Even a partial list must include John Belushi ... writer. Jim Downey, a Joliet native, began as a writer in 1976 and remained a key “SNL” architect and producer (particularly of political jokes and ...

With that out of the way: ladies and gentlemen… it’s the best musical performance from all 50 seasons of SNL.

Tune into the Oct. 11, 1975 premiere episode of ''Saturday Night Live'' — then without ''live'' in its name — and you may be instantly surprised at some of the bones of the show that are still intact ...