"Comedy slowly became rock n roll," says Joe Piscopo, a Saturday Night Live cast member between 1980 and 1984, in the opening episode of SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night. The Peacock docuseries, which is exec produced by Morgan Neville,
Beyond Saturday Night executive producer, talks about his relationship to SNL and picking what stories to tell from the show's 50 years.
NBC's archetypal comedy program "Saturday Night Live" should have died in 1985, a decade after a volcanic debut that launched stars such as John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. And yet a half-century later, producer Lorne Michaels and his merry maniacs are still at it. What gives?
Live cold open saw James Austin Johnson returning as Donald Trump, two days before the inauguration, this time talking about the TikTok ban. About an hour before the show aired, TikTok went dark as a new U.
Get ready to kick, and stretch, and kick! Saturday Night Live is turning 50! The legendary sketch show, which premiered on Oct. 11, 1975, is celebrating its anniversary early by serving SNL fans a feast of abundance that even Debbie Downer would be hard-pressed to refuse.
To mark the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live,” putting together 90 minutes of live TV in six days — already a herculean feat — is not enough. In addition, the venerable variety show is flooding the zone with shows of its pop cultural might.
Academy and Emmy Award winner Morgan Neville brought new insight into a television institution through the new docuseries “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.” Four episodes featuring
The milestone season of the legendary sketch comedy show will be highlighted by a three-hour special. Party on!
In honor of “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th season, NBC’s Peacock is pulling back the curtain to tell the iconic sketch comedy show’s early beginnings, explore its cultural impact and it ...
a Saturday Night Live cast member between 1980 and 1984, in the opening episode of SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night. The Peacock docuseries, which is exec produced by Morgan Neville, the man behind Fred Rogers doc Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 20 Feet From ...
During his time on SNL, Morgan originated several iconic characters, including Brian Fellow, Dominican Lou, Astronaut Jones, African Andy and Benny the Bengal, among others. After leaving the show, he went on to star in Tina Fey’s 30 Rock as well as several movies, including Cop Out, Superhero Movie, Coming 2 America and Death At A Funeral.