Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Zach Braff star in the film, which was originally set for a U.S. release ...

Most of us aren’t hilarious or gorgeous or famous, and “Saturday Night Live” gives us access to all of those things.

The news parody has launched comedy careers and courted controversy. Here, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Michael Che and others recount its influential history.