‘Saturday Night Live’ Land Shark Creator Ralph Lee Dead at 87‘Saturday Night Live’ Land Shark Creator Ralph Lee Dead at 87Puppeteer also organized inaugural Greenwich Village Halloween Parade.Bryan RolliBryan Rolli
Father Guido Sarducci SNL DebutFather Guido Sarducci SNL DebutShow's most recurring character made his first appearance In the final minutes of a Season 3 episode.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
'SNL' Cast Who Were Fired'SNL' Cast Who Were FiredThe Not Ready for Late Night Players.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut Show to Be Memorialized in New Film‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut Show to Be Memorialized in New Film'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' director Jason Reitman will helm the yet-untitled project.Bryan RolliBryan Rolli
45 Years Ago: Steve Martin’s ‘King Tut’ Becomes a Surprise Hit45 Years Ago: Steve Martin’s ‘King Tut’ Becomes a Surprise HitIt was a beaming, lightly satirical, but mostly silly put-on of a novelty song.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
Blues Brothers' 'SNL' DebutBlues Brothers' 'SNL' DebutDan Aykroyd and John Belushi fashioned characters two years earlier, but 1978 episode featured them in full glory.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
When Michael Palin Hosted ‘SNL’ Covered in Cat FecesWhen Michael Palin Hosted ‘SNL’ Covered in Cat FecesMonty Python comedian described the experience as "tele-embarrassment on a monumental scale.”Corey IrwinCorey Irwin
Most Controversial 'SNL' MomentsMost Controversial 'SNL' MomentsFrom accidental expletives to regrettable lapses in comedy judgment to manufactured ire.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
40 Years Ago: Buckwheat Is Shot, and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is There40 Years Ago: Buckwheat Is Shot, and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is ThereEddie Murphy helped kill off one of the show's most popular characters in March 1983.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
When Belushi Danced on SNL GravesWhen Belushi Danced on SNL Gravesin "Don't Look Back in Anger," star reflects on all his departed co-workers.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
45 Years Ago: O.J. Simpson Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’45 Years Ago: O.J. Simpson Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’Football great's sports career was winding down as movie and TV options piled up in 1978.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
SNL's Chase & Murray FightSNL's Chase & Murray FightThe 1978 episode marked return of former breakout cast member, but not everyone wanted him back.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins