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In a feast of special programming, NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.

12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years

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“Saturday Night Live” was intended for countercultural comedy.

Anne Beatts, groundbreaking comedy writer, dead at 74

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Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs,” has died at age 74.

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MICHAEL O'DONOGHUE

At 50, 'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its past as a comedy icon — and wonders about its future

12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years

Anne Beatts, groundbreaking comedy writer, dead at 74