Questlove is about to direct a brand new documentary concerning the historical past of Saturday Night time Stay’s musical company, Deadline and Selection report. To coincide with SNL’s 5 many years on the air, Girls & Gents… 50 Years of SNL Music will “function untold tales behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking, and newsmaking musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the previous 50 years.” The movie will embody interviews with over 50 artists, together with Dangerous Bunny, Elvis Costello, Billie Eilish, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and Jack White. The documentary, co-directed by Oz Rodriguez, will air on January 27 on NBC.
Saturday Night time Stay’s fiftieth season has featured performances from Eilish, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, Mk.gee, Chappell Roan, Stevie Nicks, Coldplay, and Jelly Roll. Charli XCX additionally stopped by studio 8H to host and carry out final month. This weekend, SNL’s final episode earlier than breaking for the vacations will probably be hosted by Martin Brief and have Hozier as musical visitor.
Questlove beforehand flexed his directorial muscle tissues with Summer time of Soul, his documentary concerning the 1969 Harlem Cultural Competition which received Finest Music Movie and Finest Documentary on the 2022 Grammy Awards. It additionally received the Academy Award for Finest Documentary Characteristic. Earlier this yr, the Roots drummer launched Hip-Hop Is Historical past, a brand new guide about “the artistic and cultural forces that made and formed hip-hop.”