I'm a big fan of Saturday Night Live. No, let me rephrase that: I'm a big fan of the overall concept and tradition of Saturday Night Live. Like you (probably) I've found it unwatchable during certain seasons including the recent ones. I no longer have my DVR snag every episode. When I watch, I watch the parts they put up on YouTube which seem to be mostly those featuring big guest stars. Ergo, I don't really recognize the names of most of the current cast.
Here's the trailer for an upcoming documentary on Peacock about the series…one that seems a little light on the early years. I assume the finished doc won't be but, seeing as how this is an important and valuable franchise for NBC, it's likely to oversell the notion that SNL is forever and always as great as it's ever been…