As 'SNL' marks 50 seasons, a look back at the original cast's diverse careers and enduring impact on comedy. (AP File) From ...

Over the decades, some seasons were better than others, with breakout stars like Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Will ...

In 1979, the Emmy and Grammy winner took to Broadway to perform a one-woman show, “Gilda Live.” Included were some of her ...

(AP Photo) FILE – Actor Burt Reynolds, second right, appears on the set with cast members of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” from left, Jane Curtin ... Belushi’s death stunned and saddened ...

Belushi’s death stunned and saddened his friends and ... cast members of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” from left, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, and Bill Murray, right, in ...

Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host ...

The first, 1979-80, was the final year for original “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris ... Before his death in 2009, Tisdale recorded nine albums as a smooth ...

Belushi’s death stunned friends and fans and symbolized ... When he wasn’t bleeding out as Julia Child or declaring, “Jane, you ignorant slut!” on “Weekend Update,” Aykroyd swagged ...

(Unruh, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was incarcerated for 60 years until his death in 2009 ... Comedian-actor Jane Curtin is 77. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 66.

Belushi's death stunned and saddened his friends and ... When he wasn't bleeding out as Julia Child or declaring, “Jane, you ignorant slut!” on “Weekend Update,” Aykroyd swagged with ...

Murder in Punch Lane by Jane Sullivan In the dark laneways ... her account of her grief after the sudden death of her husband, Australian actor Peter Curtin. She reflects on her own childhood ...