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The first cast member hired was Gilda Radner. [5] The rest of the cast included fellow Second City alumni Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, as well as National Lampoon "Lemmings" alumnus Chevy Chase (whose trademark became his usual falls and opening spiel that cued the show's opening) who was chosen as anchor for Weekend Update, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, and Groundlings alumna Laraine Newman.
The first former cast member to come back and host the show was Chevy Chase in February 1978. Chase is also the first former cast member to reach the Five-Timers Club, and is the most frequent-former cast member to host (he is also one of few hosts banned from hosting, having last hosted in 1997).
The first cast member to host Weekend Update, Chevy Chase returned to SNL for its second season but left partway through. Albeit short, Chase’s time on the show earned him two Primetime Emmy ...
The oldest member and only person of color in the original Saturday Night Live cast, Garrett Morris reportedly had issues with the typecasting he faced in sketches during his time on SNL, having ...
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, and it has featured a wide ...
Andy Samberg. When Andy Samberg arrived at SNL in 2005, it was like the show finally got Wi-Fi. Along with The Lonely Island crew, he pioneered the Digital Shorts, redefining how SNL connected ...
Coe was an original member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players", the original cast of Saturday Night Live. [4] He also made guest appearances for episodes in 1978 and 1986. [5] [6] First appearing on the show at age 46, Coe was the oldest SNL cast member (at the age they joined) until 2014, when 47 year old Leslie Jones was brought on the ...
Curtin recalls having anxiety while performing on SNL's first-ever broadcast on Oct. 11, 1975, the two-time Emmy winner said in a New York Times interview to commemorate the show's 50th season.