Saturday Night Live Korea

Saturday Night Live Korea
Also known asSNL Korea
Genre
Created byLorne Michaels
Directed by
  • Yoo Sung-mo
  • Baek Seung-ryong
  • Kim Min
  • Ha Byeong-hun
Creative directorsSong Chang-ui
(Season 4)
Jang Jin
(Season 1,2,3)
Presented byShin Dong-yup (de facto)
Starring(see cast)
Narrated by
Opening themeSNL theme song
by Common Ground
Ending themeSNL theme song
by Common Ground
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons12(9 Seasons on TVN, 3 Seasons on Coupang Play)
No. of episodes210 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerAhn Sang-hui
Production locationsMulti-studio of CJ E&M Broadcasting Center, Digital Media City, Seoul, South Korea
Running time90 minutes, including adverts
Saturdays at 22:50 (KST)
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
Release3 December 2011 (2011-12-03) –
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
NetworkCoupang Play
Release4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) –
present
Related
Saturday Night Live
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Korean name
Hangul
새터데이 나이트 라이브 코리아
Revised RomanizationSaeteode-i Na-iteu Ra-ibeu Kori-a
McCune–ReischauerSaet'ŏtei Naitŭ Raibŭ Koria

Saturday Night Live Korea (Korean새터데이 나이트 라이브 코리아; abbreviated as SNL Korea (KoreanSNL코리아) or simply as SNLK) is a South Korean late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. It is adapted from the long-running American TV show Saturday Night Live by NBC, and the show's executive producers are Lorne Michaels and Jennifer Danielson from SNL Studios and Broadway Video, which licenses the format. Originally broadcast by generalist cable network tvN, the weekly program ran from 3 December 2011 to 18 November 2017, and aired on Saturdays at 22:50 KST.[2] In 2021, the format was revived by Coupang Play, and the show premiered on the streaming platform on September 4, 2021, at 22:00 KST.

  1. ^ "'Saturday Night Live' Returns to Korea (EXCLUSIVE)". 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "김주혁, [SNL KOREA] 코믹 화보 폭소 작렬 '이런 모습 처음이야'". JK Star News (in Korean). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-23.