A countercultural sketch show full of unknowns, with no script, no structure.” The verdict of NBC’s head of talent about the ...

A new film dramatises the behind the scenes shenanigans of the first-ever episode of Saturday Night Live with tense results.

Behind-the-scenes movies offering a glimpse behind famous moments in cultural history are having something of a moment. Some are great, like Mank’s dramatisation of the making of Citizen Kane in, and ...

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

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 ...

From hot-tubbing with John Malkovich to David Pumpkins, Belushi to Beavis & Butthead, Saturday Night Live players past and present recall their finest, funniest, most absurd moments on the SNL stage.

Telling the story of the fevered 90 minutes leading up to an iconic TV launch, Jason Reitman captures the energy with his own film Saturday Night. He talks to Screen about his meta approach.

Following Stefon’s departure from the “Weekend Update” desk in 2013, Moynihan’s Drunk Uncle became the segment’s most ...

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.

The last month or so has been big for surprise additions to Netflix’s streaming roster. A few weeks ago, the streaming ...

It ain’t live, but Saturday Night (now streaming on Netflix, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is a live ...

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 ...