Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Cast
Lorne Michaels
Self - Executive Producer
Jane Curtin
Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980
Conan O'Brien
Self - SNL Writer 1988 - 1991
Kenan Thompson
Self - SNL Cast Member 2003 - Present
Maya Rudolph
Self - SNL Cast Member 2000 - 2007
Eddie Murphy
Self - SNL Cast Member 1980-1984
Jimmy Fallon
Self - SNL Cast Member 1998 - 2004
Bill Hader
Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2013
Al Franken
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Fred Armisen
Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2013
Dave Grohl
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
Billie Eilish
Self
FINNEAS
Self - SNL Director
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Self - Run D.M.C. - Musical Guest October 18, 1986 (archive footage)
Bad Bunny
Self
Elvis Costello
Self
DJ Breakout
Self - Musical Guest February 14, 1981, First Rap Performance on National Television (archive footage)
MC Sha-Rock
Self - Musical Guest February 14, 1981, First Rap Performance on National Television (archive footage)
Debbie Harry
Self - Blondie
Dua Lipa
Self
Olivia Rodrigo
Self
Tom Morello
Self - Rage Against the Machine
Miley Cyrus
Self
Kacey Musgraves
Self
Ego Nwodim
Self - SNL Cast Member 2018 - Present
Andy Samberg
Self - SNL Cast Member 2005 - 2012
Akiva Schaffer
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Director
Jorma Taccone
Self - SNL Writer 2005 - 2010
Paul Simon
Self
Paul Shaffer
Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
Sarah Sherman
Self - SNL Cast Member 2021 - Present
Justin Timberlake
Self
Howard Shore
Self - SNL Musical Director 1975 - 1980
Robert Smigel
Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
Chris Stapleton
Self
Chris Stein
Self - Blondie
Joe Piscopo
Self - SNL Cast Member 1980 - 1984
Lee Ving
Self - Fear
Jack White
Self - Musical Guest October 19, 2002 (archive footage)
Bowen Yang
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
Adam Sandler
Self - SNL Cast Member 1990 - 1995
Adele
Self - Musical Guest October 18, 2008 (archive footage)
Meryl Streep
Self
Martin Short
Self
Bill Murray
Self
John Belushi
Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1979 (archive footage)
Dan Aykroyd
Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1979 (archive footage)
Gilda Radner
Self - SNL Cast Member 1975 - 1980 (archive footage)
Kevin Nealon
Self
Chris Farley
Self - SNL Cast Member 1990 - 1995 (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
Self - Musical Guest February 13, 1993 (archive footage)
Ashton Kutcher
Self (archive footage)
Billy Preston
Self - First SNL Musical Performance October 11, 1975 (archive footage)
Tina Fey
Self
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Charles Barkley
Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
Krist Novoselic
Self
Kristen Wiig
Self
Josh Brolin
Self (archive footage)
Alec Baldwin
Self
Sarah Palin
Self - Vice Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
Bono
Self
Natalie Portman
Self
Jason Sudeikis
Self
Chris Parnell
Self - SNL Cast Member 1998 - 2006 (archive footage)
Will Forte
Self - SNL Cast Member 2002 - 2010 (archive footage)
Katreese Barnes
Self - SNL Music Supervisor (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Rihanna
Self
Michael Bolton
Self
Kate McKinnon
Self
Cecily Strong
Self
Aidy Bryant
Self
Madonna
Self (archive footage)
Mike Myers
Self - SNL Cast Member 1989 - 1995 (archive footage)
Dana Carvey
Self
Barbra Streisand
Self (archive footage)
Bobby Moynihan
Self - SNL Cast Member 2008 - 2017 (archive footage)
Beyoncé
Self - Musical Guest November 15. 2008 (archive footage)
Paul Rudd
Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
Patti Smith
Self - Musical Guest April 17, 1976 (archive footage)
David Byrne
Self
Ben Marshall
Self - Please Don't Destroy (archive footage)
John Higgins
Self - Please Don't Destroy (archive footage)
Martin Herlihy
Self - Please Don't Destroy (archive footage)
Kendrick Lamar
Self - Musical Guest October 1, 2022 (archive footage)
Jay-Z
Self - Musical Guest May 8, 2010 (archive footage)
Lil Wayne
Self - Musical Guest November 10, 2018 (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Self - Musical Guest December 5, 1998 (archive footage)
LL Cool J
Self - Musical Guest October 24, 1987 (archive footage)
Spike Lee
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Joseph Simmons
Self - Run D.M.C. - Musical Guest October 18, 1986 (archive footage)
Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell
Self - Run D.M.C. - Musical Guest October 18, 1986 (archive footage)
Q-Tip
Self - Musical Guest November 12, 2016 (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj
Self - Musical Guest January 29, 2010 (archive footage)
Megan Thee Stallion
Self - Musical Guest October 3, 2020 (archive footage)
Taylor Swift
Self (archive footage)
Steve Higgins
Self - SNL Producer / Self - Writer 1995 - Present
Liz Patrick
Self
Pedro Pascal
Self
Lady Gaga
Self (archive footage)
Steve Forbes
Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
Zack De La Rocha
Self
Tim Commerford
Self - Rage Against the Machine (archive footage)
Molly Shannon
Self
Sinéad O'Connor
Self - Musical Guest October 3. 1992 (archive footage)
Tim Robbins
Self
Marci Klein
Self - SNL Producer
Leon Pendarvis
Self - SNL Musical Director
Darrell Hammond
Self
Mikey Day
Self - SNL Cast Member 2016 - Present (archive footage)
Chuck D
Self - Musical Guest September 28, 1991 (archive footage)
Flavor Flav
Self - Musical Guest September 28, 1991 (archive footage)
Kristen Stewart
Self
Will Ferrell
Self
Ana Gasteyer
Self
Ashlee Simpson
Self - Musical Guest October 23, 2004 (archive footage)
Jude Law
Self
Melissa McCarthy
Self
Bill Burr
Self
Dave Chappelle
Self
Woody Harrelson
Self
Steve Carell
Self
Adam Driver
Self
Dick Ebersol
Self - SNL Executive Producer 1981 - 1985 (archive footage)
Elijah Brueggemann
Self
Ye
Self - Musical Guest (archive footage)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self - Former New York City Mayor (archive footage)
Lenny Pickett
Self - SNL Musical Director
Eli Brueggemann
Self - SNL Musical Director
Tom Malone
Self - SNL Musical Arranger 1975 - 1985
Hal Willner
Self - SNL Sketch Music Producer
Brian Siedlecki
Self - SNL Coordinating Producer
Melanie Malone
Self - SNL Senior Associate Producer
Josiah Gluck
Self - SNL Music Mixer / Self - Producer / Self - Engineer
Mary Ellen Matthews
Self - SNL Photographer
Gil Scott-Heron
Self - Musical Guest December 13, 1975 (archive footage)
Desi Arnaz
Self - Musical Guest February 21, 1976 (archive footage)
Joe Cocker
Self - Musical Guest October 2, 1976 (archive footage)
Frank Zappa
Self - Musical Guest December 11, 1976 (archive footage)
Keith Jarrett
Self - Musical Guest April 15, 1978 (archive footage)
Sun Ra
Self - Musical Guest May 20, 1978 (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self - Musical Guest December 15, 1979 (archive footage)
James Brown
Self - Musical Guest December 13, 1980 (archive footage)
Prince
Self - Musical Guest February 21, 1981 (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self - Musical Guest October 17, 1981 (archive footage)
Jack Cafferty
Self - Host, Live at Five (archive footage)
Mariah Carey
Self - Musical Guest October 27, 1990 (archive footage)
Coolio
Self - Musical Guest February 10, 1996 (archive footage)
Pete Davidson
Self - SNL Cast Member 2014 - 2022 (archive footage)
DMX
Self - Musical Guest February 12, 2000 (archive footage)
Philip Glass
Self - Musical Guest March 22,1986 (archive footage)
Al Green
Self - Musical Guest January 25, 1986 (archive footage)
Phil Hymes
Self - SNL Lighting Director 1976-2018 (archive footage)
Andy Kaufman
Self (archive footage)
Linda McCartney
Self (archive footage)
Donald Pleasence
Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
Self - Musical Guest March 19, 1994 (archive footage)
Kristen Stewart
Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
Arturo Toscanini
Self - Conductor, NBC Symphony Orchestra (archive footage)
Vanilla Ice
Self - Musical Guest (archive footage)
Morgan Wallen
Self - Canceled Musical Guest (archive footage)
Fred Willard
Self - Guest Host (archive footage)
Crew
Questlove
Director
Oz Rodríguez
Director
Questlove
Writer
Oz Rodríguez
Writer
Questlove
Executive Producer
James Poyser
Music
Oz Rodríguez
Editor
James Lester
Editor
Meredith Bennett
Executive Producer
Alexander H. Browne
Executive Producer
Erin David
Executive Producer
Shawn Gee
Executive Producer
Jon Kamen
Executive Producer
Lorne Michaels
Executive Producer
Dave Sirulnick
Executive Producer
Tariq Trotter
Executive Producer
Zarah Zohlman
Executive Producer
Stevie Borrello
Line Producer
Oz Rodríguez
Producer
Matt Yonks
Co-Producer
Karla Zambrano
Supervising Producer
T. Griffin
Music
Bryant Fisher
Director of Photography
Aaron Phillips
Director of Photography
Jason Vandermer
Director of Photography
Stefan Weinberger
Director of Photography
Joanna D'Agostino
Makeup Artist
John Dahlstrom
Hairstylist
Rebecca Grice
Makeup Artist
Miss Guy
Makeup Artist
Georgia Lim
Makeup Artist
Madison McLain
Makeup Artist
Molly Stern
Makeup Artist
Victoria Tinsman
Key Makeup Artist
Bri Trischitta
Makeup Artist
Briana Trishetta
Key Makeup Artist
Kim Verbeck
Makeup Artist
Javier Caso
Sound Mixer
Jude McCormick
Sound Recordist
Redd Reynolds
Sound Mixer
R. Hollis Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
R. Hollis Smith
Sound Editor
R. Hollis Smith
Supervising Sound Editor
Louis Caldarola
Title Designer
Justin Bennett
Key Grip
Tony Bryan
Additional Grip
Kenneth L. Clemons Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Erique Duboise
Key Grip
Amanda Ferrarese
First Assistant Camera
Tyler Harmon-Townsend
Camera Operator
Adam Lukens
Gaffer
Jaime Medrano Jr.
Camera Operator
Chris O'Keeffe
Key Grip
Riley Patterson
First Assistant Camera
Derek Rittenhouse
Gaffer
Patrick Seeley
Gaffer
Nate Slevin
Camera Operator
Jonathan Tang
Gaffer
Zachary Tidmore
First Assistant Camera
Faye Tsakas
Camera Operator
Daniel Laurence
Post Production Supervisor
F. Michael Young
Additional Editor
Dash Hammerstein
Additional Music
Yohance Brown
Colorist
Bren Cukier
Production Assistant