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Saturday Night Live
S2.E21
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Eric Idle/Neil Innes

  • Episode aired Apr 23, 1977
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
115
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Eric Idle in Saturday Night Live (1975)
ComedyMusic

The host for the episode is Eric Idle (his second appearance), and the musical guests are Alan Price and Neil Innes. The skits for this episode are as follows: A British soldier interrogates... Read allThe host for the episode is Eric Idle (his second appearance), and the musical guests are Alan Price and Neil Innes. The skits for this episode are as follows: A British soldier interrogates an Irish prisoner by torturing a potato. During his opening monologue, Eric Idle joins th... Read allThe host for the episode is Eric Idle (his second appearance), and the musical guests are Alan Price and Neil Innes. The skits for this episode are as follows: A British soldier interrogates an Irish prisoner by torturing a potato. During his opening monologue, Eric Idle joins the Queen in hosting a telethon to help save England, and over the course of the show manage... Read all

  • Directors
    • Dave Wilson
    • Gary Weis
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Anne Beatts
    • John Belushi
  • Stars
    • Eric Idle
    • Alan Price
    • Neil Innes
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    115
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Gary Weis
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • John Belushi
    • Stars
      • Eric Idle
      • Alan Price
      • Neil Innes
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Dan Aykroyd and Eric Idle in Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Jeannette Charles in Saturday Night Live (1975)
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    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    • Self - Host…
    Alan Price
    Alan Price
    • Self - Musical Guest
    Neil Innes
    Neil Innes
    • Ron Nasty…
    Jeannette Charles
    Jeannette Charles
    • Queen Elizabeth
    Howard Shore
    Howard Shore
    • Self
    • (as Howard Shore and his Bobby Blue Band)
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Richard Nixon…
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Hermann Goering…
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Weekend Update Anchor…
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Various
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Various
    Laraine Newman
    Laraine Newman
    • Sherry
    Gilda Radner
    Gilda Radner
    • Julie Nixon…
    Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    • Self - Announcer
    • (voice)
    Anne Beatts
    • Dope Grower
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Davis
    Tom Davis
    • Various
    • (uncredited)
    James Downey
    James Downey
    • Hugh
    • (uncredited)
    Al Franken
    Al Franken
    • Various
    • (uncredited)
    Mitchell Laurance
    Mitchell Laurance
    • Dope Grower
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Gary Weis
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • John Belushi
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The "Plain Talk" sketch was originally performed on Eric Idle's Rutland Weekend Television (1975), under the title "Jibberish".
    • Goofs
      Shadow of boom mic visible during beginning of Trans Eastern Flight sketch
    • Quotes

      Emily Litella: [about Tom Snyder] I love him! I love him! I love him! And where he goes I'll swallow, I'll swallow, I'll swallow! He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love, from now until forever, forever, forever!

    • Connections
      Edited into Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Cheese & Onions
      (uncredited)
      Written by Neil Innes
      Performed by Neil Innes

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1977 (United States)
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • NBC Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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