Director of '50 Years of SNL Music' reveals inside story of performances by Kanye West, Ashlee Simpson, and more

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.”

Cord-cutters have a few ways to watch Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music online — especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV Stream has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services — such as Hulu + Live TV and Fubo — also offer a free trial so you can watch NBC for free.

Saturday Night recounts the true, although dramatized, story of the October 11, 1975 premiere of the now-renowned live comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live, created by Lorne Michaels (who is played by Gabriel LaBelle in the movie).

As the show celebrates its 50th season, look back at some of its most fiery, shocking and groundbreaking performances.

Jason Reitman’s movie about the first episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”—is coming to Netflix this week. Find out when you can watch it at home.

NBC aired Questlove’s new documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music. The 3-hour program started with a brilliantly edited montage of hosts and musical guests throughout Saturday Night Live’s iconic 50-year history.

The last month or so has been big for surprise additions to Netflix’s streaming roster. A few weeks ago, the streaming service added a bunch of big Warner Bros. releases to the lineup without announcing them in the monthly newsletters.

Live is celebrating 50 years of late night comedy this year and one of the prime time specials that aired recently was 50 Years of SNL Music which featured past music performers since the show's debut in 1975.