SNL50 : la revue de presse

Si vous me suivez sur Bluesky, et/ou si vous aimez la comédie US, vous savez que le Saturday Night Live fête ses 50 ans cette année.

Le show a débuté sur NBC le 11 octobre 1975, mais l'émission spéciale, célébrant les 50 ans, sera diffusée quelques mois plus tôt, ce dimanche 16 février. À cette occasion, la presse américaine multiplie les articles, les portraits, les interviews et les classements. Ce qui, pour les fans et les curieux, est l'occasion parfaite de se plonger une fois de plus dans les coulisses de cette émission mythique.

J'ai regroupé une grosse partie de tout ce que j'ai trouvé ci-dessous. Je mettrai l'article à jour au fur et à mesure. N'hésitez pas à me faire signe sur Bluesky si j'ai loupé un gros truc.

Dernier point, avant de passer à la liste : il y a plusieurs vidéos disponibles sur YouTube qui valent le détour. Un tour du studio 8H chez Architectural Digest. Un tuto photo par Mary Ellen Matthews, la photographe de l'émission. Des interviews de différents auteurs du SNL toute cette semaine chez Seth Meyers. Et des interviews d'anciens cast members dans l'émission matinale de NBC.

Bonne lecture !

The Mythology Of ‘SNL’: A Look Back At The Inaugural Episode That Upended TV

‘SNL’ is no stranger to mythologizing, and no episode has been as elevated to the stuff of legend as the late-night sketch series’ inaugural showing.

DeadlineNatalie Oganesyan

Do It for Gilda

The too-short life of a comedy genius is a reminder to the rest of us to make good use of the time we are given.

The AtlanticAdrienne LaFrance

How ‘SNL’ Music Bookers Bring the Biggest Names in the Biz to NYC’s Most Exclusive Stage

How ‘SNL’ talent bookers bring the biggest names in music to ‘Saturday Night Live.’

BillboardJoe Lynch

40 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Characters of All Time

Stephon, Roseanne Roseannadanna, Opera Man, and more of the best characters from 50 years of SNL

Rolling StoneRob Sheffield

The 13 Greatest ‘S.N.L.’ Commercial Parodies

To us, anyway. Over 50 seasons, “Saturday Night Live” has introduced crystal gravy, robot insurance and countless other demented goods and services. Share your favorites in the comments.

The New York TimesThe New York Times

Ladies and Gentlemen, 38 Key Musical Moments on ‘S.N.L.’

As the show celebrates its 50th season, look back at some of its most fiery, shocking and groundbreaking performances.

The New York TimesChristopher R. Weingarten

50 Things We Say Now, Thanks to ‘S.N.L.’

Since “Saturday Night Live” began, the show has introduced catchphrases that wind up in our own conversations. Isn’t that special?

The New York TimesPlus Interviews With Dana Carvey, Rachel Dratch and Molly Shannon

Losing It on Live TV

Lorne Michaels reportedly dislikes when “Saturday Night Live” cast members break character. But over 50 seasons, it’s become one of the show’s signature moves — one that usually delights the audience.

The New York TimesJason Zinoman

When ‘Saturday Night Live’ Debuted, They Were There. Here’s What They Remember.

With a new film about the show, and a 50th anniversary season starting, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and others look back.

The New York TimesDave Itzkoff

‘S.N.L.’ Weekend Update: An Oral History of 50 Seasons

The news parody has launched comedy careers and courted controversy. Here, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Michael Che and others recount its influential history.

The New York TimesDave Itzkoff

How do you create 200 costumes a week? ‘SNL’ designer Tom Broecker takes us behind the scenes

Tom Broecker has played an integral part in the visual language of ‘SNL,’ leading the costume design team that has helped shape some of the show’s funniest moments.

Los Angeles TimesMeredith Blake

Lorne Michaels Reflects on His ‘S.N.L.’ Legacy Ahead of the 50th Anniversary

The man who made “Saturday Night Live” reflects on its legacy.

The New York TimesMaureen Dowd

12 times ‘Saturday Night Live’ made a cultural bang over the past 50 years

“Saturday Night Live” was intended for countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the culture.

AP NewsMARK KENNEDY

Ranking the 25 best SNL Digital Shorts, including I’m on a Boat and Lazy Sunday

This ain’t Sea World; this is real as it gets.

For The WinCory Woodroof

The Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches, According to the People Who Made Them

Ahead of ‘SNL50,’ we asked Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and more to tell us which of their sketches they hold closest to their hearts

The Ringer

The Women of ‘SNL’ on the 50th Anniversary Special, Castmates, and Comedy

NBC’s Saturday Night Live marks an incredible five decades on the air this year. ELLE enlisted Mikey Day to get a behind-the-scenes look at the women who make our weekends.

ELLEMikey Day

The 50 Best ‘SNL’ Commercial Parodies of All Time

Ranking SNL’s best fake ads from the Bass-o-Matic to Totino’s Pizza Rolls, Jake From State Farm, Jon Hamm’s John Ham, Straight Male Friend, and more.

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

Why SNL Still Matters to NBC

Network TV may be fighting for its life, but not on Saturday night.

VultureJosef Adalian

What’s the best gay ‘SNL’ sketch ever? Bowen Yang, Terry Sweeney & more LGBTQ+ stars weigh in - Queerty

Bowen Yang, Terry Sweeney, Sasheer Zamata & more queer ‘SNL’ stars past & present share their favorite gay sketches from the show’s 50 year history.

QueertyCameron Scheetz

Aidy Bryant Knows Your ‘SNL’ Fave’s Secret Weapon: ‘I Think That’s Something Most People Don’t Realize’

“SNL” star Aidy Bryant talks about SNL 50 and her favorite sketches on the program as well as hosting Independent Spirit Awards 2025. INTERVIEW.

IndieWireErin Strecker

What the Biggest ‘Saturday Night Live’ Fans Know

The 50-year-old sketch-comedy show isn’t just about the jokes.

The AtlanticDavid Sims

SNL Has Always Been Bad

And that’s precisely what makes watching the 50-year-long live TV experiment so good.

VultureJesse David Fox

‘Saturday Night Live’ Had a Rocky History with Queerness. Now It’s Gayer Than Ever

A brief history of gay and queer culture on Saturday Night Live.

IndieWireWilson Chapman

The Best ‘SNL’ Sketches of the Last 10 Years

Looking back on a decade of SNL for its 50th anniversary, featuring Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, and Cecily Strong.

ConsequenceLiz Shannon Miller

The World’s Hardest ‘Saturday Night Live’ Quiz

Celebrate SNL’s 50th anniversary with this quiz

Rolling StoneAlison Weinflash

How ‘Saturday Night Live’ Went From Mocking Politics to Shaping It in the Span of 50 Years

For 50 years, ‘Saturday Night Live’ has maintained a history of political satire that is unmatched across the television landscape.

IndieWireHarrison Richlin

The Worst Time I Bombed on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Eleven of the show’s stars recall the exquisitely painful moments when they completely ate it in front of a live audience. As Will Forte recalls, “It was like somebody had created an anti-laugh machine.”

Vanity FairDonald Liebenson

Show and Tell With the ‘SNL’ Artist-in-Residence

For 25 years, Mary Ellen Matthews has photographed every host and musical guest for the show, broke building codes with Sarah Silverman and foisted hair spray on Donald Trump. She just wrote a book about it.

The Hollywood ReporterMikey O’Connell

Live From New York, It’s ‘SNL’’s 50th Anniversary Open

Director Mike Diva gives the series’ New York-themed intro a new spin.

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Why the SNL Cast Loves New York

Stars reminisce about their first apartments, best nights on the town, and go-to bodega orders.

VultureDevon Ivie, Dave Schilling

Sarah Silverman Talks About Her First (and Only) Season on ‘Saturday Night Live’

“They throw you in a lake,” says Silverman, who was a 22-year-old stand-up comic when she joined the cast as a writer and featured player, “and you just have to learn to swim.”

GQAlex Pappademas

Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

The New YorkerSusan Morrison

Fridays With Lorne: How Susan Morrison Wrote Her New Lorne Michaels Bio

How did first-time author Susan Morrison secure Lorne Michaels’ cooperation in her new biography of the SNL creator? She asked him. Bill Carter spoke with Morrison ahead of her book’s release next week…

LateNighterBill Carter

James Austin Johnson, Saturday Night Live’s Impressions Master, on His Love of ‘The Californians,’ Impersonating Adam Driver in Front of Adam Driver, and Celebrating His SNL Casting With ‘a Dry-Ass Cookie Cake’

“I never saw him laugh, but he told me he thought it was funny,” Johnson says of Driver. “I’m going to take him at his word.”

GQGabriella Paiella

Inside NBC’s New Immersive Pop-Up, ‘The SNL50 Experience’ - LateNighter

NBC’s hype machine today introduced its latest SNL50 tie-in: a free, immersive “SNL Experience” in Rockefeller Center that’s designed to give fans a taste of what it’s like to host the legendary sketch show. LateNighter asked journalist Laura Bradley to take it for a test spin and she filed this report.

LateNighterLaura Bradley

’50 Years of SNL Music’: A Conversation with SNL Doc Co-Director Oz Rodriguez

Oz Rodriguez, co-director (with Questlove) of ‘Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music’ takes us inside the two-year production of the duo’s decades-spanning doc.

LateNighterAndrew Buss

An Antique Clock Is The 50-Season SNL Easter Egg Few Ever Noticed - LateNighter

Like a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation, the same antique clock has appeared on the SNL stage since 1975. We set out to learn more about it.

LateNighterJed Rosenzweig

Why ‘Saturday Night Live’ Endures: An Appreciation

“SNL” continues because of Lorne Michaels — and more. On the eve of 50th anniversary of the NBC sketch show we look forward and back.

IndieWireMike Ryan

50 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Talk About the Greatest, Weirdest Sketches You Never Got to See

‘Saturday Night Live’ performers past and present recall ideas too out-there to make it past table read, seemingly hilarious concepts that bombed at dress rehearsal, and would-be classics cut for time.

GQThe Editors of GQ

What It Was Like the Year After I Left SNL

38 alums describe a spectrum ranging from “devastating” to “awesome” to “unmitigated chaos.”

VultureJen Chaney

The 10 Most-Watched ‘SNL’ Sketches of All Time

Wondering what the most-watched “Saturday Night Live” sketches of all time are? Here’s your list to YouTube’s favorites.

TheWrapKayla Cobb

50 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Recall Their Most Unbelievable, Thrilling, and Embarrassing Guest-Host Encounters

Tales of celebrity eye contact, disrespect, approachability, and mistaken identity, featuring Kurt Cobain, Sarah Palin, Beyoncé, Mick Jagger, Kendrick Lamar and more.

GQThe Editors of GQ

Mr. Hands Tells All: Inside Mr. Bill’s Meteoric Rise On SNL - LateNighter

Mr Bill was one of SNL’s earliest and most venerable stars, but his creator Walter Williams wasn’t paid a dime for his first five appearances on the show. As Willams tells Bill Carter, that ended up being the greatest gift of all.

LateNighterBill Carter

Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond Talks About Death Threats, Les Misérables, the Impressions He Can’t Get out of His Head, and How Lorne Michaels Is Like Nick Saban

“You walk down the hall, there’s a llama,” Hammond says, regarding the surreality of day-to-day life at SNL. “There’s Nicole Kidman. Hey, that’s Tom Cruise. Is that Cam Newton? Hey, LeBron just walked by.”

GQAlex Pappademas

SNL Icon Rosie Shuster Reflects On the Show’s Origins - LateNighter

In October of 1975, Rosie Shuster helped deliver her then-husband Lorne Michaels’ baby, Saturday Night Live. Bill Brioux caught up with the original SNL writer ahead of this weekend’s anniversary celebration for an exclusive new interview.

LateNighterBill Brioux

60 Stars, 50 Seasons, 5 Panels

How New York’s mega-size Saturday Night Live cover came together.

VultureMegh Wright

Andy Samberg’s ‘SNL’ Return Was the Perfect Lonely Island Homecoming

Andy Samberg’s interview about new Lonely Island music back for SNL 50. INTERVIEW

IndieWireProma Khosla

50 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Reveal Their Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members

To mark the anniversary of a cultural institution, GQ conducted a series of interviews with ‘SNL’ legends and newcomers alike. Here’s how they responded to a question no one wanted to answer.

GQThe Editors of GQ

After Lorne

The ringmaster of Saturday Night Live is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he retires?

VultureReeves Wiedeman

Saturday Night Live is bad, actually

The 50-year-old comedy sketch show lauded for underdog humor has a history of conservatism and a soft spot for powerful people – just ask former host Donald Trump

The GuardianHelen Holmes

Original ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Garrett Morris Talks About Marching in the ’60s, Racism at ‘SNL’, Richard Pryor, and Why Sun Ra is Better Than Mozart

Morris, now 87, struggled with stereotypical writing, personal demons, and the pressures that came with being the show’s first Black cast member. “I got a letter from the NAACP,” he recalls, “telling me to straighten up and fly right.”

GQAlex Pappademas

SNL’s First Lady

1985 was a dangerous time for the show’s first openly gay cast member. Terry Sweeney was up for the challenge.

VultureJason P. Frank

Saturday Night Live’s Ana Gasteyer on How She Cooked Up Her Legendary Martha Stewart Impression on the Fly, Writing With Will Ferrell, and Why ‘SNL’ Survives

“By the nature of it being live, it’s immediate and it’s probably riskier,” Gasteyer says of ‘SNL’. “There’s not a lot of time spent hand-wringing and wondering if someone’s going to be offended.”

GQGabriella Paiella

‘Saturday Night Live’ Has a Rough Track Record of Turning Sketches Into Movies. That Doesn’t Mean It Should Stop Trying

‘Saturday Night Live’ has a rough track record of turning sketches into movies. That doesn’t mean it should stop trying.

IndieWireChristian Zilko

Does ‘Saturday Night Live’ Still Matter to Young Comedians?

If you wanted to succeed in comedy, performing at Studio 8H was a rite of passage. As the iconic variety show turns fifty, is that still the case?

EsquireAbigail Covington

My Most Embarrassing SNL Memory

An insult from Colin Farrell, accidental full-frontal nudity, and 23 other memories of 8H cringe.

VultureRebecca Alter

How “Saturday Night Live” Reinvented Television, Fifty Years Ago

The New Yorker editor Susan Morrison on Lorne Michaels, the producer who still runs “S.N.L.” with an iron hand. Plus, Tina Fey reads The New Yorker’s review of the show from Season 1.

The New YorkerThe New Yorker

‘Saturday Night Live’‘s Dana Carvey Talks About the ‘Explosive’ Genius of Chris Farley, Living in Lorne Michaels’s Guest Room, and His Terrifying Early Years at ‘SNL’

“The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don’t hit the ground running, they’ll pull the plug at Christmas.”

GQGabriella Paiella

‘Saturday Night Live’ Production Designers’ Biggest Weekly Challenge? The Clock

Production Designers Akira ‘Leo’ Yoshimura, Keith Raywood, and N. Joseph DeTullio tell IndieWire about what it takes to make ‘SNL’ sketches work live.

IndieWireSarah Shachat

29 Cast Members and Writers’ ‘Welcome to SNL’ Moment

“When I realized they were seriously trying me out as Biden on my first episode.”

VultureRebecca Alter

50 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members on Their All-Time Favorite Sketches

From hot-tubbing with John Malkovich to David Pumpkins, Belushi to Beavis & Butthead, ‘Saturday Night Live’ stars past and present recall their finest, funniest, most absurd moments on the ‘SNL’ stage.

GQThe Editors of GQ

The 50 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches of the 21st Century

From The Lonely Island’s Digital Shorts to Lisa from Temecula, IndieWire picks the 50 best ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketches of the 21st Century.

IndieWireHarrison Richlin

The 10 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts of All Time

A host can make or break an episode, rocket a sketch to virality, or keep everyone talking about ‘SNL’ deep into the week after it airs. But these stars did it best.

EsquireAbigail Covington

‘SNL’ Stars Love to Break. Is That Funny?

Yes, it’s funny when ‘SNL’ actors break during a sketch — but that should not be what you root for.

IndieWireTony Maglio

Questlove and Maya Rudolph on 50 Years of “Saturday Night Live”

To celebrate his new documentary, which chronicles a half-century of music on “Saturday Night Live,” Questlove joined SNL veteran Maya Rudolph for a walk down memory lane.

Interview MagazineMekala Rajagopal

Bobby Moynihan Planned a Drunk Uncle Movie (in His Head)

The comedian reminisces on his nine-year SNL stint ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary.

VultureAndy Hoglund

‘There’s No Other Show Like It’

50 seasons of Saturday Night Live’s impact, as told by 65 of its writers and cast members.

VultureAndy Hoglund, Hershal Pandya

17 ‘SNL’ Writers Remember the First Sketch They Got on the Air

Live from New York, it’s an oral history featuring Colin Jost, Chevy Chase, Sarah Silverman, and more talking about their earliest days at 30 Rock.

Vanity FairAndrew Buss

50 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Talk About What It’s Like to Audition for ‘Saturday Night Live’—And How They Celebrated Getting Hired

“This is a monologue into the darkness and your boss is watching,” says ‘SNL’’s Michael Che. “It’s like a nightmare.”

GQThe Editors of GQ