Is it a willingness to wear wigs and look stupid? Is it Weekend Update banter, or pure star power? Over 50 seasons, 167 cast members, once called the "Not Ready for Primetime Players," ...

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Saturday Night Live is celebrating its five decades with SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a three-hour event airing Sunday ...

As SNL turns 50, Bowen Yang, Terry Sweeney, Paula Pell and other gay writers and performers look back at the show’s LGBTQ ...

From Laraine Newman and Molly Shannon to Mikey Day and Chloe Fineman, we asked veteran cast members to dish on what viewers ...

Below, the 22 most controversial moments in SNL history.

Thirty thoughts on “Saturday Night Live” are too few. There’s too much lore, too many feelings, too much to celebrate and far too much to complain about. Yet like “SNL” itself, tasked weekly with ...