Fey admits that the sketch show is, in part, driven by competition. "Even though everyone at SNL is working together to make one thing, no though. It is built on competition. It i

Then-newcomer Tina Fey was ordered to have a word with “ Saturday Night Live ” guest host Sylvester Stallone over his words ― he wasn’t pronouncing them clearly enough. Fey was reminiscing in Peacock’s recent installment of “ SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ,” describing her awkward debut as a writer in 1997.

The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on its standing as an American institution.

Each episode of the Morgan Neville-produced series examines a different aspect of the comedy institution, with stars including Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Bill Hader and many more.

There are books — the best of which is still “ Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live ” — and countless movies, including a 2010 documentary and a 2024 feature, both titled “Saturday Night,” and a slew of comedies derived from popular “SNL” sketches, notably “The Blues Brothers” and “ Wayne’s World .”

Instead of being a comprehensive history, the docuseries examines cast member’s auditions, the writers’ room, the “More Cowbell” sketch, and the weird 11th season.

Tina Fey has written 1 shows including Mean Girls (Bookwriter). What awards has Tina Fey been nominated for? Best Book of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Mean Girls, Outstanding Book of a ...

Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Andy Samberg are among the alums appearing in the promo for Peacock's 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,' celebrating the NBC sketch show's 50th anniversary.

Live" creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas.

Shelley Duvall, from left, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels and Laraine Newman pose backstage at "Saturday Night Live" in 1977. The image is among the items in the Lorne Michaels Collection, an archive the series creator has donated to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

Executive Producer Morgan Neville unpacked the inspiration behind the 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' docuseries in an interview with Deadline.