Saturday Night Live 

A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.

Creator:

Lorne Michaels

Stars:

Don Pardo, Lenny Pickett, Darrell Hammond

Won 66 Primetime Emmys. Another 81 wins & 413 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Don Pardo	...	Himself - Announcer / ... 727 episodes, 1975-2014
Lenny Pickett	...	Himself - Bandleader / ... 416 episodes, 1985-2018
Darrell Hammond	...	Various / ... 383 episodes, 1995-2019
Kenan Thompson	...	Various / ... 326 episodes, 2003-2019

Storyline

A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun off successful independent comedy and/or movie careers from here.

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Plot Keywords:

20th century | 21st century | 1970s | 2000s | 2010s | 

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Taglines:

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

NBC Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

SNL 25

Filming Locations:

JC Studios, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Studios, NBC Universal Television, Broadway Video

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Beginning in 1995, the Saturday Night Live logo used the abbreviation SNL, which became how the show was known.

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Goofs

...almost everything. Live television is largely exempt from the usual rules of goofs.

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Quotes

[on the new TV ratings system affecting SNL]
Lorne Michaels: There was a time where I would have condemned this ratings system as censorship. But I have children. Two adorable boys. And frankly, I don't want them watching this crap.

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Alternate Versions

To avoid paying royalties, some syndicated versions remove the musical performances and the mention of the musical guests in the opening credits is also removed.

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Connections

Referenced in Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive (2017)

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Soundtracks

(closing theme song)
Composed by Howard Shore

User Reviews

whenever i'm down

whenever i'm down or depressed, the one thing i watch to cheer me up? Saturday Night Live. every Saturday night, i'd have some pizza for dinner, wash it down with a good soda or beer, lay back on the couch and watch SNL all night long. SNL is the best show i've ever seen, very funny, creative, and it's a wonder that's as big a success now as it was 32 years ago. tina fey is really funny, as is amy poehler, seth myers and kenan thomson. kenan was one of my favorite childhood actors when he was in nickelodeon's "kenan and kel". sometimes i go on youtube and look for clips of the old SNL, and it's just as funny. so thank u SNL. thank you for making me look at the bright, comedic and slightly inappropriate side of life.