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Saturday Night is a 2024 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman, about the night of the 1975 premiere of NBC's Saturday Night, later known as Saturday Night Live. The film stars an ensemble cast portraying the various Saturday Night cast and crew, led by Gabriel LaBelle as the show's creator and producer, Lorne Michaels .
George Carlin, the first person to host Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics.
In 1990, Lorne Michaels oversaw the writing of a sketch anthology feature film titled The Saturday Night Live Movie with many of the show's then-current writing staff, including Al Franken, Tom Davis, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, and George Meyer, contributing. The screenplay only got as far as a Revised First Draft ...
The regular season of Saturday Night Live will return to late-night TV in September 2024, but the show is also planning a three-hour special on Feb. 16, 2025, to honor its 50th anniversary. What ...
Saturday Night is in theaters in select cities now, followed by a wide release on Oct. 11, the anniversary of the show's premiere. Saturday Night Live, currently in its 50th season, airs Saturdays ...
NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ premiered on Oct. 11, 1975. ... While making the 1981 film Under ... Newman went on to have an extensive career in voice acting with roles in films and TV shows ...
In 1986 Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad authored Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, a behind-the-scenes look at the first ten seasons. [272] Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years , by Michael Cader, was released in 1994 and presented information about the cast, characters, and other memorable moments seen on the show ...
Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players," and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players." Each week, the show features a host, often a well-known celebrity, who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. A musical guest is also ...