It was less of a concept or observation than a baffling, unexpected contract: If you go with this extremely silly sketch ...

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You may not know it, but if you’ve watched 'Saturday Night Live' in recent years, you’ve likely seen the work of Monkey Boys Productions.

Bat, Boogie Woogie, Griffin, Pearl, and Space Range -- as Group B kicks off the next round of competition with some ...

When Your Show of Shows with Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar debuted on February 25, 1950, no one knew that a whole new genre of television show had been born. A family-friendly, viewer-pleasing mix of ...

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As the sketch show marks its 50th anniversary with a bevy of celebrations, its cast members and alumni look back on their favorite sketches and the enduring legacy of “Saturday Night Live.” ...

The Land of Gorch was a series of sketches across the very first season of SNL ... The Land of Gorch didn't live past the first season, but it provided inspiration and momentum for The Muppet Show, ...

Among the sketches were several in which actors appeared in blackface or with darkened skin, though SNL opted to blur those faces. The show was also much more flippant about using racial slurs in ...

Rafferty's mom made this one stand out. Seeing Streep and McKinnon side-by-side in one of the show's wackier recurring sketches in recent memory was very cool. The SNL 50 "Weekend Update" was ...