SNL at 50

SNL at 50

Celebrate five decades of the iconic sketch show with new lists of favorite moments, deep-dive features from the Rolling Stone archives, and more

ALMOST PIZZA

THE 50 BEST ‘SNL’
TV-AD PARODIES
OF ALL TIME

In celebration of the show’s 50th
anniversary, we honor the (fake)
commercials that still make us lol

By ROLLING STONE

SNL SPOTLIGHT

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1 -- Air Date 10/11/1975 -- Pictured: (l-r) George Coe as bee, John Belushi as bee, Chevy Chase as bee, Gilda Radner as bee, Michael O'Donoghue as bee during the "Bee Hospital" skit on October 11, 1975 -- Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

Today, ‘Saturday Night Live’ 
Is an Institution. In 1975, It Was Pure Anarchy

As Jason Reitman’s film Saturday Night hits theaters, we look back at the wild early days of the world’s most famous sketch show

By ALAN SEPINWALL

OCTOBER 11, 2024

SNL SPOTLIGHT

SNL 50

The 50 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Performances

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Neil Young, and more

By GAVIN EDWARDS

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

SNL SPOTLIGHT
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; RM Lewis Jr./Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

My Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch

Will Ferrell, Al Franken, Kate McKinnon and more on the most memorable ‘SNL’ skits ever

By ROLLING STONE

March 16, 2017
Will Heath/NBC/Getty Images

The World’s Hardest ‘Saturday Night Live’ Quiz

Celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary with a test of your knowledge of SNL

By ALISON WEINFLASH

FEBRUARY 15, 2025
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; RM Lewis Jr./NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

The 50 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Characters of All Time

Legends, obscurities, opera men: a look back at the funniest concoctions to grace Studio 8H

By ROB SHEFFIELD

FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Al Levine/NBCUniversal via Getty Images/Getty Images

My Night with 

the Blues Brothers at SNL

What it was like to see John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd perform live as the Blues Brothers in 1978

By DAVID BROWNE

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Celebrate five decades of the iconic sketch show with new lists of favorite moments, deep-dive features from the Rolling Stone archives, and more

ALMOST PIZZA

THE 50 BEST ‘SNL’
TV-AD PARODIES
OF ALL TIME

In celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary, we honor the (fake) commercials that still make us lol

By ROLLING STONE

SNL SPOTLIGHT

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1 -- Air Date 10/11/1975 -- Pictured: (l-r) George Coe as bee, John Belushi as bee, Chevy Chase as bee, Gilda Radner as bee, Michael O'Donoghue as bee during the "Bee Hospital" skit on October 11, 1975 -- Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

Today, ‘Saturday Night Live’ 
Is an Institution. In 1975, It Was Pure Anarchy

By ALAN SEPINWALL

OCTOBER 11, 2024

SNL SPOTLIGHT

SNL 50

The 50 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Performances

By GAVIN EDWARDS

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

SNL SPOTLIGHT
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; RM Lewis Jr./Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

My Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch

Will Ferrell, Al Franken, Kate McKinnon and more on the most memorable ‘SNL’ skits ever

By ROLLING STONE

March 16, 2017
Will Heath/NBC/Getty Images

The World’s Hardest ‘Saturday Night Live’ Quiz

Celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary with a test of your knowledge of SNL

By ALISON WEINFLASH

FEBRUARY 15, 2025
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; RM Lewis Jr./NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

The 50 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Characters of All Time

Legends, obscurities, opera men: a look back at the funniest concoctions to grace Studio 8H

By ROB SHEFFIELD

FEBRUARY 16, 2015
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

My Night With the Blues Brothers

What it was like to see John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd perform live as the Blues Brothers in 1978

By DAVID BROWNE

FEBRUARY 17, 2025