"Saturday Night Live" Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon (1976)

Directors:

Dave Wilson
Gary Weis

Writers:

Anne Beatts (writer)
Chevy Chase (writer)

TV Series:

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Original Air Date:

8 May 1976 (Season 1, Episode 19)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot:

The host for this episode is Madeline Kahn, and the musical guest is Carly Simon. The skits for this...

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Sketch Comedy | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Cult TV | Cult Favorite

Cast

Madeline Kahn	...	Herself - Host / Various
Carly Simon	...	Herself - Musical Guest
Frank Oz	...	The Mighty Favog (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
Jerry Nelson	...	Scred (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
Howard Shore	...	Dr. Frankenstein (as Howard Shore and his All Monster Band)
Dan Aykroyd	...	Various
John Belushi	...	Various
Chevy Chase	...	Various
Jane Curtin	...	Various
Garrett Morris	...	Various
Laraine Newman	...	Various
Gilda Radner	...	Various

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

In "The Final Days" sketch, the Abraham Lincoln portrait's final line was originally "Because you're such a schmuck," but the censors made writers Al Franken & Tom Davis change the last word to "dip". "Schmuck" is Yiddish slang for "dick".

Quotes:

Chevy Chase: And now with tonight's commentary; Miss Emily Litella.
Emily Litella: Thank you, cheddar. What's all this talk about violins on tv? I think we need more violins and less of that loud rock music. And furthermore...
Chevy Chase: Uh, excuse me; Miss Litella. It's violence on TV, not violins.
Emily Litella: Oh. Never mind.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005) (TV)