With a new film about the show, and a 50th anniversary season starting, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Laraine ...

The mayhem of the performance and the moshpit was described as a “riot” in a New York Post headline. SNL co-creator cut away ...

"Saturday Night Live" returns for its 50th season during a presidential election year, promising unforgettable presidential ...

a band, performances by a musical guest and a celebrity host, was created by Lorne Michaels and first aired on NBC on Oct. 11, 1975. George Carlin hosted the show. "SNL" often parodies ...

Hunt plays the legendary, late comedian best known for her characters like Roseanne Roseannadanna and Baba Wawa. Radner spent five seasons with SNL, departing in 1980 and going on to a successful film ...

And on the evening of October 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live was born. The original cast still remembers the show's debut 50 years later - along with all the madness and chaos leading up to the ...

On October 11, 1975, the freshman cast of “Saturday Night Live” took the stage for the sketch comedy show’s first-ever live broadcast. With comedy legends such as Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner ...

SNL co-creator cut away from the performance during the band’s third song. That performance was ranked just ahead of the 1975 reunion of Simon and Garfunkel in SNL’s second episode.

Here’s how The New York Times and others covered its debut in 1975. By Jennifer Vineyard It is strange to read the early press coverage of “Saturday Night Live.” No matter how much the show ...