“Saturday Night Live” has been making us laugh for five decades now, since the show premiered in October 1975.

There’s an old adage that “context is everything” and while it may not apply to all situations, it certainly rings true when it comes to politics and comedy. Both arenas are designed around performers ...

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

From political scandals to cultural shocks, here is a rundown of times SNL took history and made it hilariously unforgettable!

Gasteyer grew up in Washington, D.C., and was friends with President Jimmy Carter’s daughter, Amy, so imagine her shock when ...

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

Comedians who lampooned Kamala Harris and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are finding that their fortunes rise and fall based on the ...

SNL alums have formed a who's who of comedy through five generations, from Chase, Belushi Radner, and Aykroyd to Eddie Murphy ...

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 ...

From Eddie Murphy to Will Ferrell to Tina Fey, these are the 50 people who made "SNL" what it is, 50 years into its run.

The ringmaster of Saturday Night Live is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he ...