Celebrate 50 years of Saturday Night Live with a weekend of events featuring iconic comedians and musical performances.

They throw you in a lake," says Silverman, who was a 22-year-old stand-up comic when she joined the cast as a writer and featured player, "and you just have to learn to swim.” ...

It’s not unusual for “Saturday Night Live” to have viewers in stitches, but it’s also not out of the ordinary for the show’s ...

The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don't hit the ground running, they'll pull the plug at Christmas.” ...

Tom Broecker has played an integral part in the visual language of 'SNL,' leading the costume design team that has helped ...

There have been 11 movies based on "Saturday Night Live" sketches over its 50 years, including 'Wayne's World" and "The Blues ...

Al Franken during "Weekend Update" on April 11, 1981 Credit - Fred Hermansky—NBCU Photo Bank/. O n Election Night 1988, I was ...

What are the best 'Saturday Night Live' sketches of all time? We rank the top 50, from "More Cowbell" to "Celebrity Jeopardy!" ...

As the protagonist consumed by an obsessive need to clean, Jan Hooks evokes Tennessee Williams heroine lunacy. (Note the hair flip and meme-worthy “Liar!”) Phil Hartman’s tuxedoed narrator ...

It’s been nearly half a century since Saturday Night Live premiered and changed the course of television history, and NBC is ...