saturday night live

"We're all at the mercy of the cowbell sketch in different ways," Buck Dharma says.

It was the singer's first time back on the show in over 40 years.

Director Jason Reitman has turned the making of the premiere episode of ‘SNL’ into its own movie.

The film offers a condensed and dramatized account of the 90 minutes before the first 'SNL' hit the air.

For 50 years, the late-night sketch show has been a launching pad for some of entertainment's most famous stars.

Three-stage roll-out of ‘Saturday Night’ will begin two weeks before original scheduled launch.

The film is about the very first broadcast of one of the most important TV shows in history.

He suggests that Lorne Michaels wanted him to reject the invitation to portray Kamala Harris' running mate.

Buck Dharma recalls how the famous sketch starring Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell turned an "afterthought" into a necessity.

The character would become hugely popular, but his debut was less than "mahvelous."

The movie will explore the early years of the famous sketch comedy show.

These guests either never appeared on the show again or went through long periods without making another appearance.