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Saturday Night Live 

18A | | Comedy, Music | TV Series (1975– )
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A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.

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Lorne Michaels
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Won 72 Primetime Emmys. Another 90 wins & 433 nominations. See more awards »

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Series cast summary:
Don Pardo ...  Self - Announcer / ... 727 episodes, 1975-2014
Lenny Pickett Lenny Pickett ...  Self - Bandleader / ... 416 episodes, 1985-2018
Darrell Hammond ...  Various / ... 401 episodes, 1995-2020
Kenan Thompson ...  Various / ... 344 episodes, 2003-2020
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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. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Taglines:

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Music

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18A | See all certifications »

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Bruce McCulloch and Mark McKinney, from the comedy troupe "The Kids In the Hall," wrote and performed for the show after The Kids in the Hall (1988) ended production. See more »

Goofs

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

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

In recent years, episodes are often reedited for syndication and rebroadcast, often with skits and/or individual jokes that were taped during dress rehearsal being substituted for segments that either didn't work the first time, or were considered offensive. See more »

Connections

Featured in Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

(closing theme song)
Composed by Howard Shore
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Che & Jost
7 April 2019 | by JamesMLarkinSee all my reviews

The talentless duo of Che & Jost bring the show down.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 1975 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Saturday Night Live See more »

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Color

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4:3
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