TICKET INFORMATION:

Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets, we will no longer accept requests for the 2001-2002 season.

***STAND-BY TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE DRESS REHEARSAL OR LIVE SHOW ON 2/2***

For stand-by tickets: Arrive no later than 7:00AM on the morning of the taping, under the "NBC Studios" marquee at the 49th street entrance of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. You may choose a stand-by ticket for either the 8:00 PM dress rehearsal or the 11:30 PM live show. Only one ticket will be issued per person. No one under the age of 16 will be admitted.

Stand-by tickets do not guarantee admission.
 

 
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“Saturday Night Live,” NBC’s Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase, begins its 27th season on September 29, 2001 (11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. ET) for another year of laughs, surprises and great performances.

Over the last twenty-six years, “SNL” has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of a generation and as “The New York Times” noted on the occasion of the show’s Emmy winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999: “In defiance of both time and show business convention, “SNL” [is] still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture.” At the close of the century, “Saturday Night Live” placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly’s list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past fifty years.

Thus far, the program, which has been called “a weekly miracle” by Tom Shales, has been nominated for 86 Emmy Awards and has won 17. “SNL” has been honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and cited as “truly a national institution.” Most recently, “Saturday Night Live” was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters. The show continues to garner the highest ratings of any late-night television program, entertaining millions each week.

“SNL’s” impressive lineup of guest hosts last season featured some of the biggest stars of film, television and music including: Rob Lowe, Kate Hudson, Dana Carvey, Charlize Theron, Calista Flockhart, Tom Green, Val Kilmer, Lucy Liu, Charlie Sheen, Mena Suvari, Jennifer Lopez (who was also the mus, Sean Hayes, Katie Holmes, Conan O’Brien, Julia Stiles, Alec Baldwin, Renee Zellweger, Pierce Brosnan, Lara Flynn Boyle and Christopher Walken.

“SNL’s” debut in 1975 was named #4 on the VH-1/Entertainment Weekly list of Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on Television. The show continued its unparalleled tradition of featuring both blockbuster and breakout musical acts hosting such performers as Eminem, Radiohead, The Wallflowers, Paul Simon, Ricky Martin, David Gray, U2, Jay-Z, Nelly Furtado, Lenny Kravitz, Shaggy, Dave Matthews Band, Don Henley, Aerosmith, Coldplay, Eve with Gwen Stefani, Destiny’s Child, Bon Jovi and Weezer.

In addition to serving up laughs, SNL made headlines during the 2000 Presidential Election, becoming part of campaign strategy meetings (as reported by the New York Times) and showing up repeatedly on newschannels.

“Saturday Night Live,” which premiered October 11, 1975, is broadcast live from NBC’s famed Studio 8H in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. The program is a production of Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer.