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SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)★ 8.1/10

TV-MA · US · 246 min · January 16, 2025 · 1 seasons

  • Documentary

Directed by: Robert Alexander, Neil Berkeley, Marshall Curry, Jason Zeldes

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.

Directed by

Robert AlexanderNeil BerkeleyMarshall CurryJason Zeldes

Cast & crew

Fred ArmisenSelf - Cast Member 2002 - 2013Al FrankenProducer Season 11James DowneySelf - 1976-80, 1984-98, 2000-13Robert SmigelSelf - 1985-83, 1996-2008Louie ZakarianSelf - Head of Makeup DepartmentEgo NwodimSelfBowen YangSelfTracy MorganSelf - Cast Member 1996 - 2003Kevin NealonCast Member Season 12 - 20Streeter SeidellSelf - Head WriterJoe PiscopoSelf - Cast Member 1980 - 1984Josh HommeSelf - Queens of the Stone AgeAlex EnglishSelfJulia Louis-DreyfusSelf - Cast Member 1982 - 1985Dave GrohlSelf - Foo FightersAndy BreckmanSelf - Writer Season 11Ceara O'SullivanSelfAmy PoehlerSelf - Cast Member 2001 - 2008Lorne MichaelsSelf - Executive ProducerJames Andrew MillerHistorianWill FerrellSelf - SNL Cast 1995 - 2002Cheri OteriSelf - Cast Member 1995 - 2000Ayo EdebiriSelf - SNL HostChad SmithGene FrenkleGeorge MeyerSelf - Writer Season 11Chris KattanSelf - SNL Cast 1996 - 2003Paula PellSelf - 1995-2013Heidi GardnerSelf - Cast Member 2017 - PresentRachel DratchSelf - SNL Cast 1999 - 2006Alan ZweibelSelf - 1975-80A. Whitney BrownSelf - Writer Season 11Seth MeyersSelf - 2001-14Beth McCarthy-MillerSelf - SNL Director 1995 - 2006Chris ParnellSelf - SNL Cast 1998 - 2006Simon RichSelf - 2007-11Jay PharoahSelf - Cast Member 2010 - 2016Dana CarveySelf - SNL Cast 1986 - 1993Michael ShoemakerSelf - Producer 1990 - 2009Laila NabulsiSelf - Associate Producer Season 11Asha WardSelfPete DavidsonSelf - Cast Member 2014 - 2022Jimmy FallonSelf - SNL Cast 1998 - 2004Jimmy FowlieSelfTerry SweeneySelf - Cast Member Season 11Will StephenSelfAyala CohenProducer 1995 - 2012Dave ItzkoffSelf - Author & Cultural JournalistNora DunnSelf - Cast Member Season 11 - 15Marci KleinProducer 1995 - 2012Celeste YimSelfLarry DemmlerSelf - Property MasterDavid SpadeSelf - Cast Member 1990 - 1996John HigginsSelfEamon CunninghamSelf - Chief PropsBill HaderSelf - Cast Member 2005 - 2013Ben MarshallSelfMark McKinneySelf - Writer Season 11Tom BroeckerSelf - SNL Producer & Head of Costume Dept.Jon LovitzSelf - Cast Member Season 11 - 15Martin HerlihySelfDamon WayansSelf - Cast Member Season 11Bryan H. TuckerSelfJodi MancusoSelf - Head of SNL Hair Dept.Chris KellySelf - Stage Manager 2000 - PresentAnthony Michael HallSelf - Cast Member Season 11Andrew DismukesSelfLindsay ShookusProducer 2012 - 2022Cara HannahSelf - Key HairstylistBobby MoynihanSelf - Cast Member 2008 - 2017Carol LeiferSelf - Writer Season 11Donald RoeserSelf - Founding Member, Blue Öyster CultNasim PedradSelf - Cast Member 2009 - 2014Sarah SilvermanSelf - 1993-94Penn & TellerSelf - Magicians Season 11Eric BloomSelf - Founding Member, Blue Öyster CultTina FeySelf - 1997-2006Molly ShannonSelf - Cast Member 1995 - 2001Penn JilletteSelf - Magician Season 11Murray KrugmanSelf - Lead Producer, Blue Öyster CultKyle MooneySelf - Cast Member 2013 - 2022TellerSelf - Magician Season 11Albert BouchardSelf - Original Drummer, Blue Öyster CultLucy O'ConnorSelf - Writer's AssistantBilly CrystalSelf - Cast Member Season 10Beck BennettSelf - Cast Member 2013 - 2021Keith RaywoodSelf - SNL Head of Design Dept.John LithgowSelf - SNL Host Season 11, Episode 4Akira YoshimuraSelf - SNL Head of Design Dept.Marilyn Suzanne MillerSelf - 1975-78, 1981-82, 1992-95Jeff BlakeSelf - Co-ProducerTom HanksSelf - SNL Host Season 11, Episode 5Stephen ColbertSelf - Host of The Late ShowEmily SpiveySelf - 2001-10David LucasSelf - Producer, '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'Griffin DunneSelf - SNL Host Season 11, Episode 12John MulaneySelf - 2008-12Kenan ThompsonSelf - Cast Member 2003 - PresentBruce DickinsonSelf - Producer & A&R ExecutiveAndy SambergSelf - Cast Member 2005 - 2012George WendtSelf - SNL Host Season 11, Episode 13Darrell HammondSelf - SNL Cast 1995 - 2009Harper SteeleSelf - 1995-2008John KarpieSelf - Owner, Ranco Precision Sheet Metal Inc.Jason SudeikisSelf - Cast Member 2005 - 2013Steve HigginsSelf - ProducerLarry DavidSelf - 1984-85Betzy TorresSelf - Standards ExecutiveBob OdenkirkSelf - 1987-91Jake NordwindSelfMarcello HernándezSelfChloe FinemanSelfSarah ShermanSelfMikey DaySelfJames Austin JohnsonSelfMichael CheSelfPunkie JohnsonSelfTrace TalbotWill Ferrell 2000'sJohn GradySelfPaul Del GessoSelf