"Comedy slowly became rock n roll," says Joe Piscopo, a Saturday Night Live cast member between 1980 and 1984, in the opening episode of SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night. The Peacock docuseries, which is exec produced by Morgan Neville,

From the moment Morgan Neville was approached about making a documentary tied to the 50th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live," he knew that he didn't want to capture this comedy staple in a traditional way.

Beyond Saturday Night executive producer, talks about his relationship to SNL and picking what stories to tell from the show's 50 years.

“SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night” will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. There will be four installments of “SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night,” and each episode lands at the same time on Thursday, Jan. 16. Here are the episode descriptions below, per Peacock.

Each episode of the Morgan Neville-produced series examines a different aspect of the comedy institution, with stars including Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Bill Hader and many more.

We're talking with Executive Producer, Academy, and Emmy-Award Winner Morgan Neville about the new Peacock original docuseries celebrating SNL’s 50th season.

Instead of being a comprehensive history, the docuseries examines cast member’s auditions, the writers’ room, the “More Cowbell” sketch, and the weird 11th season.

Get ready to kick, and stretch, and kick! Saturday Night Live is turning 50! The legendary sketch show, which premiered on Oct. 11, 1975, is celebrating its anniversary early by serving SNL fans a feast of abundance that even Debbie Downer would be hard-pressed to refuse.

a Saturday Night Live cast member between 1980 and 1984, in the opening episode of SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night. The Peacock docuseries, which is exec produced by Morgan Neville, the man behind Fred Rogers doc Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 20 Feet From ...

Oscar-winning filmmaker and drummer Questlove takes a behind-the-scenes look at "Saturday Night Live's" iconic musical performances in his new documentary, "Ladies & Gentlemen – 50 Years of SNL Music.

Digging through more than 900 episodes was bound to yield some surprises — and some warm memories. The experience didn’t disappoint.

More importantly, "SNL" remains a comedy institution that, at its best, brings a strange new character, infectious catchphrase, or hilarious moment into the pop culture zeitgeist. But even when "SNL" is at its worst,