For 50 seasons, “Saturday Night Live”

For 50 seasons, “Saturday Night Live” has served as the premier venue for televised live music performances while continuously pushing boundaries to reimagine the relationship between music and comedy.

“Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music” will feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and news-making musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

The three-hour special broadcast event will showcase interviews with musical artists, cast, writers, producers and more who have been part of “SNL’s” legacy.

Directed by Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award-winner Oz Rodriguez.

About the Legendary Quest Love

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is an Academy Award‒winning filmmaker, drummer, DJ, producer, director, culinary entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, who is the unmistakable heartbeat and co-founder of Philadelphia’s most influential hip-hop group, The Roots.

The artist is a modern-day renaissance man and award-winning creative force that made his directorial debut with the Academy Award‒winning feature documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). He is next set to direct the definitive documentary on the iconic group Earth Wind And Fire.

The film will mark Questlove’s latest foray into filmmaking following his directorial debut and will be produced by Two One Five Entertainment (the production company founded by The Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought).

Thompson is also currently directing a documentary about Sly and the Family Stone, set to co-direct the upcoming SNL50 music documentary and has additionally executive produced documentaries The League, from Academy Award nominee Sam Pollard, and Sundance award winner Descendant, from Emmy nominee Margaret Brown.

Questlove has written multiple books, including the New York Times bestsellers Mo’ Meta Blues, Creative Quest, Music Is History, The Rhythm of Time, the first book in his middle grade series of the same name, and his picture book, The Idea In You. He is the publisher of AUWA, an imprint of MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux on the Macmillan platform.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson currently serves as the musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where The Roots serves as the house band.