The role that Murray played, Peter Venkman, was first written with John Belushi in mind. Sadly, Belushi’s death in 1982 meant ...

“Scared Straight” is pretty much the textbook example of a Saturday Night Live sketch that’s built on a “dumb joke,” but gets ...

Once a bastion of sharp satire, the US sketch show’s latest ‘mean and unfunny’ skit, which punches down not for the first time, proves it’s lost its edge – and its decency, writes Fiona Sturges ...

Since its premiere on October 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live has featured numerous celebrity hosts and musical guests, some of whom participated in a variety of sketches and acts.

T he ever-iconic Saturday Night Live has officially entered its landmark 50th season. Created by Lorne Michaels, the late-night sketch comedy show has been airing on NBC since 197 ...

British telecom company Sky Group has announced it is bringing NBC’s comedy show Saturday Night Live to British audiences ...

When Bill Hader returned to host Saturday Night Live for a second time, in his monologue, he joked that he never realized “that first commercial after the monologue, the ones we’re in… those are fake.

The U.K. version, produced with Sky Studios, will have a British cast of comedians — to be announced later — and follow the ...

Live celebrates its 50th anniversary, the iconic U.S. sketch comedy show announced Thursday that it plans to launch a British ...

We are thrilled to be partnering with Lorne [Michaels] and the ‘SNL’ team to bring an all-British version of the show to UK ...