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.

NEW YORK – “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later ...

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An employee at China Yan, a Chinese restaurant in Homestead, Florida, was caught on camera mixing a large bowl of food with his bare hands and bare arms.