In honor of SNL's 50 years on air, here are 21 of the most wild and occasionally controversial things that have ever happened ...

An appearance on “Saturday Night Live” used to certify a musician’s stardom. For pop stars of the social media age, has ...

How did a California punk band that once featured Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea end up performing on the hallowed NBC variety show? “John Belushi found out about us, he liked our music,” says ...

Live updates from SNL’s anniversary special, which marks 50 years since Lorne Michaels created “Saturday Night Live.” ...

How did a California punk band that once featured Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea end up performing on the hallowed NBC variety show? “John Belushi found out about us, he liked our music ...

If I came out of the gate saying that, it might be a little bit of a different tone. But if a “magnum opus” is almost like ...

There’s too much lore, too many feelings, too much to celebrate and far too much to complain about. Yet like “SNL” itself, ...

Punk rock band Fear caused mayhem on Saturday ... “We thought it was crazy shit that John Belushi was making them put on TV. At the end of the Fear performance, I jump on the stage with a ...

Ever. It’s 1981 and former cast member John Belushi pulled some strings to get the punk rock band Fear booked as musical guests on Halloween alongside host Donald Pleasance. (Yes, Dr. Loomis from ...

This time, Dooneese’s sisters were played by Ana Gasteyer and two celebrity guests, Kim Kardashian and Scarlett Johansson; ...

“John Belushi found out about us ... how the SNL cast and crew were utterly baffled by Ebersol allowing hardcore punk rock on air simply to secure a Belushi cameo. Not even the spooky sketches ...