It gave us Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and more. But as the sketch show turns 50 with an all-star special, who’s laughing now?

If Lorne Michaels is the father of “Saturday Night Live,” then Rosie Shuster is its criminally under-acknowledged mother. Michaels may be prolific for his ability to wrangle talent and reassure ...

The most recent “Saturday Night Live” sketch to go viral — or at least, the most recent one that multiple of this writer’s own friends sent to him — was the type of joke that you could easily find by ...

In a feast of special programming, NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend ...

The episode built him a monumental pedestal. He reprised several famous characters, including the inner-city children’s host ...

But one building block of that episode has survived for nearly 50 years: the commercial parody that follows the host’s monologue. Back in October of 1975, George Carlin’s routine about the differences ...

Super Bowl airtime doesn’t come cheap. In fact, this year companies spent $8 million for 30 seconds of screen time at a Super ...

Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC’s Studio 8H, whether as cast members, writers or hosts of “Saturday Night Live.” As the sketch show marks its 50th anniversary with a bevy of ...

Well, we’ve gone through the show’s 50 seasons and ranked our 30 favorite performers from the show’s history. If we left some of your favorite cast members out, you can direct all complaints to Matt ...

It’s nearly impossible to pick out the greatest Saturday Night Live sketches of all time, given that there’s been 50 years of ...

Live" marks an incredible five decades on the air this year. ELLE enlisted Mikey Day to get a behind-the-scenes look at the ...

What is the best “Saturday Night Live” sketch of all time? Count that among one of life’s many impossible questions. The ...