Michaels created the show and was originally a writer and producer. Barring his hiatus in the '80s between seasons six and 10 ...

Dan Aykroyd was the only living member of the original "Saturday Night Live" cast who didn't attend the 50th anniversary show ...

In a feast of special programming, NBC celebrated the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” last weekend. The show has ...

In honor of SNL's 50 years on air, here are 21 of the most wild and occasionally controversial things that have ever happened ...

John Belushi had a particularly tough time dealing with Chase’s sudden fame and began acting out in response. “Belushi ...

The show was a cultural phenomenon after premiering on October 11, 1975, with a cast including then-unknowns Chevy Chase, ...

But in that film, even Michaels was unsure what the sketch series would be once it debuted. As it turned out, raw comedians ...

When the broadcast was over, we all filed out of the studio in a daze, that rediscovery of “Soul Man” and the band’s merger of Chicago blues and Memphis soul following us out into the streets. It was ...

Chevy Chase and Bill Murray are no strangers to headline-making moments –– but their reunion at the Saturday Night Live 50th ...

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” ...

The latest anniversary special recycled some aspects of past tribute shows, with little controversy, a lot of celebrity, and ...