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.

It can’t be, ‘I like everything you do’ — that’s dishonest,” “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels said of skewering both Republicans ...

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

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

NBC is rebroadcasting the Oct. 11, 1975, episode of "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, part of a feast of 50th anniversary ...

Live" has provided us with no shortage of iconic moments, from "More cowbell" to Mister Robinson.

Tune into the Oct. 11, 1975 premiere episode of “Saturday Night Live” — then without “live” in its name — and you may be instantly surprised at some of the bones of the show that are still intact ...

If it felt like “Saturday Night Live” took to the airwaves in 1975 with a renegade spirit, 50 years later it’s become not only a late-night tradition, but traditional. Hitting the half-century mark is ...

Is it a willingness to wear wigs and look stupid? Is it Weekend Update banter, or pure star power? Over 50 seasons, 167 cast members, once called the "Not Ready for Primetime Players," ...

Amy Poehler hilariously shared why she believes she is Tina Fey's "second wife" during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show ...

Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler stopped by The Tonight Show to talk about Bill Murray and the upcoming SNL 50th anniversary.

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Seth Meyers held a reunion with Jimmy Fallon last night on The Tonight Show. Fey and Poehler interrupted the host’s monologue, much to his (feigned) surprise, and critiqued ...