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The behind-the-scenes portrait of *SNL* feels remarkably familiar, yet this time it is filtered through the mischievous, revealing gaze of the man who lurks behind the curtain. Like countless *Saturday Night Live* fans, I felt as though I had spent the entire year of the show’s 50th anniversary immersed in a sort of crash course on *SNL*’s history and its place within the world of entertainment. I’m referring to all the *SNL50* specials, the commemorative gala, Questlove’s music documentary, and Jason Reitman’s film *Saturday Night*—a backstage drama in which almost none of the actors quite managed to nail the cast members they were portraying, yet which still possessed a vision of its own: a sense of how *SNL* became the first major-network comedy show capable of capturing the danger and madness of the real world—what was happening off-camera—and bringing it directly to the screen. Director: Morgan Neville Writers: Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter Stars: Lorne Michaels, Chevy...