However, there are some cult classics, as well as a few that have been incredibly well received. But when converting these into films the transition isn’t always so smooth, in fact the problem with a lot of SNL movies is that they fail to hit their jokes and just drag on for an hour or so.

They set up the joke and deliver the punch line. SNL skits are typically several minutes long. Out of this portion only a handful have made it to the big screen, and often with mixed to negative results. While the writers/actors do make it their goal to put out great material every week, there are a portion of sketches seen that really stick with the audience. As it is a sketch comedy show, SNL has given viewers a number of memorable sketches and characters. Over that course of time the show has opened the doors for many aspiring comedians and has given us so many of the big name funny guys out there ( Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray to name a few).

Saturday Night Live ran its first episode on October 11 th, 1975, almost forty years ago.

Snl night at the roxbury skit