Help keep Salon independent

Topic: snl 40

Kenan Thompson, Kevin Hart and Jay Pharoah in the Bushwick, Brooklyn 2015 skit, on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

10 best "SNL" sketches

Anna Silman
Louis C.K. (Reuters/Gus Ruelas)

Louie C.K. apologizes to Palin

Anna Silman
(Frank Micelotta/invision/AP)

Bill O'Reilly at "SNL 40"

Colin Gorenstein
Gary Kroeger and Jim Belushi at 30 Rock, with their cast photo from the 1984-85 season of "SNL" (GaryHasIssues.com)

My amazing "SNL 40" backstage

Gary Kroeger
Advertisement:
Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy (AP/Evan Vucci/Andy Kropa)

The pre-allegation Cosby myth

Jenny Kutner
Eddie Murphy (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Murphy's not "Raw" anymore

Anna Silman
Eddie Murphy (NBC)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(TMZ)

Sarah Palin yells at hecklers

Colin Gorenstein
Advertisement:
(YouTube, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

Edward Norton talks Stefon

Colin Gorenstein
Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Sarah Gray
(Instagram/Questlove Gomez)

Salon Staff
Robert Downey Jr. (AP/Joel Ryan)

The lost stars of "SNL"

Colin Gorenstein
Advertisement:
Dana Carvey, Eddie Murphy, Paul Simon in "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Will Wayne and Garth party on?

Anna Silman
(The Hollywood Reporter)

Hader and Carvey

Anna Silman
Advertisement: