Saturday Night Live

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Returning Series

First aired

October 11, 1975

Last aired

April 15, 2023

Episodes

951

Network

NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United States of America

Production

Broadway Video,Universal Television,NBC Studios

Creators

Lorne Michaels, Dick Ebersol

Homepage

Official site