MacGruber is a recurring sketch on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live, first appearing on the show in January 2007. The sketch stars Will Forte as special operations agent MacGruber, who is tasked in each episode with deactivating a ticking bomb but becomes distracted by personal issues, resulting in the bomb's detonation and (presumably) the deaths of his companions and himself. The sketch is a parody of the 1985-1992 adventure series MacGyver.
MacGruber's popularity has led to a film based on the character, which was released on May 21, 2010.
| Format | Action Comedy |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jorma Taccone |
| Written by | Will Forte John Solomon Jorma Taccone |
| Directed by | Jorma Taccone John Solomon |
| Starring | Will Forte (2006- ) Maya Rudolph (2007) Kristen Wiig (2008- ) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (as of May 9, 2010) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Studio 8H, GE Building, Rockefeller Center New York City, New York |
| Running time | Approx. 1 Minute |
| Production company(s) | Broadway Video SNL Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Saturday Night Live (2006-) Super Bowl XLIII (2009) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | January 20, 2007 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | MacGyver |
