Live has had its share of scandalous music performances over the past 50 years, but one punk band’s 1981 appearance remains unforgettable. Los Angeles hardcore band Fear’s raucous musical performance has reached nearly mythic proportions among SNL fans over the past three decades,

SATURDAY NIGHT (15) 109 mins ★★★★☆ ONCE you’ve seen the first ever Saturday Night Live sketch you’ll wonder how the show lasted a week let alone half a century. The skit featuring the late, great

Jason Reitman’s dramedy about the behind-the-scenes shenanigans that went on before the American comedy show’s first broadcast is contrived

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).

Jason Reitman’s movie about the first episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”—is coming to Netflix this week. Find out when you can watch it at home.

It ain’t live, but Saturday Night (now streaming on Netflix, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is a live wire, a sort-of real-time tick-tock dramatization of the countdown to the first-ever episode of Saturday Night in 1975 (trivia: it wasn’t officially named Saturday Night Live until a year later).

The original cast, affectionately known as “The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players,” included some of the greatest talent in comedy. The cast members were: • Chevy Chase • John Belushi • Dan Aykroyd • Gilda Radner • Garrett Morris • Jane Curtin • Laraine Newman

There was a time when Saturday Night Live was not only funny, but even cutting-edge. NBC’s late-night sketch show has been a nursery for major comedic stars such as Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and the great John Belushi – all of whom are portrayed in this lively biopic of the show’s chaotic 1975 opening night.

The last month or so has been big for surprise additions to Netflix’s streaming roster. A few weeks ago, the streaming service added a bunch of big Warner Bros. releases to the lineup without announcing them in the monthly newsletters.

On 11 October 1975, in Midtown Manhattan, a group of people are preparing to put on a show. The content may be silly, but the stakes are higher than the famous 66-storey building they’re in.

T he ever-iconic Saturday Night Live has officially entered its landmark 50th season. Created by Lorne Michaels, the late-night sketch comedy show has been airing on NBC since 197

Brooks made his SNL debut as a musical guest in a John Goodman ... song “Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer).” The show’s cold open is a backstage sketch where John Belushi, fresh from ...