The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on its standing as an American institution.

Get ready to kick, and stretch, and kick! Saturday Night Live is turning 50! The legendary sketch show, which premiered on Oct. 11, 1975, is celebrating its anniversary early by serving SNL fans a feast of abundance that even Debbie Downer would be hard-pressed to refuse.

There are books — the best of which is still “ Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live ” — and countless movies, including a 2010 documentary and a 2024 feature, both titled “Saturday Night,” and a slew of comedies derived from popular “SNL” sketches, notably “The Blues Brothers” and “ Wayne’s World .”

The comedian's opening monologue doubled as one of his sets, going on for 17 minutes and covering topics from the Southern California wildfires to the suffering of the Palestinian people.

Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the fourth time, touching on a wide range of topics in his opening monologue including Sean “Diddy” Combs, the California wildfires, immigration and had a message for President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his second presidential term.

Comedian Dave Chappelle took aim at Donald Trump in his 17-minute long monologue on Saturday, calling on the president-elect to "do better," as well as wishing him luck.