- “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air for 50 years and produced thousands of sketches.
- Some sketches become so popular that they make the jump from TV to the big screen.
- “Wayne’s World,” “MacGruber,” and “The Blues Brothers” all originated on “SNL.”
The three-hour 50th anniversary special of “SNL” will air on Sunday, February 16. The guest lineup includes celebrities who have hosted or been the musical guest throughout the decades, including Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Kim Kardashian, Sabrina Carpenter, Ayo Edebiri, John Mulaney, and Paul McCartney.
In addition to providing a platform for A-listers to test out their comedic chops, “SNL” has been the launching pad for many sketch comedians who have gone on to become huge movie stars — in some cases, that includes taking a popular sketch character from Studio 8H to the big screen.
There have been 11 movies based on “SNL” sketches, spanning 30 years of the show’s tenure. Here’s how each one stacks up, according to critics.
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