Comedy

‘SNL’ Used to Be a Movie Star Factory—What Happened?

LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD

Lorne Michaels and his more recent casts have pivoted to small-screen success, and “Saturday Night Live” hasn’t effectively launched a new comedy movie star in many years.

Sean L. McCarthy
Sean L. McCarthy
A collage of Kristen Wiig, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell on SNL
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty
Sean L. McCarthy

Sean L. McCarthy

thecomicscomic

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
U.S. NewsProtesters Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia’
Kenneal Patterson
Media‘SNL’ Legend Savages Elon Musk With Brutal New Impression
Michael Boyle
MediaCarville Speculates Trump Has Syphilis After ‘Mad’ Zelensky Meet
Will Neal
PoliticsMTG’s Boyfriend Dresses Up as Reporter to Confront Zelensky
Nandika Chatterjee
Politics‘Top Priority’: RFK Jr. Backtracks After Embarrassing Measles Misstep
Liam Archacki