{"id":100519,"date":"2025-07-28T22:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/100519\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:48:09","slug":"how-to-enter-the-2025-snl-ticket-lottery-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/100519\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enter the 2025 ‘SNL’ Ticket Lottery for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever dreamed of watching Weekend Update unfold live from a folding chair at 30 Rock, now\u2019s your shot: the Saturday Night Live<\/a> ticket lottery for the 2025\u20132026 season officially opens at 12 am ET on Aug. 1. It closes on Aug. 31 at 11:59 pm ET, and you only get one entry, so make it count.<\/p>\n

To enter, send a single email to SNLTICKETS@NBCUNI.COM with your full name and a short note on why you want to be in the audience. Go ahead and gush (tastefully). Just know that applying early, late or more than once will get your submission disqualified. And if you\u2019re under 16, sorry, this sketch comedy club\u2019s off-limits.<\/p>\n

Winners (chosen at random) will receive free tickets for a random show date and time. You\u2019ll only be contacted if you\u2019re selected, so don\u2019t spend all of September refreshing your inbox.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not one of the chosen few, don\u2019t despair\u2014standby tickets are still on the table if you’re willing to work for them.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how that works:<\/p>\n

The standby reservation portal opens at 10 am ET on the Thursday before a live show. You can select the 8 pm dress rehearsal or the 11:30 pm live broadcast. Once you book, you\u2019ll receive a reservation number (eventually\u2014it might take hours).<\/p>\n

Show up in person at the NBC Studios marquee on W. 49th St between 6\u20137 pm on Friday and check in with a valid ID. You\u2019ll then line up, by number and wait until 12:01 am Saturday, when actual standby cards are handed out.<\/p>\n

Standby hopefuls, take note: No tents, booze, sleeping bags or line-sitters allowed. If you bail on the line, you lose your chance. The cards are one per person and do not guarantee entry, but hey, it\u2019s still one of NYC\u2019s most iconic (and free) rites of passage.<\/p>\n

And if all else fails? Book an NBC Studio Tour<\/a> for a peek at Studio 8H, no reservation emails required.<\/p>\n

For a full breakdown of the rules\u2014and your best shot at hearing \u201cLive from New York!\u201d in person\u2014visit the NBC ticket info<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever dreamed of watching Weekend Update unfold live from a folding chair at 30 Rock, now\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":100520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[65528,1144,171,65529,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-100519","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-categories-comedy","9":"tag-comedy","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-news-comedy","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114933301715200201","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}