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Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and streams on Peacock. Michaels currently serves as the program's showrunner.
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- 948 (list of episodes)
- October 11, 1975 –, present
- NBC
Nov 13, 2009 · Created by the Canadian-born comedy writer Lorne Michaels, SNL has introduced a long list of memorable characters and catchphrases—from Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannada, to the Coneheads, to...
2 days ago · The 90-minute program was created by Dick Ebersol and Lorne Michaels, the latter of whom continues as a writer and executive producer of the show, after having taken a brief hiatus in the early 1980s. Each episode features the show’s regular ensemble of comedic actors, as well as a guest host and a musical guest.
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May 11, 2024 · “Saturday Night Live" is celebrating 50 years of comedy with a special 3-hour show on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 on NBC. NBC’s historic sketch comedy show aired for the first time in 1975.
Lorne Michaels CC (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American television writer and film producer. He created and produces Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, 1985–present) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995) and The Tonight Show (since 2014).
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- 1968–present
- Producer, writer, comedian
May 13, 2024 · SNL will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a weekend-long look back at the late-night sketch series, culminating in a three-hour live primetime special. The program will air Sunday, February 16 ...
May 15, 2024 · The show first aired in October 1975, and NBC announced “Saturday Night Live” will celebrate its anniversary with a three-hour long “SNL50 Primetime Special” on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 from ...
