"And then Lorne fired him pretty much as he walked off the stage," Griffin recalled. "I snapped. I just did not care. I purposefully did that because I wanted him to fire me," Damon added. Lorne even said that firing Damon was "really,

Intros or Criteria are requested on the matrix, insert B-roll for them here] #10: Charles Rocket vs. Eddie Murphy Did you know that Lorne Michaels wasn’t always the “SNL” showrunner? Michaels, as well as the show’s original cast,

Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. Recalling his time on season 11 in the fourth episode, “Season 11: The Weird Year," Wayans said he didn't feel a lot of nerves about auditioning or making the cast — at first.

Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV history.

The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don't hit the ground running, they'll pull the plug at Christmas.”

Live” is having a 50th anniversary, and things are happening. Jason Reitman’s backstage dramedy “Saturday Night,” released last year, is

The doc is also set to include firsthand accounts from SNL fixtures like Lorne Michaels, Eddie Murphy, Kenan Thompson, and Maya Rudolph.

The “Saturday Night Live” documentary also features members of SNL‘s creative team from over the years, including Lorne Michaels, Eddie Murphy, Kenan Thompson, Maya Rudolph, and many more.

Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Molly Shannon, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang sit down with PEOPLE to talk about how they got to Studio 8H, their biggest laughs on the show and how hard it wa

I think live music on TV is important.” He’s not wrong! And Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music proves it.

The documentary comes from Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez The post Where to Watch ‘Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music’ appeared first on TheWrap.

Questlove's newest documentary features interviews and clips from 50 years of musical performances on Saturday Night Live.