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Saturday Night Live adaptations: films & series
Every version of Saturday Night Live — the films & series, compared across media.
Saturday Night Live has been a fixture of American late-night television since 1975 — a live sketch comedy and variety show where a large, rotating cast parodies contemporary politics and culture. That same comedic sensibility has spilled beyond the studio into film. Coneheads (1993) transplants recurring SNL characters into a feature-length story, following two alien outsiders trying to pass unnoticed in suburban New Jersey.
Saturday Night Live films
Saturday Night Live series
Frequently asked
Is Saturday Night Live the basis for any films?
Yes — Coneheads (1993) is a film built around recurring Saturday Night Live characters: two cone-headed aliens, Beldar and Prymatt, trying to pass as ordinary residents of Paramus, New Jersey.
How many versions of Saturday Night Live are there across different media?
There are two works here: the original Saturday Night Live television series (1975) and the spinoff film Coneheads (1993), which brings SNL characters into a feature-length story.
Do I need to know Saturday Night Live to watch Coneheads?
The film centres on the same cone-headed alien characters from the TV show, so familiarity with Saturday Night Live will add context — but the film presents Beldar and Prymatt's story from the beginning.