NBC Insider 50 Seasons in 50 Days Steve Martin Has a Hilarious Ulterior Motive in SNL's "Spanish Tutor" Sketch ¡Pablo está aquí! Steve Martin delivered a side-splitting Spanish lesson in SNL's iconic Season 5 sketch. By Kaitlin Kimont February 12, 2025 SNL's Season 6 Cast Brings Bill Murray's Vision to Life in "Script in Development" The former cast member returned to the SNL stage as Host for the first time, on March 7, 1981. By Christopher Rudolph February 11, 2025 Eddie Murphy's "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood" Was His First Iconic SNL Sketch Eddie Murphy's hilarious recurring Mister Rogers' Neighborhood parody definitely wasn't for kids. By Samantha Vincenty February 10, 2025 Stevie Wonder's "Kannon Camera" SNL Ad: "So Simple Anyone Can Use It!" Singer showed off his photography and tennis skills in his 1983 episode, where he also debuted "Overjoyed." By Christopher Rudolph February 9, 2025 Eddie Murphy Got an Epic Job Offer After SNL's "James Brown Celebrity Hot Tub Party" "Too hot in the hot tub!" The legendary comedian transformed into James Brown in SNL's wild Season 9 sketch. By Kaitlin Kimont February 8, 2025 Eddie Murphy's "White Like Me" SNL Sketch Parodies a Real Book The 1984 sketch was written by Andy Breckman, the creator of Monk. By Samantha Vincenty February 7, 2025 Mark Your Calendar for These SNL 50 Anniversary Events, Specials, and Episodes The show's many celebrations of the half-century milestone lead up to the SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday, February 16. By Christopher Rudolph February 6, 2025 Why Tom Hanks Called Jerry Seinfeld Before Starring in SNL's "The Stand-Ups" Sketch This gem from the future Five-Timer co-starred Damon Wayans and Jon Lovitz — and was inspired by a certain famous comic. By Samantha Vincenty February 6, 2025 Dana Carvey Performed "Choppin' Broccoli" on His First SNL Episode Carvey played Derek Stevens, a musician angling for a comeback, in the sketch with Phil Hartman and Sigourney Weaver. By Christopher Rudolph February 5, 2025 SNL's Church Lady Had Beelzebub on the Brain in "Church Chat: Satan" Enid Strict had "Satanic Panic" during the February 27, 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live. By Christopher Rudolph February 4, 2025 SNL's "Toonces the Driving Cat" Was Named After Jack Handey's Actual Pet Steve Martin starred in this surreal first installment in a series when he hosted for his 11th time. By Kaitlin Kimont February 3, 2025 SNL's "Wayne's World" Aerosmith Sketch Was the First of Many Wayne & Garth Reunions The 1990 jam session with Tom Hanks was the most exciting thing to ever happen in an Aurora, Illinois basement. By Kaitlin Kimont February 2, 2025 SNL's "Chippendales Audition" Sketch Was Chris Farley's Star-Making Moment The two men were "Working for the Weekend" as they danced up a sweat in the iconic sketch. By Christopher Rudolph February 1, 2025 All About SNL's Hilariously Twisted "Mr. Belvedere Fan Club" Sketch Starring Tom Hanks SNL alum David Spade remembers "the sketch killed on the air" over 30 years ago. By Kaitlin Kimont January 31, 2025 Chris Farley's "Explosively Funny" in SNL's "Matt Foley: Van Down by the River" David Spade and Christina Applegate could barely hold it together during the iconic character's Season 18 debut. By Samantha Vincenty January 30, 2025 "Buh-Bye": SNL's Total Bastard Airlines Got an SNL40 Callback The hilariously rude classic sketch starred Host Helen Hunt and most of the Season 19 cast. January 29, 2025 Harrison Ford Hilariously Fact-Checked Adam Sandler on SNL's "Hanukkah Song" In lieu of Google in 1994, the SNL alum just went "off of something" he thought he knew about the movie star. By Kaitlin Kimont January 28, 2025 Will Ferrell's Intense "Get Off the Shed" Character Was Part of His SNL Audition The SNL icon went from 0 to 100 so hilariously as suburban dad Frank Henderson. By Kaitlin Kimont January 27, 2025 SNL's "Ambiguously Gay Duo" Sketch Secretly Starred Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert Robert Smigel's recurring "TV Funhouse" characters actually originated on another former SNL cast member's show. By Samantha Vincenty January 26, 2025 Molly Shannon's a Superstar in SNL's "Mary Katherine Gallagher at TGI Fridays" Sketch The wildly popular, armpit-sniffing character teamed up with Host Scott Wolf in this Season 23 sketch. By Samantha Vincenty January 25, 2025 NBC Insider | Page 2
Steve Martin Has a Hilarious Ulterior Motive in SNL's "Spanish Tutor" Sketch ¡Pablo está aquí! Steve Martin delivered a side-splitting Spanish lesson in SNL's iconic Season 5 sketch. By Kaitlin Kimont February 12, 2025
SNL's Season 6 Cast Brings Bill Murray's Vision to Life in "Script in Development" The former cast member returned to the SNL stage as Host for the first time, on March 7, 1981. By Christopher Rudolph February 11, 2025
Eddie Murphy's "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood" Was His First Iconic SNL Sketch Eddie Murphy's hilarious recurring Mister Rogers' Neighborhood parody definitely wasn't for kids. By Samantha Vincenty February 10, 2025
Stevie Wonder's "Kannon Camera" SNL Ad: "So Simple Anyone Can Use It!" Singer showed off his photography and tennis skills in his 1983 episode, where he also debuted "Overjoyed." By Christopher Rudolph February 9, 2025
Eddie Murphy Got an Epic Job Offer After SNL's "James Brown Celebrity Hot Tub Party" "Too hot in the hot tub!" The legendary comedian transformed into James Brown in SNL's wild Season 9 sketch. By Kaitlin Kimont February 8, 2025
Eddie Murphy's "White Like Me" SNL Sketch Parodies a Real Book The 1984 sketch was written by Andy Breckman, the creator of Monk. By Samantha Vincenty February 7, 2025
Mark Your Calendar for These SNL 50 Anniversary Events, Specials, and Episodes The show's many celebrations of the half-century milestone lead up to the SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday, February 16. By Christopher Rudolph February 6, 2025
Why Tom Hanks Called Jerry Seinfeld Before Starring in SNL's "The Stand-Ups" Sketch This gem from the future Five-Timer co-starred Damon Wayans and Jon Lovitz — and was inspired by a certain famous comic. By Samantha Vincenty February 6, 2025
Dana Carvey Performed "Choppin' Broccoli" on His First SNL Episode Carvey played Derek Stevens, a musician angling for a comeback, in the sketch with Phil Hartman and Sigourney Weaver. By Christopher Rudolph February 5, 2025
SNL's Church Lady Had Beelzebub on the Brain in "Church Chat: Satan" Enid Strict had "Satanic Panic" during the February 27, 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live. By Christopher Rudolph February 4, 2025
SNL's "Toonces the Driving Cat" Was Named After Jack Handey's Actual Pet Steve Martin starred in this surreal first installment in a series when he hosted for his 11th time. By Kaitlin Kimont February 3, 2025
SNL's "Wayne's World" Aerosmith Sketch Was the First of Many Wayne & Garth Reunions The 1990 jam session with Tom Hanks was the most exciting thing to ever happen in an Aurora, Illinois basement. By Kaitlin Kimont February 2, 2025
SNL's "Chippendales Audition" Sketch Was Chris Farley's Star-Making Moment The two men were "Working for the Weekend" as they danced up a sweat in the iconic sketch. By Christopher Rudolph February 1, 2025
All About SNL's Hilariously Twisted "Mr. Belvedere Fan Club" Sketch Starring Tom Hanks SNL alum David Spade remembers "the sketch killed on the air" over 30 years ago. By Kaitlin Kimont January 31, 2025
Chris Farley's "Explosively Funny" in SNL's "Matt Foley: Van Down by the River" David Spade and Christina Applegate could barely hold it together during the iconic character's Season 18 debut. By Samantha Vincenty January 30, 2025
"Buh-Bye": SNL's Total Bastard Airlines Got an SNL40 Callback The hilariously rude classic sketch starred Host Helen Hunt and most of the Season 19 cast. January 29, 2025
Harrison Ford Hilariously Fact-Checked Adam Sandler on SNL's "Hanukkah Song" In lieu of Google in 1994, the SNL alum just went "off of something" he thought he knew about the movie star. By Kaitlin Kimont January 28, 2025
Will Ferrell's Intense "Get Off the Shed" Character Was Part of His SNL Audition The SNL icon went from 0 to 100 so hilariously as suburban dad Frank Henderson. By Kaitlin Kimont January 27, 2025
SNL's "Ambiguously Gay Duo" Sketch Secretly Starred Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert Robert Smigel's recurring "TV Funhouse" characters actually originated on another former SNL cast member's show. By Samantha Vincenty January 26, 2025
Molly Shannon's a Superstar in SNL's "Mary Katherine Gallagher at TGI Fridays" Sketch The wildly popular, armpit-sniffing character teamed up with Host Scott Wolf in this Season 23 sketch. By Samantha Vincenty January 25, 2025