Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Jenna Ortega, Kim Kardashian and Scarlett Johansson are among the stars walking the red carpet before Sunday night’s "SNL 50: The Anniversary Special." ...

An appearance on “Saturday Night Live” used to certify a musician’s stardom. For pop stars of the social media age, has showing up become a formality?

As SNL turns 50, Bowen Yang, Terry Sweeney, Paula Pell and other gay writers and performers look back at the show’s LGBTQ history.

Live, the comedy sketch show that’s on its 50th season, might be more famous for its political parodies, but it has a long, strong history of some hilarious car-related skits and fake ads. With ...

Leon Pendarvis is the longest-serving member of the “Saturday Night Live” band, having resided behind the keyboards since 1980. Ashlee Simpson was caught in a lip-synching scandal on “SNL ...

Paul McCartney has never hosted but has been the musical guest four times since he first appeared on SNL in 1980, and Sabrina Carpenter was the musical guest in March of 2024. The SNL 50 ...

While starring on “SNL” between 1975 and 1980, Newman played Streisand, in which she mocked her ego and salary in a sketch. “[SNL writer] Marilyn Miller wrote this incredible song called ...

Advertisement Jodie Foster first hosted SNL at age 14 in 1976, before transitioning from child star to serious actor. She returned in 1980 before shifting her focus to film, eventually winning two ...

The “Bruce Almighty” star auditioned for “SNL” more than once during the 1980s, but never made the cut. “I wasn’t at the Jim Carrey audition,” Lorne Michaels, the creator and ...

When I first came to Second City in the 1980s, the lore was twofold: First, our relationship with ‘SNL,’ our role as a conduit for talent to the show, had put Second City into a new ...