Just as “Saturday Night Live” celebrates its 50th season on the air, Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” is hits theaters, chronicling the humble beginnings of the legendary late-night sketch show.

When Saturday Night Live debuted in October 1975, it marked the beginning of a surprising, funny, and unabashedly experimental phenomenon that quickly made stars of original cast members Gilda Radner, ...

Sarah Sherman had an unexpected special SNL connection to the late Gilda Radner when she first joined the late-night sketch comedy show Sherman revealed that some of her early residuals checks were ...

Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night,' in theaters Oct. 11, chronicles 'SNL''s tumultuous pilot episode. These are the actors ...

Sarah Sherman got a cosmic message from late Saturday Night Live alum Gilda Radner that cinched her place on the legendary sketch series — at least, that's how she sees it. During a recent appearance ...

Sarah Sherman recalls finding out her 'Saturday Night Live' residual checks were going to show alum Gilda Radner's estate. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images/Christopher Little/TV Guide/NBC/Courtesy Everett ...

The audience for the opening night of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 38 at the Castro Theatre last Thursday night knew that they were in the presence of genius. Comedic genius, that is, in the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I got a giant envelope in the mail with a handwritten letter that was like, ‘Hey, I’m Gilda ...