--- description: Watch the complete transformation of Studio 8H title: This Time-Lapse Video Shows an Entire Saturday Night Live Taping In Two Minutes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Time-Lapse Video Shows An Entire _Saturday Night Live_ Taping in Two Minutes by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 12:00 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 12:00 PM CUT Ever wondered how an episode of _SNL_ comes together? This time-lapse video, posted on the show’s [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i72I9NNTTM0 "undefined"), shows the entire taping process, condensed into just two and a half minutes. It’s from this past weekend’s episode, which featured Anna Kendrick as the host and Pharrell as the musical guest. You can see everything: the producers and camera guys who all seem to be bald (so, real-life [Pete Hornbergers](http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr%5Fksri11vsOg1qapipco1%5F400.gif "undefined")), the cue cards, the set changes, the Weekend Update desk, etc. The only thing missing is [Stefon](http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/screencrush.com/files/2012/05/gif-21.gif "undefined"). (Rest in peace.) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/56573/saturday-night-live-taping-time-lapse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/56573/saturday-night-live-taping-time-lapse/"},"headline":"Time-Lapse Video Shows An Entire Saturday Night Live Taping in Two Minutes","datePublished":"2014-04-10T12:00:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:40.938Z","description":"Watch the complete transformation of Studio 8H","url":"https://time.com/56573/saturday-night-live-taping-time-lapse/","keywords":["Newsfeed","NBC","SNL","Saturday Night Live","Anna Kendrick","Arts","Time-lapse"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/56573/saturday-night-live-taping-time-lapse/","name":"Time-Lapse Video Shows An Entire Saturday Night Live Taping in Two Minutes"}}]}] ```