ...

Terry Sweeney as Hildy, Jon Lovitz as Mr. Deaver ... NBCUniversal via Getty Images Season 12 included Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman and Kevin Nealon, who all became iconic cast members in “SNL ...

NBC's archetypal comedy program "Saturday Night Live" should have died in 1985, a decade after a volcanic debut that launched stars such as John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. And ...

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” delves into cast auditions, “More Cowbell,” and a fateful season in which Lorne Michaels almost ...

Creating laughs for “Saturday Night Live” wasn’t always a laughing matter. Martin Short (who’s solving crimes on Hulu in ...

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 ...