SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
posted March 17, 2025 #
I've been watching SNL fairly regularly since the mid-90s. Not religiously by any means but undeniably regularly. I also listen to the The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, have seen the James Franco Saturday Night doc and generally devour all of the behind the scenes insights I can get. I don't know why - it's just a fascinating place.
With the show turning 50 there is all sorts of new content to indulge in. The music doc - Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music - from Questlove and Oz Rodriguez has been receiving, deserved, praise. But you may have missed out on the similar-yet-different docuseries from Peacock SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
It's four distinct films from different directors covering four distinct topics - the audition process, the in-depth history of the Cowbell sketch, the Writer's room and "The Weird Year" (1985). Each is well done, quite fascinating for a person like myself and never too long.. each running about an hour. Worth a watch!
With the show turning 50 there is all sorts of new content to indulge in. The music doc - Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music - from Questlove and Oz Rodriguez has been receiving, deserved, praise. But you may have missed out on the similar-yet-different docuseries from Peacock SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
It's four distinct films from different directors covering four distinct topics - the audition process, the in-depth history of the Cowbell sketch, the Writer's room and "The Weird Year" (1985). Each is well done, quite fascinating for a person like myself and never too long.. each running about an hour. Worth a watch!