SNL Studios explained

SNL Studios
Type:Joint venture
Industry:Production company
Products:Saturday Night Live, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, The Ladies Man
Owners:Lorne Michaels
Universal Television
Footnotes:[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, NBC Studios, and Paramount Pictures.[3] Paramount's part of the venture was dissolved in 2004 following NBC's merger with Universal Pictures 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

Title Release Status Notes
A Night at the Roxbury October 2, 1998 Released distributed by Paramount Pictures
Saturday Night Live 1999–present Ongoing with Broadway Video, previously co-produced by NBC Productions (1975–1996) and NBC Studios (1996–1999)
Superstar October 5, 1999 Released distributed by Paramount Pictures
The Ladies Man October 13, 2000 Released distributed by Paramount Pictures
Saturday Night October 11, 2024 Upcoming co-production with Columbia Pictures and Right of Way Films, distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing

References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/company/co0098530/ SNL Studios
  2. Web site: Hindes . Andrew . Hontz . Jenny . 1998-06-29 . NBC, Par to form 'SNL' pic team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103144507/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117477996 . 2012-11-03 . 2008-12-06 . Variety.
  3. Web site: Eller . Claudia . 1999-10-01 . Studios see green in less-than-worthy 'SNL' film spinoffs . 2009-10-20 . Los Angeles Times.
  4. Web site: Saturday Night Live - All Bios - Newest - NBC Official Site . 12 January 2014 . NBC.
  5. Web site: Adalian . Josef . 1999-12-02 . Klein tapped prexy of SNL TV prod'n arm . 2023-04-17 . Variety . en-US.