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Much like the 1980–1981 season and the 1985–1986 season, NBC worried over SNL ' s decline in quality (and ratings) and initially decided to cancel the show. According to the documentary Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation, Lorne Michaels names this season as the closest he has ever been to being fired. [1]
Original cast (left to right): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase. As of September 2024, the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live (SNL) has featured 167 cast members.
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared. For an alphabetical list, see Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed alphabetically). 1975–1976 Title Premiere date Main actor(s) Description Weekend Update October 11, 1975 Chevy Chase Jane Curtin Dan Aykroyd A satirical news segment ...
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Jimmy Fallon all started on SNL over 20 years ago. BRB. Going to quietly contemplate the passage of time.View Entire Post ›
Shortly before "NBC's Saturday Night" lit up American TV sets on Oct. 11, 1975, producer Lorne Michaels and seven unknown actors and comedians appeared on "The Tomorrow Show," a late-night talk ...
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 ...
Season 16 would be the final year for O'Brien and Odenkirk as Saturday Night Live writers. O'Brien (who previously joined the writing staff in 1988) left to write for The Simpsons, and would later host NBC's Late Night and Tonight Show late night talk shows.
Alec Baldwin has hosted "SNL" more than anyone else in history, leading 17 episodes since 1990. Grammy winner Brandi Carlile has been a musical guest twice. Anthony Kiedis, Chris Pine, and J.J ...