During the October 27, 1990 episode — also notable for producing Host Patrick Swayze's breakout "Chippendales" sketch with Chris Farley and for marking Mariah Carey's debut as an SNL Musical ...

One of Saturday Night Live's funniest stars met one of the most tragic ends in Hollywood history — but what actually went down during Phil Hartman's final SNL appearance?

The perfect “Saturday Night Live” ad parody combines a few factors: mimicking the tone and format of commercials, a fitting product, and a punch line that brings the whole thing home.

The celebrity chef and her then-husband Eddie Van Halen starred in a skit with the late 'SNL' star in 1987 Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Phil ...

Valerie Bertinelli’s 1987 Saturday Night Live hosting gig wasn’t all laughs. The actress, 64, reminisced on her episode of the NBC comedy series in an interview with Entertainment Weekly ...

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal; Barry King/WireImage Valerie Bertinelli’s 1987 Saturday Night Live hosting gig wasn’t all laughs. The actress, 64, reminisced on her episode of the NBC comedy ...

Last but certainly not least, there is the brilliant Phil Hartman as the "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer." This is vintage SNL – an utterly absurd idea with Hartman completely committed to it.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue, and Paul McCartney ...

Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests are being celebrated for the special's landmark anniversary.

Saturday Night Live, the comedy sketch show that’s on its 50th season, might be more famous for its political parodies, but it has a long, strong history of some hilarious car-related skits and ...

Look back at 10 essential "Saturday Night Live" sketches mocking New York City — as former writer Carol Leifer weighs in. Here are the best moments when “SNL” took a bite out of The Big Apple.

Nobody is going to agree on what the best "Saturday Night Live" sketch is.. There are just too many to choose from. Over the series' 50 years on the air, there have been thousands of short comedic ...