Al Franken looks back on 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Millions of viewers will tune in Sunday to enjoy “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” a three-hour broadcast celebrating one of ...
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4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes
SNL alums have formed a who’s who of comedy through five generations, from Chase, Belushi Radner, and Aykroyd to Eddie Murphy ...
12 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ made a cultural bang over the past 50 years
Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the ...
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Damon Wayans ‘Purposely’ Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’ by Going Off Script: ‘I Snapped. I Just Did Not Care’
He had former “SNL” star Eddie Murphy’s advice in the back of his head: “Eddie’s advice to me was, ‘Write your own sketches ... to then-writer Al Franken. “He read the sketch ...
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Damon Wayans 'Purposely' Got Himself Fired from “SNL” After Getting Cautionary Advice from Eddie Murphy: 'I Snapped'
Damon Wayans is reflecting on his brief time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Wayans is one of many ... ‘Write your own sketches. Otherwise they're going to give you some Black people ...
Minnesota's impact on Saturday Night Live
Over the past 50 years, plenty of Minnesotans have left their mark on SNL. We gathered up as many connections as we could ...
29 Cast Members and Writers’ ‘Welcome to SNL’ Moment
On show days, you’d eat dinner upstairs in the NBC cafeteria. One Saturday early on, Eric Slovin, my friend and writing ...
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‘SNL’ star Chloe Fineman pitched ‘touching’ Timothée Chalamet in a ‘Babygirl’ skit — but he refused
The “Saturday Night Live” star, 36, revealed on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” that Timothée Chalamet shut down her skit ideas when he hosted the NBC show on Jan. 25.