If Lorne Michaels is the father of “Saturday Night Live,” then Rosie Shuster is its criminally under-acknowledged mother. Michaels may be prolific for his ability to wrangle talent and reassure network heads, but Shuster was vital in establishing the tone of this comedy institution that turns 50 this year.

The right has long despised the legendary sketch show for its supposed “liberal bias.” But the show’s history tells a different tale.

The most recent "Saturday Night Live" sketch to go viral - or at least, the most recent one that multiple of this writer's own friends sent to him - was the type of joke that you