8 somber ‘SNL’ cold opens that brought tears instead of laughs
Amid 50 years of gut-busting comedy, the Lorne Michaels iconic sketch show has replaced humor with heartache during tear-inducing tributes to 9/11, mass shootings, wars and more, offering somber ...
How Saturday Night Live became a US comedy institution – without being very funny
It gave us Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and more. But as the sketch show turns 50 with an all-star special, who’s laughing now?
More cowbell? ‘Saturday Night Live' stars name their favorite sketches
Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC’s Studio 8H, whether as cast members, writers or hosts of “Saturday Night ...