User blog:ARTaylor/40 Years of Saturday Night Live

"LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!"

For forty years, those words have been uttered every week to late night television viewers. The sketch and variety show has become a pop culture staple tackling every topic from entertainment to politics to current events. Many great actors got their start on the show, and many others have stopped by for a guest appearance. Maya Rudolph rose to fame as a regular cast member. It has also featured guest appearances by Eve Jihan Jeffers, Edward Asner, J. K. Simmons, Jim Cummings, Lisa Loeb, Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, Fall Out Boy, Jim Parsons, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Hays, Joe Perry, Luke Perry, Tom Kenny, Bill Clinton, Mark Hamill, Seth Green, Harold Perrineau, and Norman Reedus.