Tina Fey

These stars are now well known in television for their contributions to comedy, but you may not have realized they once got their start as writers for Saturday Night Live. 

They may be behind the scenes, but Saturday Night Live's team of writers, led by the show's head writers, have created some of the show's most iconic moments.

According to Poehler, Late Night EP Mike Shoemaker wrote Fey's iconic "I can see Russia from my house!" line. 

Tom Hanks, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Rudd, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, Tina Fey, John Mulaney, Alec Baldwin, and Jimmy Fallon welcomed the comedian to the elite institution.

Poehler's TikTok finds the Wine Country cast hanging out and singing some yacht rock together: "7 great women, 7 years ago."

"I’ve never seen someone so versatile," Thompson raved of Maya Rudolph in a new Variety interview.

Mariah Carey, Tina Fey, Joan Rivers, and more stars ponied up during Fallon's 2014 Tonight Show premiere.

28 people have graced the Studio 8H stage (at least!) five times over 50 seasons of Saturday Night Live, earning them that sweet velvet jacket. Martin Short is the newest inductee.

Jane Krakowski! Jack McBrayer! ...Glenn Close?!

SNL has racked up dozens (and dozens, and dozens...) of Emmy Awards—including two wins for Season 48.