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

From Eddie Murphy to Will Ferrell to Tina Fey, these are the 50 people who made "SNL" what it is, 50 years into its run.

Poehler was an SNL cast member from 2001-2008. SNL50: THE RED CARPET — Pictured: (l-r) Ryan Reynolds and Woody Harrelson on Sunday, February 16, ... [+] 2025 — (Photo by NBC/Kevin Mazur/NBC ...

Why "SNL" endures: To Meyers, who now hosts "Late Night" in Studio ... "Bobby Moynihan, cast member 2008-2017Favorite sketches: "Haunted Elevator," with Tom Hanks as the spooky-yet-goofy David S.

When the “SNL” writers can get the celebrity hosts ... Trebek!” The year was 2008 and the most baffling thing Americans had ever seen in a presidential election was the sudden appearance ...

Mulaney, who was a writer on "SNL" from 2008 to 2013, also dropped an amazing stat about the hosts of the show. "Over the course of 50 years, 894 people have hosted 'Saturday Night Live,' and it ...

There's Something About Mary with Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz , and Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.

Live" celebrated 50 years on the air with a massive three-hour special episode. Follow along for live updates from the red ...

He later spent nine years in jail after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping in 2008. Simpson died of cancer in 2024 at age 76. Blake was the other former “SNL” host that viewers ...

Poehler, who worked on “SNL” from 2001 to 2008, recalled frantically writing bits for the show late on Tuesday nights, with that day of the week still causing some issues for the Burlington ...

On Feb. 15, NBC will re-air the first "SNL" ever from Oct. 11, 1975. Comedian George Carlin, who died in 2008, hosted the 50-year-old episode. American singers and songwriters Billy Preston and ...