The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. It's a mashup of performances from artists that few people would think of putting together,

The concert will be followed on February 16 by a three-hour SNL50: The Anniversary Special. On February 15, NBC will re-air the very first episode of Saturday Night Live. The show debuted on October 11, 1975 with George Carlin hosting and Billy Preston and Janis Ian as the musical guests.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert is executive produced by SNL producer Lorne Michaels and music producer Mark Ronson. The single night event will kick off the show’s celebratory weekend. On Sunday, Feb. 16, SNL 50: The Anniversary Special will air live at 8 p.m.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member and current The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon will emcee. Additional acts will be announced.

This is one of many big specials NBC and Peacock has released leading up to the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary. The streamer has already released the four-episode docuseries “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” from Morgan Neville as well as NBC’s documentary “Ladies and Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music” from Questlove.

Live' is hosting a 50th anniversary concert event at Radio City Music Hall featuring Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus and more.

“Pee-wee as Himself,” touches on the highs and lows of Reubens’ life and career prior to his fame. He gets a call to work with Steve Martin. He loses his ex to AIDS. And he fails an audition for “ Saturday Night Live ,” which crushes him but also spurs Reubens to forge his own career.

Live’s new documentary separates fact from fiction about a rumoured in-studio riot during a 1981 musical performance by the punk rock band Fear

The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don't hit the ground running, they'll pull the plug at Christmas.”

“SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels pitched Questlove on a documentary about the show's music in early 2021, shortly after Questlove won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for his documentary “Summer of Soul” (which also would nab an Oscar that year).

The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician ... Rick James and Duran Duran, Hanson and Cher. Filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s experience as a DJ taught him ...

The actress and Swinging London "It" girl of the 1960s was the subject of Rolling Stones songs including “Wild Horses” and “Sister Morphine.”