For some celebrities, getting to host the late-night sketch comedy institution Saturday Night Live is a dream come true. For others, it’s just a way to promote their latest project. But for most actors, hosting SNL means getting to do something they wouldn’t ordinarily do. Unlike a movie or a TV show, SNL is live, fast-paced, and often completely ridiculous. While…
Saturday Night Live has been known as a launching pad and star maker for many actors and comedians. It is also a place where the people making the casting picks don’t always make the best decisions. Many bright and young talented actors, comedians, and all around funny people have been shown the door, or not even…
If you get cast on Saturday Night Live, you’re well on your way to a successful comedy career. But first, you have to survive your SNL audition, which is one of the toughest in show business. For starters, it’s an incredibly selective process. The show has had only 153 official cast members since it debuted in 1975. Staffers review hundreds of candidates…
You know you’ve made “it” if you’re being impersonated on Saturday Night Live. Some celebrities totally get a kick out of being parodied for laughs, while others get downright upset. Read the reactions of celebrities who talk about what it was like to be impersonated on SNL. Every US President since Gerald Ford has been lampooned on…
The 1980s was a tumultuous decade for Saturday Night Live. Most of the original cast members had moved on. The ratings took a major hit. In fact, they were so bad in the middle of the decade that SNL was even briefly canceled. Additionally, creator/co-producer Lorne Michaels left from 1980-85 to pursue other projects, and because he was…
With its ever-changing cast, Saturday Night Live has introduced audiences to a pantheon of comedic talents—from iconic figures like John Belushi and Gilda Radner to contemporary stars like Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson. However, not all of its cast members have taken a permanent place in the public’s collective memory. In fact, there’s an entire…
For more than 40 years, Saturday Night Live has been a breeding ground of some of America’s greatest comedy minds. But when you put that much talent in an enclosed space, you’re asking for trouble. Even the best SNL members have their bad moments. Not all of the behind the scenes SNL fights ended with someone getting punched in their face. Some of…
