SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)

This docuseries explores the iconic Saturday Night Live, showcasing the audition process, writing, infamous sketches, and the pivotal 11th season that cemented the show's DNA under Lorne Michaels' leadership.

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

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Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels
as Self
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
as Self
Al Franken
Al Franken
as Self
Jim Downey
Jim Downey
as Self
Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel
as Self
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
as Self
Joe Piscopo
Joe Piscopo
as Self
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Self
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler
as Self
Bobby Moynihan
Bobby Moynihan
as Self
Cheri Oteri
Cheri Oteri
as Self
Heidi Gardner
Heidi Gardner
as Self
Jay Pharoah
Jay Pharoah
as Self
Michael Shoemaker
Michael Shoemaker
as Self
Pete Davidson
Pete Davidson
as Self
Ayala Cohen
Ayala Cohen
as Self
Bill Hader
Bill Hader
as Self
Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg
as Self
Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang
as Self
Nasim Pedrad
Nasim Pedrad
as Self
Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon
as Self
Beck Bennett
Beck Bennett
as Self
Marci Klein
Marci Klein
as Self
David Spade
David Spade
as Self
Kyle Mooney
Kyle Mooney
as Self
Ego Nwodim
Ego Nwodim
as Self
Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly
as Self
Lindsay Shookus
Lindsay Shookus
as Self
Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
as Self
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
as
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
as
Jason Sudeikis
Jason Sudeikis
as
Paula Pell
Paula Pell
as Self
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
as Self
Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk
as Self
Steve Higgins
Steve Higgins
as Self
Larry David
Larry David
as Self
Streeter Seidell
Streeter Seidell
as Self
Alex English
Alex English
as Self
Ceara O’Sullivan
Ceara O’Sullivan
as Self
Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri
as Self
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel
as Self
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers
as Self
Simon Rich
Simon Rich
as Self
Asha Ward
Asha Ward
as Self
Jimmy Fowlie
Jimmy Fowlie
as Self
Will Stephen
Will Stephen
as Self
Celeste Yim
Celeste Yim
as Self
John Higgins
John Higgins
as Self
Ben Marshall
Ben Marshall
as Self
Martin Herlihy
Martin Herlihy
as Self
Bryan Tucker
Bryan Tucker
as Self
Andrew Dismukes
Andrew Dismukes
as Self
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny
as Self
Tina Fey
Tina Fey
as Self
Lucy O'Connor
Lucy O'Connor
as Self
Marilyn Suzanne Miller
Marilyn Suzanne Miller
as Self
Emily Spivey
Emily Spivey
as Self
John Mulaney
John Mulaney
as Self
Harper Steele
Harper Steele
as Self
Betzy Torres
Betzy Torres
as Self
Louie Zakarian
Louie Zakarian
as Self
Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
as Self
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Chris Parnell
Chris Parnell
as Self
Dana Carvey
Dana Carvey
as Self
Darrell Hammond
Darrell Hammond
as Self
Chris Kattan
Chris Kattan
as Self
Joshua Homme
Joshua Homme
as Self
Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
as Self
Rachel Dratch
Rachel Dratch
as Self
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy-Miller
as Self
Dave Itzkoff
Dave Itzkoff
as Self
Larry Demmler
Larry Demmler
as Self
Eamon Cunningham
Eamon Cunningham
as Self
Tom Broecker
Tom Broecker
as Self
Jodi Mancuso
Jodi Mancuso
as Self
Cara Hannah Sullivan
Cara Hannah Sullivan
as Self
Donald Roeser
Donald Roeser
as Self
Eric Bloom
Eric Bloom
as Self
Murray Krugman
Murray Krugman
as Self
Albert Bouchard
Albert Bouchard
as Self
Keith Raywood
Keith Raywood
as Self
Speedy Rosenthal
Speedy Rosenthal
as Self
Leo Yoshimura
Leo Yoshimura
as Self
David Lucas
David Lucas
as Self
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
as Self
John Karpi
John Karpi
as Self
Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon
as Self
Andy Breckman
Andy Breckman
as Self
James Andrew Miller
James Andrew Miller
as Self
George Meyer
George Meyer
as Self
Tom Davis
Tom Davis
as Self
Laila Nabulsi
Laila Nabulsi
as Self
Bernie Brillstein
Bernie Brillstein
as Self
Terry Sweeney
Terry Sweeney
as Self
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn
as Self
Mark McKinney
Mark McKinney
as Self
Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz
as Self
Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans
as Self
Danitra Vance
Danitra Vance
as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall
as Self
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
as Self
Carol Leifer
Carol Leifer
as Self
Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
as Self
Teller
Teller
as Self
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
as Self
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
as Self
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
as Self
Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne
as Self
George Wendt
George Wendt
as Self
A. Whitney Brown
A. Whitney Brown
as Self
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Five minutes

  • 1x2

    Written by: a week inside the snl writers room

  • 1x3

    More cowbell

  • 1x4

    Season 11: the weird year

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