There’s rarely a dull moment in her workday. While many of the images are shot in the studio, Matthews loves getting outside ...

A new coffee table book from Mary Ellen Matthews compiles her best portrait bumper photos over two decades at SNL. It's available March 4.

For over two decades, those host and musical guest portraits have been shot by Mary Ellen Matthews, whose new book The Art of the SNL Portrait compiles her most iconic photos. The hardcover ...

In his forward, SNL creator Lorne Michaels explains the portraits were used as “bumpers,” adapted from the “Tonight Show” ...

Featured portraits run the gamut from gamut from actors, musicians, athletes, comedians and politicians, including Anya Taylor-Joy, Pete Davidson, Ramy Youssef, Foo Fighters, Tina Fey, Travis ...

in one of the book’s more demure portraits, is shown smoking—Matthews notes that he’s the only person she knows of who is allowed to smoke real cigarettes in Studio 8H. “I did Tina Fey ...

“The Art of the SNL Portrait” rectifies that ... Despite their fleeting nature, many are memorable: Tina Fey as a group of synchronized swimmers, Alec Baldwin as The Godfather, Nate Bargatze ...