Summary

• Enter a lottery in August for your chance to snag Saturday Night Live tickets - no specific date choices allowed for the live show.
• Standby Saturday Night Live tickets are an option too - arrive early to request up to four spots, but seats aren't guaranteed until showtime.
• Becoming an SNL audience member requires submitting a request by email, being over 16, and presenting a valid ID at filming.

Though it has become a TV comedy institution in its half a century on the air, scoring Saturday Night Live tickets is no laughing matter. Debuting in the Fall of 1975, SNL revolutionized the sketch comedy format and combined hilarious humor with cutting-edge musical guests to create a variety show like none other. It didn't take long for the show to gain a cult following, and the debut cast burgeoned into bona fide movie stars with the likes of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Chevy Chase all becoming comedy icons in the '80s.

Even though times have changed in the past 50 years, the format in which SNL operates has remained intact, and live audiences has been an integral part of bringing the comedy show to life each week. Like any hot-ticket item, scoring Saturday Night Live tickets isn't as simple as just buying them, and there is a process one must follow to be part of the live studio audience. With many of SNL's best skits in mind, millions of prospective audience have come to New York City to become a small part of the historic show.

Saturday Night Live is available to stream on Peacock.

Enter A Lottery In August To Get Saturday Night Live Tickets

Fans Don't Get To Choose Which Episode They Attend

As is the case with most shows shot in front of a live studio audience, prospective audience must enter a lottery to get tickets for Saturday Night Live. As laid out on each new season of SNL. If selected, audience aren't able to choose a specific night and must attend the show that they were randomly chosen for. Winners receive two Saturday Night Live tickets only, and they come at no cost.

All ticket requests must be sent to [email protected], and potential applicants must include their name, email address, and succinct reason why the applicant wants to attend the show. The only requirement for being an SNL audience member is being over the age of 16 at the time of filming, and a valid photo I.D. must be presented or else the audience member will not be itted to the show.

SNL Also Offers Standby Tickets

Last-Minute Saturday Night Live Tickets Are Available The Week Of A New Show

The lottery isn't the only way to score Saturday Night Live tickets, and NBC also offers a standby option for those hoping to see the show. The NBC website offers a standby ticket portal that opens at 10 a.m. on any Thursday before a show night.

Potential viewers can request up to four standby spots but due to limited capacity, they are on a first come, first served basis. The request process has the same requirements as the lottery ticket option. If chosen, the entire party must check in the Friday before the show though no standby guest is guaranteed a seat at Saturday Night Live until show time.