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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 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 original title was used because the Saturday Night Live title was in use by Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell on rival network ABC. After the cancellation of Cosell's show in 1976, NBC purchased the rights to the name and officially changed the show's title to Saturday Night Live at the start of the 1977–1978 season , its third.
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 50th season of "SNL" premiered last month. Since the first show in 1975, 165 comedians and actors have been a part of "SNL.". Three new comedians joined for season 50. "Saturday Night Live" is ...
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 ...
The 48th season of "SNL" premiered on October 1, 2022. The show premiered on October 11, 1975 — 162 comedians and actors have since been a part of "SNL.". Cecily Strong just became the latest ...
The long-running American late-night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) first premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, and its fiftieth and most recent season premiered on September 28, 2024. Created by Lorne Michaels , who is the original and current showrunner, its history has been shaped by its large and constantly-changing cast of ...