Dave Chappelle tells San Francisco audience that 'SNL' censored him politically
At the first of a series of impromptu sold-out shows in San Francisco, comedian Dave Chappelle shared the two things that ...
The secret gay history of SNL
As SNL turns 50, Bowen Yang, Terry Sweeney, Paula Pell and other gay writers and performers look back at the show’s LGBTQ ...
8 somber ‘SNL’ cold opens that brought tears instead of laughs
Amid 50 years of gut-busting comedy, the Lorne Michaels iconic sketch show has replaced humor with heartache during tear-inducing tributes to 9/11, mass shootings, wars and more, offering somber ...
A Look At SNL Season 50’s Most Iconic Moments
Season 50 was full of viral moments, cameos and not to be missed sketches. Take a look back before the 'Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special.' ...
Opinion
‘Saturday Night Live’ Had a Rocky History with Queerness. Now It’s Gayer Than Ever
The most recent “Saturday Night Live” sketch to go viral — or at least, the most recent one that multiple of this writer’s own friends sent to him — was the type of joke that you could easily find by ...
The ‘Saturday Night Live’ machine grinds on
How featuring the rushed and imperfect work of brilliant, stressed-out comics made SNL a comedy bastion.
The 50 Best ‘SNL’ Commercial Parodies of All-Time
But one building block of that episode has survived for nearly 50 years: the commercial parody that follows the host’s monologue. Back in October of 1975, George Carlin’s routine about the differences ...
Bill Murray Reprises ‘Nick the Lounge Singer’ With Maya Rudolph, Cecily Strong and Laraine Newman for SNL 50
Bill Murray reprised his 'Nick the Lounge Singer' character with Maya Rudolph, Cecily Strong and Laraine Newman as backing vocalists for SNL 50.