TVLine Items: NBC Sets SNL Music Documentary, Nightbitch On Hulu And More
Live from New York, it's the music of Saturday Night Live!
The documentary Ladies & Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Music, directed by Academy Award winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez, will premiere Monday, Jan. 27 at 8/7c on NBC (and stream next day on Peacock).
The program will feature "untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years," reads the official description. "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."
Among the musicians interviewed are Bad Bunny, DJ Breakout, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish & Finneas, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Darryl DMC McDaniels, Tom Morello, Kacey Musgraves, Olivia Rodrigo, MC Sha-Rock, Paul Simon, Chris Stapleton, Justin Timberlake, Lee Ving and Jack White.
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