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In 1974, NBC Tonight Show host Johnny Carson asked that the weekend broadcasts of "Best of Carson" (officially known as The Weekend Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson) come to an end (The Tonight Show was a 90-minute program at the time), so he could take two weeknights off; NBC would thus air those repeats on those nights rather than feed them to affiliates for broadcast on either Saturdays ...
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 ...
Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1. Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats, including streaming on Hulu and Netflix. YouTube SNL playlists of individual sketches and segments are available for many SNL episodes, via the show's official YouTube channel. [1]
Mr. Bill got its start when Walter Williams sent SNL a Super 8 reel featuring the character in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Mr. Bill's first appearance was on the February 28, 1976 episode. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 sketches based on Mr. Bill.
To celebrate Saturday Night Live reaching its milestone 50th season, a slew of star-studded hosts and musical guests have been tapped to kick off the fall episodes. SNL confirmed the lineup of its ...
The full Saturday Night Live archive is streaming on Peacock. The show is currently in the midst of its 50th season, airing new episodes every Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC.
Saturday Night Live cast members with the longest tenures Performer No. of seasons [b] Years on the show Notes Kenan Thompson: 22 [3] 2003–present: Promoted to repertory player in his third season on the show. Darrell Hammond: 14: 1995–2009: At the time of his departure, Hammond had the longest tenure as a cast member on the show.
What Zweibel considered the No. 1 joke in his legendary “phone book” did make it into the first show, and, as portrayed in “Saturday Night,” was his lone contribution to the historic ...