Saturday Night Live

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sketch comedy show television series variety show

Saturday Night Live is a long-running American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show known for its satirical take on politics and pop culture.

Aliases (15)

Saturday Night Live cast ×14
Weekend Update ×3
NBC's Saturday Night ×1
SNL cast ×1
SNL cold open ×1
SNL stage backdrop ×1
Saturday Night Live cast 2001 ×1
Saturday Night Live film series ×1
Saturday Night Live lip-sync incident ×1
Saturday Night Live sketches ×1
Saturday Night Live studio ×1
Saturday Night Live studios ×1
Saturday Night Live universe ×1
Weekend Update desk piece ×1
original cast of Saturday Night Live ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sketch comedy show → television series → variety show →
awardReceived	Peabody Award → Primetime Emmy Award →
broadcastTimeSlot	late night →
cityOfProduction	New York City →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
countryOfProduction	United States →
creator	Lorne Michaels →
executiveProducer	Lorne Michaels →
filmingLocation	Studio 8H, NBC Studios, New York City →
firstAired	1975-10-11 →
format	live television →
genre	political satire → satire → sketch comedy → variety show →
hasRecurringFeature	Celebrity impressions → Digital Short →
hasSegment	Goodnights → Weekend Update → cold open → monologue → musical performance →
hasSpinOff	A Night at the Roxbury → The Blues Brothers → Wayne's World →
location	30 Rockefeller Plaza →
notableCastAlumni	Amy Poehler → Bill Hader → Bill Murray → Dan Aykroyd → Eddie Murphy → Gilda Radner → John Belushi → Kate McKinnon → Kristen Wiig → Tina Fey → Will Ferrell →
notableCharacter	Church Lady → Stefon → The Coneheads → Wayne Campbell →
originalLanguage	English →
originalNetwork	NBC →
originalTitle	NBC's Saturday Night →
productionCompany	Broadway Video → NBC Studios →
stateOfProduction	New York →
subjectMatter	current events → politics → pop culture →
typicalRuntime	90 minutes →

Referenced by (123)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adam Sandler → Alec Baldwin → Andy Samberg → Bill Hader → Bill Murray → Billy Crystal → Billy Crystal → Broadway Video → Christine Ebersole → Dan Aykroyd → Eddie Murphy → Elizabeth Stamatina Fey → Fred Armisen → Gilda Radner → Jason Sudeikis → Jimmy Fallon → John Belushi → John William Ferrell → Julia Louis-Dreyfus → Julia Sweeney → Kate McKinnon → Kristen Wiig → Lorne Michaels → Lorne Michaels → Tina Fey → Tracy Morgan → Will Ferrell → William Edward Crystal → William James Murray →	notableWork
Adam Sandler ("SNL cast") → Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Bill Murray ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Billy Crystal ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Chris Rock ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Dan Aykroyd ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Eddie Murphy ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Fred Armisen ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Gilda Radner ("original cast of Saturday Night Live") → Jason Sudeikis ("Saturday Night Live cast") → John Belushi ("Saturday Night Live cast") → John William Ferrell ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Julia Sweeney ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live cast") → Will Ferrell ("Saturday Night Live cast") →	memberOf
Adam Sandler → Amy Poehler → Andy Samberg → Bill Hader → Bill Murray → Chris Rock → Elizabeth Stamatina Fey → Julia Sweeney → Kate McKinnon → Kristen Wiig → Tina Fey → Will Ferrell →	employer
George Carlin → Justin Timberlake → Louis C.K. → Steve Martin →	hosted
A Night at the Roxbury ("Saturday Night Live film series") → Digital Short → Goodnights → Wayne's World (Saturday Night Live sketch) →	partOf
Lorne Michaels → Lorne Michaels → Lorne Michaels →	creatorOf
Justin Timberlake → Tracy Morgan →	appearedIn
Stefon → Wayne Campbell →	appearsIn
Goodnights ("SNL cold open") → The Lonely Island →	associatedWith
Church Lady → Wayne Campbell →	createdFor
Lorne Michaels → Lorne Michaels →	executiveProducerOf
Church Lady ("Saturday Night Live universe") → Stefon ("Saturday Night Live sketches") →	fictionalUniverse
The Blues Brothers → The Coneheads →	firstAppearance
Monty Python's Flying Circus → The Carol Burnett Show →	influenced
Amy Poehler → Tina Fey →	knownFor
Bill Hader → Tracy Morgan →	memberOfCast
NBC → Studio 8H →	notableProgram
John William Ferrell → Kristen Wiig →	performedIn
Louis C.K. → Steve Martin →	performedOn
Stefon ("Weekend Update") →	appearsInSegment
Digital Short →	associatedWithShow
Fred Armisen →	castMemberOf
Stefon →	createdForShow
Stefon ("Weekend Update") →	firstAppearanceContext
Church Lady →	firstAppearanceInSeries
This Is America →	firstPerformedAt
Christopher Walken →	hasHosted
Saturday Night Live ("Weekend Update") →	hasSegment
GE Building ("Saturday Night Live studios") →	houses
RCA Building ("Saturday Night Live studio") →	housesStudio
Ashlee Simpson ("Saturday Night Live lip-sync incident") →	notableEvent
Studio 8H →	notableFor
Alabama Shakes →	notablePerformance
Alec Baldwin →	notableTelevisionShow
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series →	notableWinner
Saturday Night Live ("NBC's Saturday Night") →	originalTitle
30 Rock →	parodies
Julia Sweeney →	performerIn
The Coneheads →	popularizedBy
Broadway Video →	produced
Stefon ("Weekend Update desk piece") →	sketchType
Amy Poehler ("Saturday Night Live cast 2001") →	startTime
Bossypants →	subject
Chris Rock →	televisionShow
Studio 8H →	usedByShow
Goodnights ("SNL stage backdrop") →	visualElement
Tina Fey →	workedOn
Conan O’Brien →	wroteFor