NBC Looks Back at “Saturday Night Live” History in First Trailer for Peacock's “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night”

The jokes behind the camera are about to be shared!

On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Peacock released the first trailer for SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, which features over 60 contributors reflecting on five decades of Saturday Night Live.

The upcoming four-part docuseries is set to delve into the NBC sketch show's rich history, while also sharing never-before-seen footage.

Tracy Morgan, who has had several roles on SNL from 1996 to 2021, says in the trailer, “Anybody can do comedy. I could teach all of y’all in here to tell jokes and do comedy, but are you funny,” before clips of memorable sketches are shown.

When SNL debuted in October 1975, it became the “biggest show ever," per the trailer, as “there was nothing like it.”

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“It’s an American institution,” says Larry David in the trailer.

Pete Davidson describes auditioning for the show as “terrifying” as he joins several other celebrities confessing they were nervous when they started on SNL.

While reacting to old footage of herself hosting, Amy Poehler visibly cringes before saying, “Okay, that’s enough.”

Tina Fey and Seth Meyers are also among the long list of alumni set to appear in the docuseries, while Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell and Kenan Thompson — the latter of whom is the longest-running SNL cast member to date — are also among those featured in the teaser.

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SNL50 will shine a light on the show's comedians, writers, most-talked-about sketches and periods when the show came close to being canceled.

“This is beyond my wildest dreams that they’re making a documentary about the cowbell sketch,” Jimmy Fallon says in the trailer, referring to a beloved skit that aired in 2000 with guest host Christopher Walken.

Executive produced by Oscar and Emmy winner Morgan Neville, the docuseries has the aim of “each episode taking a different creative approach to the tapestry of SNL and embracing the unique vision of their award-winning directors,” per a news release.

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Neville, 57, also previously said that he has "been obsessed with Saturday Night Live as long as I can remember."

“For SNL50, I’ve been lucky to collaborate with some of my favorite independent filmmakers to tell some deeper stories of SNL," he added. "Taken together, these standalone episodes give a new perspective of SNL and what makes it work.”

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night premieres Jan. 16 on Peacock.

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