SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 64 min | Documentary

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SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room (Season 1, Episode 2)

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TV Episode | 64 min | Documentary

A behind-the-scenes look at the intense week-long journey of creating comedy sketches for a popular live TV show. From initial ideas to final performance, witness the creative process unfold under pressure.

Director

Marshall Curry

Producer

Allison Klein

Editor

Seth Skundrick

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Updated Jan 16, 2025

Release date

Jan 16, 2025 (United States)

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Larry David Self Self See fewer	Whatever Works (2009)
Andrew Dismukes Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
James Downey Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alex English Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tina Fey Self Self See fewer	Date Night (2010)
Jimmy Fowlie Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
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John Higgins Self Self See fewer	Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
Steve Higgins Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Ben Marshall Self Self See fewer	Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
Seth Meyers Self Self See fewer	Documentary Now! (2015)
Marilyn Miller Self Self See fewer	Hereditary (2018)
John Mulaney Self Self See fewer	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Ceara O'Sullivan Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Bob Odenkirk Self Self See fewer	Nobody (I) (2021)
Paula Pell Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Simon Rich Self Self See fewer	An American Pickle (2020)
Streeter Seidell Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Sarah Silverman Self Self See fewer	Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Robert Smigel Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Emily Spivey Self Self See fewer	Wine Country (2019)
Harper Steele Self Self See fewer	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Will Stephen Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Bryan Tucker Self Self See fewer	64th Man (2019)
Asha Ward Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Celeste Yim Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Louie Zakarian Self Self See fewer	Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Alan Zweibel Self Self See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)