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.

“Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the culture, dictating mainstream comedy instead of throwing ...

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.

As part of "Saturday Night Live's" 50th anniversary celebration ... we do not hear from Christopher Walken himself, which Dana Carvey says is right in character for him. Carvey even slips into ...

As part of "Saturday Night Live's" 50th anniversary celebration this year ... BIANCULLI: In this new recounting, we do not hear from Christopher Walken himself, which Dana Carvey says is right in ...

"I'm gonna say natural causes!" she says enthusiastically. Dana Carvey, who was part of the SNL cast from 1986 to 1993, concludes the segment with the cheeriest pitch of them all. "Gene Frenkle ...

Dana Carvey, who was part of the SNL cast from 1986 to 1993, concludes the segment with the cheeriest pitch of them all. "Gene Frenkle, he was Jeff Bezos' favorite cowbell artist," he says. "Became ...