Lorne Michaels and company might not have been ready for primetime when the sketch show launched on NBC in 1975, but that didn’t stop the TV Academy from handing them four Emmys for the first season.

Former cast member Kate McKinnon was in quite a few viral sketches during her time on the long-running series, and despite ...

Ego Nwodim is the latest cast member to leave Saturday Night Live before the show's season 51 premiere in October.

Druski was transformed into a white redneck in his latest skit, Proud to Be American, and the woman who did the makeup has ...

Annie Agar is once again putting college football teams in uncomfortable meetings on social media. This week, just a day before Rutgers officially kicks off the Big Ten’s season against Ohio, she’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Unlike the majority of comedians when they’re first cast on Saturday Night Live, Beck Bennett was ...

Off-Broadway Returns to 1975: New Play Brings SNL’s First Season to Life originally appeared on Parade. When NBC first aired Saturday Night in 1975, no one could have predicted the cultural impact it ...