Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an iconic American late-night live sketch comedy show, created by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol, which premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, with George Carlin as its first host. Renowned for its sharp political and pop culture parodies, each episode features a celebrity guest host who performs sketches with a diverse cast, introduces a musical guest, and famously concludes with the catchphrase, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
Broadcast from Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, SNL has served as a launchpad for countless comedic talents into national stardom and significantly influenced popular culture, with many successful sketches even adapted into feature films like The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World. Over five decades, Lorne Michaels has largely helmed the show, which has consistently been one of the longest-running network television programs in the U.S. SNL holds the record for the most Primetime Emmy Award nominations for any TV program, alongside numerous other prestigious accolades, cementing its status as a television institution.