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SNL time of year 50 return on January 18th with host Dave Chappelle and melodic guest GloRilla ; Timothée Chalamet does duplicate duty on Jan. 25 .
SNL 50 Previews: “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” & More!
Before we get to the big celebration on February 16th and NBC ’s documentary event , Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Musicon January 27th , Peacock and Academy and Emmy Award winnerMorgan Nevillewill be offering us an unprecedented behind - the - scene look at what makes NBC’sSaturday Night Livethe enduring and influential institution that it ’s been for 50 seasons . have more than 60 contributors , including alumni , and deal decennium of history , the four - episodeSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightreveals new insight into the show ’s history , pull back the curtain on everything from the writers ' room to the famed sense of hearing process . With all four episodes set up to run into Peacock on January 16th , here ’s a aspect at what you take to know :
Peacock’sSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightis a four - part docuseries abide by the bequest of SNL , with over 60 contributors , include SNL alumni , and covering decades of SNL history . Spotlighting some of the show ’s most iconic elements , each sequence delves into the rich history of SNL and pulls back the curtain on the auditory sense process , the writers ' room , the lover favorite " More Cowbell " outline , and the polar season 11 .
Episode 101 , " Five Minutes " – A display case of the auditory modality process , with never - before - seen audition footage and firsthand accounts from some of the show ’s most iconic public figure as they muse on their preparation and journey to the SNL degree .
Contributors : Ayala Cohen , Amy Poehler , Andy Samberg , Beck Bennett , Bill Hader , Bobby Moynihan , Bowen Yang , Cheri Oteri , David Spade , Ego Nwodim , Fred Armisen , Heidi Gardner , Jason Sudeikis , Jay Pharaoh , Jeff Blake , Joe Piscopo , Julia Louis - Dreyfus , Kenan Thompson , Kyle Mooney , Lindsay Shookus , Marci Klein , Mike Shoemaker , Molly Shannon , Nasim Pedrad , Pete Davidson , Stephen Colbert , andTracy Morgan .
sequence 102 , " pen By : A Week Inside The SNL Writers Room " – A behind - the - panorama front at the writing cognitive process from script to screen , enamour the creativity and chaos of a workweek inside the writer ' room .
Contributors : Alan Zweibel , Alex English , Al Franken , Andrew Dismukes , Asha Ward , Ben Marshall , Bob Odenkirk , Bryan Tucker , Ceara O’Sullivan , Celeste Yim , Emily Spivey , Harper Steele , Jim Downey , Jimmy Fowlie , John Higgins , John Mulaney , Larry David , Louie Zakarian , Marilyn Miller , Martin Herlihy , Paula Pell , Robert Smigel , Sarah Silverman , Seth Meyers , Simon Rich , Steve Higgins , Streeter Seidell , Tina Fey , andWill Stephen .
sequence 103 , " More Cowbell " – A deep dive into the making of SNL ’s iconic " More Cowbell " sketch , search how a childlike idea became a cultural phenomenon and offering a testimonial to the last impact of sketch drollery .
contributor : Akira Yoshimura , Albert Bouchard , Beth McCarthy - Miller , Bruce Dickinson , Buck Dharma , Cara Hannah , Chris Kattan , Chris Parnell , Dana Carvey , Dave Grohl , Dave Itzkoff , Darrell Hammond , Eamon Cunningham , Eric Bloom , Fred Armisen , Jimmy Fallon , Jodi Mancuso , John Karpi , Josh Homme , Keith Raywood , Larry Demler , Louie Zakarian , Murray Krugman , Rachel Dratch , Tom Broecker , Will Ferrell , andDavid Lucas .
Episode 104 , " Season 11 : The Weird Year " – An geographic expedition into SNL ’s 11th time of year , examining the polar year that reset the show ’s guidance and cement its endure DNA with Lorne Michaels at the helm .
contributor : A. Whitney Brown , Al Franken , Andy Breckman , Anthony Michael Hall , Billy Crystal , Carol Leifer , Damon Wayans , George Meyer , George Wendt , Griffin Dunne , James Andrew Miller , Jim Downey , John Lithgow , Jon Lovitz , Kevin Nealon , Laila Nabulsi , Mark McKinney , Nora Dunn , Penn & Teller , Robert Smigel , Terry Sweeney , andTom Hanks .
Additional archival interviews includeBernie Brillstein , Lorne Michaels , Robert Downey Jr. , andTom Davis .
Executive - acquire by Neville , Caitrin Rogers , and ShowrunnerJuaquin Cambron , Peacock’sSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightis create byJonathan Formica(Ep 101 , " Five Minutes " & Ep 104 , " time of year 11 : The Weird Year " ) andAllison Klein(Ep 102 , " Written By : A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room " & Ep 103 , " More Cowbell " ) . The episodes were directed byRobert Alexander(Ep 101 , " Five Minutes"),Marshall Curry(Ep 102 , " spell By : A hebdomad Inside the SNL Writers Room"),Neil Berkeley(Ep 103 , " More Cowbell " ) , andJason Zeldes(Ep 104 , " Season 11 : The Weird Year " ) .
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