NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later ...
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.
From Will Ferrell to Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig to Bowen Yang, the past two decades of "SNL" have featured some of the best cast members in all of its 50 years.