Saturday Night Live: Season 1, Episode 24

Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (31 Jul. 1976)

TV Episode  -   -  Comedy | Music
6.4
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.4/10 from 33 users  
Reviews: write review

The host for the episode is Kris Kristofferson, and the musical guest is Rita Coolidge. The skits for this episode are as follows: Kris Kristofferson sings "Help Me Make It Through The ... See full summary »

Director:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 179 titles created 7 months ago
 
a list of 1313 titles created 3 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (31 Jul 1976)

Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (31 Jul 1976) on IMDb 6.4/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Saturday Night Live.
« Previous Episode | 24 of  747 Episodes | Next Episode »

Videos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Chappelle's Show (2003–2006)
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X  

Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.

Stars: Dave Chappelle, Donnell Rawlings, Charles Q. Murphy
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X  

The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.

Stars: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam
Wayne's World (1992)
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

Director: Penelope Spheeris
Stars: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band.

Director: Richard Linklater
Stars: Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Mike White
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/11 X  

Spinal Tap, the world's loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.

Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Michael McKean
The Jerk (1979)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy.

Director: Carl Reiner
Stars: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams
Comedy | Drama | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.

Director: Jake Kasdan
Stars: Nat Faxon, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer
Flight of the Conchords (TV Series 2007)
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

Bret and Jemaine are Flight of the Conchords, a folk-rock band from New Zealand living in New York City in search of stardom.

Stars: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby
Comedy | Music | Talk-Show
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show which is often silly and whimsical.

Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Max Weinberg
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Comedy | Music | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Director: Jason Moore
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.

Director: Stephen Surjik
Stars: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken
All That (1994–2005)
Comedy | Music
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A combination sketch comedy/musical performance show in the tradition of "Saturday Night Live," this program starred a teenage cast and was targeted at younger viewers. The show featured a ... See full summary »

Stars: Amanda Bynes, Josh Server, Kenan Thompson
Edit

Cast

Episode cast overview:
...
Himself - Host / Various
Rita Coolidge ...
Herself - Musical Guest
...
Jimmy Carter / Various
...
...
...
Betty Ford / Various
...
Jesse Owens / Andrew Young / Various
...
Sherry / Various
...
Bobbi Farber / Various
Edit

Storyline

The host for the episode is Kris Kristofferson, and the musical guest is Rita Coolidge. The skits for this episode are as follows: Kris Kristofferson sings "Help Me Make It Through The Night" after Chevy Chase falls out of bed, where he was with musical guest Rita Coolidge. After Kris' monologue, secretary Sherry Norwalk talks about how she got a job at SNL helping the writers come up with ideas by having sex with them. The Samurai general practitioner treats one of his patients. Jesse Owens presents a set of commemorative medals honoring white athletes. A clip from a new TV show called Police State is shown, about two cops in Los Angeles who respond to every call by killing anyone they encounter and then talking about where to go eat. Kris Kristofferson talks about how viewers can overcome the handicap of a good education to become successful country music stars. Kris gets reunited with the original Bobby McGee, only to find that she's now become a straight-laced suburban housewife ... Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Genres:

Comedy | Music

Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

31 July 1976 (USA)  »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the finale of the first season. 24 episodes were produced in all making it the longest season in the show's history. See more »

Connections

References Dragnet (1951) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Taran Killam is the future of SNL. LostJunkie89
Just Bill and Fred leaving radkon86-393-20808
Calm down everybody DuperFudge
Best/Worst of the season IMDBosh
Vanessa Bayer grstmc
I actually like The Californians. . . heeeybrother
Discuss Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (1976) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?