SNL on Howard Stern Premieres Today

As the name suggests, the series will be hosted by Howard Stern and is said to offer an uncensored, backstage history of Saturday Night Live as told by the show's cast, guest hosts and writers from three decades of memorable appearances on The Howard Stern Show.

SNL on STERN premieres on December 19 and airs through December 23 beginning at 6:00 am ET daily on Howard 100 and 6:00 am PT on Howard 101. SNL on STERN will air in five original installments, with encore performances all day and throughout the weekend on Howard 100.

SNL on STERN features interviews with nearly fifty former and current SNL stars including Chris Rock, Bill Murray, David Spade, Chevy Chase, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Jim Breuer, Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal, Robert Downey Jr., Julia Louis Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Al Franken, Gilbert Gottfried, Darrell Hammond, Phil Hartman, Victoria Jackson, Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Fred Armisen, Jon Lovitz, Ben Stiller, Norm MacDonald and Lorne Michaels, SNL's creator and executive producer.

Highlights from SNL on STERN include:

Chevy Chase opens up about his backstage brawl with Bill Murray

Classic Stern Show interviews with the late Phil Hartman

Gilda Radner's disastrous 1983 interview with Howard

Darrell Hammond shares his experience meeting former President Bill Clinton

Norm MacDonald recalls his bizarre firing from the "Weekend Update" desk

Jim Breuer gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro's famous cameos

Audition horror stories from Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Nealon and Gilbert Gottfried

Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller and Sarah Silverman discuss their short stints as cast members

Stern's commentary on Ashlee Simpson lip synching and other infamous moments in show history