Dennis Perkins

It’s an unenviable prospect for any filmmaker to try to balance the comedy and drama of the birth of 'Saturday Night Live.'

After winning our hearts as the "wild and crazy" guy, Martin proved to be a multi-talented genius.

Get ready to be bullied by Biff, Moody, Ace and other '80s big-screen villains.

The 1978 episode marked return of former breakout cast member, but not everyone wanted him back.

The Not Ready for Late Night Players.

From accidental expletives to regrettable lapses in comedy judgment to manufactured ire.

Riding high on 'SNL' success, comedian's album rocketed to No. 2 on the chart.

Featuring equal doses of romance, violence and terror.

'One for the Road' brought beloved series to an end in 1993.

Misbegotten 'The New Blood' continued franchise's slide.

Show's most recurring character made his first appearance In the final minutes of a Season 3 episode.

It was a beaming, lightly satirical, but mostly silly put-on of a novelty song.

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi fashioned characters two years earlier, but 1978 episode featured them in full glory.

Cold War TV movie from 1983 was work of fiction but try telling freaked-out viewers that.

in "Don't Look Back in Anger," star reflects on all his departed co-workers.

Football great's sports career was winding down as movie and TV options piled up in 1978.

"George Bush had run its course, 'Wayne’s World,' Church Lady had all been done — basically I thought I’d done as much as I could do."

Rolling Stones singer struck comedy gold in 1993 episode.

“Oh, Star Wars / Nothing but Star Wars ... "

Bill Murray and Gilda Radner starred as two of the show's earliest recurring characters.