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The 70 pages that link to Saturday Night Live, each with the reason it gives.

• Primetime Emmy AwardRelated: Its sustained Emmy recognition illustrates the awards’ treatment of variety programming.

• Political satireBroader topic: Its recurring impersonations bring political caricature to a mass television audience.

• Sketch comedyBroader topic: Its weekly format made topical sketches and recurring characters central to American television comedy.

• NBCBroader topic: The show has become one of NBC’s most recognizable entertainment franchises.

• Variety showBroader topic: Its weekly format combines comedy sketches and musical performances.

• American popular cultureBroader topic: Its sketches and performers regularly turn current events into national comedy.

• Monty PythonRelated: Python’s international success helped demonstrate the reach of ensemble sketch comedy.

• Second CityRelated: Many Second City alumni brought ensemble sketch performance into SNL’s weekly format.

• Television variety showBroader topic: It combines sketch comedy and music in a durable weekly variety format.

• Tina FeyBroader topic: Fey became the show’s first female head writer and a prominent performer.

• Lorne MichaelsBroader topic: Michaels created the series and has led its production across multiple eras.

• Television comedyBroader topic: Its weekly live format made topical sketches and recurring characters central to television comedy.

• Monty Python's Flying CircusCompared with: Its recurring characters and self-contained sketches contrast with Python’s looser, often sketch-dissolving structure.

• Eddie MurphyRelated: Murphy became a breakout cast member from 1980 to 1984, creating characters such as Buckwheat and Gumby.

• Richard PryorRelated: Pryor hosted a landmark 1975 episode, bringing his unsparing comic voice to national television.

• The Comedy StoreRelated: Club performers and the broader stand-up scene fed talent into national television comedy.

• John BelushiRelated: Belushi became an original cast member and a defining performer during the show's early seasons.

• The National Lampoon Radio HourRelated: Several radio-hour alumni joined the early cast or writing staff, carrying its ensemble style to television.

• Larry DavidRelated: David wrote for the show in the early 1980s, an experience he later mined for comedy.

• Late-night television in the United StatesBroader topic: Its weekly sketches and political impressions connect late-night comedy to live television.

• Rockefeller CenterBroader topic: Its broadcasts connect the building's production facilities with a national audience.

• Women in comedyBroader topic: Its cast and writing staff offer a prominent case of gendered hiring and comic authorship.

• American comedyBroader topic: Its weekly format has launched performers and made topical sketches a national reference point.

• Carol BurnettCompared with: Its topical, late-night format differed from Burnett’s music-and-sketch variety program.

• Gilda RadnerBroader topic: Radner's national breakthrough came as one of the program's original Not Ready for Prime Time Players.

• Steve MartinRelated: Martin became a frequent guest host whose appearances helped establish his television fame.

• The Blues BrothersNarrower topic: The Blues Brothers first appeared as characters on this series.

• Adam SandlerRelated: Sandler's cast years made songs and recurring characters central to his public comic identity.

• Conan O’BrienRelated: He joined its writing staff in 1988 and contributed sketches for three seasons.

• Robert Downey Jr.Related: Downey joined its 1985–86 cast early in his career, though his season was short-lived.

• Saturday Night Live Weekend UpdateNarrower topic: Weekend Update is a recurring segment within this sketch-comedy series.

• Sid CaesarRelated: Its live ensemble format belongs to a television sketch tradition that Caesar helped establish.

• Chris RockRelated: Rock was a cast member before becoming better known for stand-up and film.

• Dan AykroydRelated: The show's original 1975 cast gave Aykroyd a national platform.

• Julia Louis-DreyfusRelated: She became a cast member in 1982, early in her television career.

• Justin TimberlakeRelated: Timberlake’s frequent hosting and musical appearances made comedy a visible part of his entertainment career.

• Sarah SilvermanRelated: Silverman worked as a writer and featured player on the show in the early 1990s.

• 30 RockRelated: Fey's work on the show informed 30 Rock's backstage setting and comedy-world perspective.

• Ben StillerRelated: Stiller briefly joined its cast in 1989 before leaving to pursue other projects.

• Betty WhiteRelated: White hosted the show in 2010 after a social-media campaign helped bring her to the program.

• Bill MurrayRelated: Murray joined the cast in 1977 and became a prominent television comedian.

• Mark HamillRelated: Hamill’s guest appearances show how his Star Wars fame entered American popular comedy.

• Ronda RouseyRelated: Rousey hosted the program in 2016, reflecting her mainstream celebrity beyond sports.

• SaturdayBroader topic: Its title and broadcast tradition associate Saturday with late-night entertainment.

• Alec BaldwinRelated: Baldwin hosted the show many times and became known for his Donald Trump impression.

• Amy PoehlerRelated: Poehler became a cast member in 2001 and co-anchored Weekend Update.

• Andy KaufmanRelated: Kaufman’s appearances on the show introduced his work to a national audience.

• Anne Hathaway (American actress)Related: Hathaway hosted the show several times, demonstrating comic range beyond film roles.

• John CandyRelated: Candy hosted the program and appeared in its sketches, extending his reach beyond SCTV.

• Martin ShortRelated: Short joined the cast in 1984, adapting his established characters to a weekly live format.