The celebration of SNL’s 50th anniversary continues with a look at their iconic music performances in a feature doc directed by Questlove.

It's a mashup of performances from artists that few people would think of putting together, like R.E.M. and Morris Day, Rick James and Duran Duran, Hanson and Cher. Filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's experience as a DJ taught him enough about beats per minute and musical keys to meld things seamlessly.

I think live music on TV is important.” He’s not wrong! And Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music proves it.

The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on its standing as an American institution.

It's 2025, which means Saturday Night Live's 50-season celebrations are in full swing! Peacock's new four-part docuseries Beyond Saturday Night premiered on January 16, and Questlove's Ladies & Gentleman

Questlove was put on the project by “Saturday Night Live” executive producer Lorne Michaels shortly after the 2021 release of “Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be ...

Lots of meaning behind an ‘SNL’ invite for musicians Questlove was put on the project by "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels shortly after the 2021 release of "Summer of Soul

Questlove's documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music, highlights the show's most iconic musical performances and comedy sketches — and addresses the show's "unhummable" theme song.

(CNN) — NBC’s celebration of “Saturday Night Live’s” 50-year history will continues this week with a new 3-hour documentary titled “Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music.”

The highly entertaining Ladies and Gentlemen gets into the best and most controversial musical moments from 50 years of SNL history. But what about the dregs?

The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together.