Lorne Michaels has maintained no musical guest has ever been "banned" from Saturday Night Live. A number of artists have performed controversial sets during SNL's musical guest slot over the show's 50- year history.

Live creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas. This collection encompasses rehearsal notes, scripts, and photographs from the show, alongside personal correspondence.

According to the creator of the long-running comedy sketch show, musical guests had never been barred from performing on the show. In the documentary Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music, Michaels, 80, explained the show's mentality when it came to picking artists.

Jenny Gersten, New York City Center VP & Producer has been upped to the new position of VP & Artistic Director, Musical Theater, according to New York City Center President & CEO Michael S. Rosenberg.

Cinco Paul’s cult TV show Schmigadoon! makes the jump from Apple TV+ cancellation to a world premiere musical at the Kennedy Center.

Highlights this weekend include bestselling author Kevin Powell‘s film directorial debut, Harry Connick Jr. singing Cole Porter at The Met and the final days of the Blue Man Group. Plus, experience an interactive dinosaur zoo in Queens,

Jason Reitman’s dramedy about the behind-the-scenes shenanigans that went on before the American comedy show’s first broadcast is contrived

When they appeared on the iconic sketch show in April 1996, they caused chaos both on-air and backstage, according to the former band's guitarist, Tom Morello, who appears in the new documentary Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music.

At our Sundance Studio, Bowen Yang told Deadline about marking half a century of 'Saturday Night Live' in 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special'.

The White House rescinded an order today that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans in an effort to purge the government of what President Trump has called a “woke” ideology. The directive had been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

New York City celebrated Lunar New Year with its annual Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival in Chinatown, marking the Year of the Snake. The event featured lion dances, speeches from local leaders,

Live creator Lorne Michaels insists acts like Rage Against the Machine, Sinead O'Connor, and Elvis Costello have never been banned from the show.