Saturday Night Live

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

Created by Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels

On NBC

A high-energy, live sketch-comedy variety show built on topical parody and the unpredictability of live performance, sustained across 50 years by a rotating cast and guest hosts.

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.