What makes a good "Saturday Night Live" cast member? Is it a Rolodex of classic ... During weaker seasons, Shannon brought life and energy to the show, whether playing a soft-spoken NPR host ...

SNL would be unrecognizable without people like Kenan Thompson and Colin Jost, but here is what some staple cast members had ...

Shannon went for broke whenever the sketch ... Perhaps this is a bit unexpected, but McKinnon really is a top-10 SNL cast member. Seriously, who else did quite what McKinnon did during her stint ...

Seven years has also been something of a benchmark for when cast members leave Saturday Night Live. Vanessa Bayer, Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, Andy Samberg, Molly Shannon, and Kristen Wiig all ...

In that time, more than 160 cast members have come and gone, many of them going on to become legends in their own right. In honor of "SNL's" golden anniversary, TODAY.com sat down with past and ...

Live is about to wrap up its historic 50th season… but some of the cast members standing on the stage this week might not be there next season. SNL airs its season finale this Saturday on NBC, and ...

Former "SNL" cast member Maya Rudolph revive d her zany Vice ... Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Molly Shannon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Dan Aykroyd, Kate McKinnon, Fred Armisen ...

Maya Rudolph, 52, SNL cast member from 200 to 2007 ... The dress was hand-pleated and took 150 hours to create. Molly Shannon, 59, brought her signature charm and elegance to SNL50: The ...

Shannon continued singing and more SNL cast members aired their problems. The host would then turn to Lorne Michaels to ask him what his problem was and the producer said, “I don’t have any ...

Former "SNL" cast member Maya Rudolph revive d her zany ... Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Molly Shannon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Dan Aykroyd, Kate McKinnon, Fred Armisen ...