Behind the laughter and iconic sketches, one man shattered all the barriers. Garrett Morris, SNL’s first Black cast member. He brought unmatched talent and courage to the stage of the show.

Garrett Morris as Chico Escuela during the 'Weekend ... I wrote a couple plays, and I did a lot of musicals. SNL was my first television job—a job paying me more than I had ever been paid ...

I was an actor on and off Broadway. I wrote a couple plays, and I did a lot of musicals. SNL was my first television job—a job paying me more than I had ever been paid before, and I was finally paying ...

Marvel Studios paid tribute to this piece of entertainment history by casting Morris in their big-screen adaptation of Ant-Man. The 2015 film features Morris as a taxi driver witnessing Scott Lang ...

Perhaps the most touching moment during the "SNL" 50th anniversary celebration was seeing 86-year-old Garrett Morris being ...

The latest anniversary special recycled some aspects of past tribute shows, with little controversy, a lot of celebrity, and a sweet, knowing sentimentality ...

Saturday Night Live season 1 cast: Where are they now? SNL original cast member Garrett Morris says show caters to 'too many people' now: 'I don't see the courage' ...

Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, and Laraine Newman were all there, while their fellow “SNL” OGs John Belushi, George Coe, Michael O’Donoghue, and Gilda Radner have all passed away.

Each “SNL” episode holds at least some surprises ... including Chase, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris and Jane Curtin. A publicist for Dan Aykroyd, the lone remaining surviving member, did ...

original cast member Garrett Morris sat on a chair at the show’s primary stage (a.k.a. home base) to introduce “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” a 1978 SNL short that imagined an elderly John ...