Try telling the story of American comedy without mentioning Saturday Night Live, and see how far you get. For half a century, the sketch show has been a cultural fixture, with countless cast members ascended to stardom. A pity, then, that the big-screen account of the truth behind it has ended up being Saturday Night .

Director of '50 Years of SNL Music' reveals inside story of performances by Kanye West, Ashlee Simpson, and more

I think live music on TV is important.” He’s not wrong! And Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music proves it.

Damon Wayans revealed how he 'purposely' got himself fired from 'Saturday Night Live' after going off script during a sketch: 'I just did not care.'

Pete Davidson is revealing he previously let his imposter syndrome get the best of him.

Saturday Night, a behind-the-scenes story of the 90-minute build-up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, is a loving and entertaining tribute to an American TV institution.

In the middle of the second season, Chase left SNL behind for Hollywood movie roles, with one of his most well-known roles, in Caddyshack, following only a few years later in 1980. But Chase seemed to blame Michaels for his SNL departure.

Saturday Night is the mad origin story of Saturday Night Live, the live US TV show that birthed thousands of comedians

At our Sundance Studio, Bowen Yang told Deadline about marking half a century of 'Saturday Night Live' in 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special'.

Saturday Night recounts the true, although dramatized, story of the October 11, 1975 premiere of the now-renowned live comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live, created by Lorne Michaels (who is played by Gabriel LaBelle in the movie).

In an interview for Spin ‘s Feb. 1993 SNL takeover issue, Michaels slammed O’Connor’s stunt a few months after it happened.