Hudson was SNL’s first Black female cast member, having joined the show in its ill-fated sixth season. She appeared in a number of sketches uncredited before getting fired along with nearly everyone ...

To kick off 2026, SNL will welcome three first-time hosts. Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard will host the Jan. 17 show, ...

"Saturday Night Live" is back for another season of belly laughs and a milestone anniversary. The sketch comedy show returns for its 50th season on Sept. 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 CT on NBC, ...

Over the past 50 years, “Saturday Night Live” has had 171 cast members. Only seven have been Black women, and just five lasted longer than one season. In 1980, Lorne Michaels introduced Yvonne Hudson ...

Saturday Night Live’s roster of current and former cast members is always expanding. Twenty people are currently on the (rather bloated) cast, and most formal counts put the total number for the ...

Elliott joined Saturday Night Live during season 34, making history as the child of a former SNL cast member. Her father, Chris Elliott, spent one season on the show in season 20. Her tenure on the ...

Throughout Saturday Night Live's decades on the air, one of the keys to the show's success has always been its ability to reinvent itself. If an SNL star like Colin Jost starts hosting a game show, ...