It’s hard to believe that Saturday Night Live almost got the ax in the 1980s, but it’s true. In 1980, after the fifth season, Lorne Michaels took a hiatus from running the show. Most of the SNL cast ...

In “Saturday Night Live’s” first year on air, Chevy Chase was among the cast members who took part in live ads for Polaroid camera, all during certain commercial breaks. On Sunday, cast members who ...

The opening credits to last night’s broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” told viewers they’d get to see something they really like: a new short film from Please Don’t Destroy, the small troupe of ...

Some of the most-watched sketches featuring cast members of “Saturday Night Live” aren’t taking place on NBC’s venerable late-night show. Several of “SNL’s” popular players have in recent months ...