As it turns 50, the show is proving that comedy can have an afterlife beyond the screen, turning nostalgia into commerce and ...

Will Ferrell's famous "more cowbell" sketch, featured in an SNL50 documentary, was the product of a North Jersey family business.

On October 11, 1975, people tuning into the debut of a late-night comedy show saw something unlike any TV variety ...

2000 was a momentous day in comedy history. That night, "Saturday Night Live" paid tribute to Blue Oyster Cult's 1976 jam "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and one iconic bit of percussion. The cowbell.

Saturday Night Live still stands as one of the best sketch comedy shows ever because of ... they were "cooking" with the legendary "More Cowbell" sketch. It’s hard to look back at classic ...

Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC's Studio 8H, whether as cast members, writers or hosts of “Saturday Night ...

Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC's Studio 8H, whether as cast members, writers or hosts of “Saturday Night Live ... “More Cowbell,” with Christopher Walken fixated ...

"Saturday Night Live" will air its 50th anniversary ... The rest, as they say, is comedy (and cowbell) history. Following its original broadcast, a "Best of" Will Ferrell special that aired ...