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George Carlin, the first person to host Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics.
Update, Oct. 31, 2024: This story was originally published on Sept. 19, 2024 and has been updated to include new SNL hosts and musical guests appearing this season. Show comments Advertisement
Original cast (left to right): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase. As of September 2024, the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live (SNL) has featured 167 cast members.
Through the seventh episode, this season of Saturday Night Live was the "highest rated entertainment program across ad-supported broadcast and cable TV among viewers aged 18-49", and - with seven days of on-demand viewing included - the season so far averaged a 1.28 demo rating, and an average viewership of 7.3 million.
In total, as of September 2024, 167 (!) repertory cast members and featured players have officially been part of the show’s ensemble at some point from Season 1 to 50.
Jean Smart accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her role in "Hacks" at the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Saturday Night Live returns for its milestone 50th season tonight.. The new series will see a re-assembled lineup of familiar faces, plus three new cast members.. Punkie Johnson announced in ...
“The Fall Guy” star had Chris Stapleton as his musical guest. April 6: Kristen Wiig. Former “SNL” cast member Kristen Wiig returned to Studio 8H to host “SNL” for the fifth time on ...