Take “Saturday Night Live,” for instance. The NBC sketch comedy series premiered on Oct. 11, 1975, with the goal of making people laugh — and mission accomplished!

Harding was subsequently banned from the sport for life after pleading guilty to hindering authorities’ investigation into the attack. After winning silver in the 1994 Olympics, Kerrigan hosted SNL.

There’s a big disconnect between how Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz looked vs. sounded while performing “Round Here” on SNL circa 1994.

In the ditty meant to commemorate the show's long history, Sandler sings at one point, "50 years of finding out your favorite ...

The comedian was on the show for only one season. Vance, the first African-American woman to join the “SNL” cast, died of breast cancer in 1994 at age 40.

Sandler played a Boy Scout in a 1994 skit, which showed Alec Baldwin attempting to seduce him — seemingly without permission. They later performed a corrected version of the sketch where consent ...

(Image credit: NBC) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1994) Tom Petty played Saturday Night Live a lot, but his most memorable appearance came in 1994 when he was joined by Dave Grohl on drums.

With “Saturday Night Live” celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, we thought it would be an opportune time to go back and look at some of the best SNL sketches that drew from the world of ...

The "Saturday Night Live" Five-Timers Club jacket presented to those who have hosted the show five times. 15. Candice Bergen became the first female host in the show’s fourth episode. 16.