Over half a century of programming, the galaxy of musicians and singers who appeared on Saturday Night Live have made it an essential part of music history.

Will Ferrell's famous "more cowbell" sketch, featured in an SNL50 documentary, was the product of a North Jersey family business.

Cowbells have been around for thousands of years, so no surprise they appear in music. In 1904, Gustav Mahler used cowbells ...

Ferrell, who wrote the sketch, offers a cartoonish suggestion: "Walking down the street of New York and got crushed by a piano." (There is a certain poetry in a musician succumbing to the weight of an ...

Ferrell, who wrote the sketch ... Related: '(Don't Fear) The Reaper' musicians reflect on 'More Cowbell,' debunk myths: 'I don't think it's a cowbell' Chris Parnell, who appeared as the lead ...

Chris Kattan reflects on the iconic Saturday Night Live sketch "More Cowbell" as SNL prepared for its 50-year anniversary.

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” delves into cast auditions, “More Cowbell,” and a fateful season in which Lorne Michaels almost ...

As “Saturday Night Live” continues its celebration of 50 years on television, TheWrap is here to list the show’s most viral sketches that took the internet by storm.

As the sketch show marks its 50th anniversary with a bevy of celebrations, its cast members and alumni look back on their ...

The in-house documentaries produced for the “SNL’s” 50th anniversary stay on-message — warm and laudatory — but have ...

Why did Tim think he was funny? Well, a cool thing happens in 8th grade when the cool kid makes a joke — even a lame joke — ...

From Theresa Caputo to Amy and Joey and our unmistakable accent, Long Island has been the source of innumerable "SNL" gags ...