As the show gears up to celebrate its milestone, here are 12 moments over the past five decades when the show didn't just reflect pop culture — it drove it.

Most of these SNL Digital Shorts are still cultural mainstays and are fondly remembered by those who caught them live or those who discovered them on YouTube a few years later. As SNL celebrates its ...

Ford CEO Jim Farley spoke at length with the Detroit News about "Saturday Night Live" legend Chris Farley in a rare interview ...

For nearly five decades, "Saturday Night Live" has been a cultural cornerstone of American television, shaping comedy, music and politics. Its live format, iconic sketches and unforgettable musical ...

Leslie Jones also said that McCarthy once told her "I'm gonna break you, bitch," before performing in a "Saturday Night Live" ...

The big picture: Fifty cast members and writers from Second City have been hired at "SNL." Plus, a handful more did comedy ...

There have been 11 movies based on "Saturday Night Live" sketches over its 50 years, including 'Wayne's World" and "The Blues ...

From Eddie Murphy to Will Ferrell to Tina Fey, these are the 50 people who made "SNL" what it is, 50 years into its run.

If you wanted to succeed in comedy, performing at Studio 8H was a rite of passage. As the iconic variety show turns fifty, is ...

To Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, he was his cousin Chris, the hilarious kid he grew up with whom he watched rise to fame on "Saturday Night Live" and shine in movies such as "Tommy Boy," while away ...

Still, despite being a well-known name-dropper, he didn’t get where he is today by kowtowing to celebrity at every ...