Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol in the United States. Michaels is currently the showrunner for the show. On October 11, 1975, George Carlin hosted the show's premiere on NBC, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.

SNL has aired 921 episodes since its beginning, and completed its 46th season on May 22, 2021, making it one of the longest-running network television programs in the United States. The show has been developed and recreated in a number of countries, with varying levels of success. The Blues Brothers (1980) and Wayne's World (1981) are two feature films based on successful skits from the program (1992). Saturday Night Live has won several honors throughout its four decades on the air, including 86 Primetime Emmy Awards, four Writers Guild of America Awards, and two Peabody Awards.

Detailed Information:
Genre: Stand-up comedy, Satire, Variety show, Sketch comedy
Created by: Lorne Michaels
No. of seasons: 47
No. of episodes: 921