The Julia Louis-Dreyfus bit deserves some context: She was at SNL from 1982 to ’85, and she didn’t enjoy it. Asked by Andy Cohen in 2020 if the show was male-dominated, she replied, “Yes it ...

NBCUniversal via Getty Images She famously dated “SNL” alum Martin Short and was married to “SNL” musician G.E. Smith from 1980 to 1982 and Gene Wilder from 1984 to 1989.

We look back on the musical legacy of "Saturday Night Live" before Friday night's “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” which will be streaming live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Peacock.

The Dec. 11, 1982 episode of Saturday Night Live was supposed to be hosted by actor Nick Nolte, who was fresh off of the smash success of the action comedy 48 Hrs. Then Nolte reportedly partyed so ...

Chicago native Louis-Dreyfus was only 21 when she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1982, but she already had the comedy chops she would be later known for.

SNL kept up the gag, too, with the Dec. 11, 1982, episode seeing then "Weekend Update" anchor (technically then called "Saturday Night News," thanks to Ebersol) Brad Hall playing one of ...

So without further ado, here is a compilation of some of the best sketches involving athletes over the course of SNL’s history. John Madden, 1982: Joe Montana and Walter Payton, 1987: ...