How featuring the rushed and imperfect work of brilliant, stressed-out comics made SNL a comedy bastion.

The news parody has launched comedy careers and courted controversy. Here, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Michael Che and others recount its influential history.

A cast member does a killer impression of a celebrity… and then the real celebrity joins them on stage. SNL has been home to celebrity impersonations since the very beginning, with Chevy Chase playing ...