Fecund and its synonyms fruitful and fertile all mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit-literally or figuratively. Fecund applies to things that yield offspring, fruit, or results in abundance or with rapidity (a fecund herd; a fecund imagination).
A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun off successful independent comedy and/or movie careers from here. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>.
About the Show. Saturday Night Live, NBC's Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase, returns for its 42nd season in the fall. Since its inception in 1975, SNL has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. At the close of the century, Saturday Night Live placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past 50 years. The program has won 45 Emmy Awards, the most for any show in television history.