We search for the best Saturday Night Live hosts who were also musical guests, from Ariana Grande to Willie Nelson.

The documentary comes from Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz ...

The celebration of SNL’s 50th anniversary continues with a look at their iconic music performances in a feature doc directed ...

NBC released the official trailer for filmmakers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Oz Rodriguez's Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music.

After just one season of “Saturday Night Live,” Pete Davidson wanted out. In the new “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” ...

Early in his career, Jim Carrey auditioned three times for SNL, but never landed the show. He was just 18 during his first ...

Pete Davidson, who was on SNL from 2014 to 2022, is not alone in his experience. Nasim Pedrad (2009-2014) also recalled “the ...

Beyond Saturday Night' shows failed auditions from Jennifer Coolidge, Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling and more ...

The audition clips are discussed by some of the backroom believers at the show including Marci Klein, a producer and head of the talent department from 1995-2013; Mike Shoemaker, a producer and writer ...

Peacock's new documentary reveals why big stars like Stephen Colbert and Mindy Kaling weren't cast on 'Saturday Night Live.' ...

The new documentary SNL50 reveals why several of comedy’s biggest stars weren’t hired after their auditions for the show, including Jim Carrey, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, and more. SNL50: ...

Amy Poehler asks to stop after watching a morsel of her understated tryout: “That’s enough, oh boy,” she smiles. (Marci Klein, head of talent at the time, reveals in a separate interview, “We knew we ...