BAF continues his exploration of changing comedy-variety shows with a look back at Saturday Night Live. Now in its 50th Season, the legendary sketch based program followed the a new wave of parody and issue-oriented comedy shows that came about in the late 1960s and 70s. Many of these represented a change with the times from traditional rural settings to larger cities. Being live from New York City, SNL as it has become known, has laughed at everything while presenting a new crop of comedy stars with the latest and greatest. As the tradition continues today with a modern cast and backdrop, BAF looks at how it developed its roots over the first twenty years live on the air.
