Top, left to right: Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray; and bottom Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd ... of sorts to replace reruns of Johnny Carson’s late-night TV program.

The show wasn’t born solely out of the genius of its creators but also out of Johnny Carson’s desire ... white photograph of Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, and Mick Jagger on set.

including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Gilda Radner, comprised the as-yet untested unit piloting NBC’s experiment of sorts to replace ...

Who are the richest comedians in the world? Who ranks the top? Discover interesting details about the comedian's sources of ...

He was Emmy-nominated for co-writing the 1996 TV movie “The Late Shift,” the story of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno over who would succeed Johnny Carson. Armitage next ...

I think we’ll be funnier then, anyway.” Like Carvey, original cast member Dan Aykroyd was also absent at “SNL50,” but said he loved watching it. “All Heads up toasting triumphant SNL ...

If Lorne Michaels is the father of “Saturday Night Live,” then Rosie Shuster is its criminally under-acknowledged mother. Michaels may be prolific for his ability to wrangle talent and reassure ...

Chevy Chase is the heir apparent to Johnny Carson." This really threw ... A couple of years later, Belushi left after Animal House. Then Dan Aykroyd left because he wanted to make the Blues ...

In 1975, Lorne Michaels’s brash experiment was supposed to garner NBC’s Saturday late-night slot more viewers than Johnny Carson ... s liaison with Dan Aykroyd while married to Michaels ...