SNL Studios
TypeJoint venture
IndustryProduction company
Founded1997 (1997)
ProductsSaturday Night Live, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, The Ladies Man
OwnersLorne Michaels
NBC Studios
Footnotes / references
[1]

SNL Studios (also known as "Saturday Night Live Studios") is a production company founded in 1997[2] as a joint venture between Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels and NBC Studios.[2][3] While this venture also initially included Paramount Pictures in which was also part of the venture, it was their part and was dissolved in 2004 following NBC's merger with Universal Studios to form NBCUniversal. SNL Studios produces Saturday Night Live in association with Broadway Video (also founded by Lorne Michaels),[4] as well as produce movies, mainly featuring Saturday Night Live sketch characters, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar and The Ladies Man.

Following the announcement of the creation of SNL Studios, veteran Saturday Night Live producer Marci Klein was named as the president of SNL Studios Television in 1999, while Richard Feldman was appointed head of SNL Studios Films in June of the same year.[5] No on-screen logo was used until 1999.

Productions

TitleReleaseStatusNotes
A Night at the RoxburyOctober 2, 1998Releaseddistributed by Paramount Pictures
Saturday Night Live1999-presentOngoingwith Broadway Video, previously co-produced by NBC Productions (1975-1996) and NBC Studios (1996-1999)
SuperstarOctober 5, 1999Releaseddistributed by Paramount Pictures
The Ladies ManOctober 13, 2000Releaseddistributed by Paramount Pictures

References

  1. ↑ SNL Studios on the Internet Movie Database
  2. 1 2 Hindes, Andrew; Hontz, Jenny (1998-06-29). "NBC, Par to form 'SNL' pic team". Variety. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  3. ↑ Eller, Claudia (1999-10-01). "Studios see green in less-than-worthy 'SNL' film spinoffs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Saturday Night Live - All Bios - Newest - NBC Official Site". nbc.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Adalian, Josef (1999-12-02). "Klein tapped prexy of SNL TV prod'n arm". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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