Saturday Night Live stands the test of time, surviving changing tastes, politics, and media consumption for fifty years. That in itself is remarkable. Creator and producer Lorne Michaels couldn’t have predicted people watching the latest episodes (or condensed clips of them) on their phone in 1975 as he and producer Dick Ebersol frantically poached no-name comedians from radio shows. Before you ask, yes, Steve Martin was already famous, but no, he was never a cast member.