Saturday Night Live is an American late-night live sketch comedy and variety television series that premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, created by Lorne Michaels. Each episode is broadcast live, built around a rotating celebrity host and musical guest performing alongside a repertory cast in original sketches, political satire and news parody segments, a format that has continued with only incremental change across five decades. The show has received more Primetime Emmy nominations than any other television program in history, has served as a launching point for numerous performers who went on to prominent film and television careers, and its live sketches have repeatedly become a significant venue for topical political satire in American culture.
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Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock.
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