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Saturday Night Live

  • TV Series
  • 1975– 1975–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
48K
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Saturday Night Live (1975)
Eddie Murphy returns to "Saturday Night Live." Tonight!
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A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
48K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
695
29
  • Creator
    • Lorne Michaels
  • Stars
    • The Saturday Night Live Band
    • Don Pardo
    • Darrell Hammond
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  • Creator
    • Lorne Michaels
  • Stars
    • The Saturday Night Live Band
    • Don Pardo
    • Darrell Hammond
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 318User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Won 86 Primetime Emmys
      • 206 wins & 528 nominations total

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    The Saturday Night Live Band
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    824 episodes824 eps • 1976–2022
    Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer…
    725 episodes725 eps • 1975–2014
    Darrell Hammond
    Darrell Hammond
    • Variousas Various…
    313 episodes313 eps • 1995–2021
    Lenny Pickett
    • Self - Bandleaderas Self - Bandleader…
    416 episodes416 eps • 1985–2018
    Kenan Thompson
    Kenan Thompson
    • Variousas Various…
    383 episodes383 eps • 2003–2022
    Seth Meyers
    Seth Meyers
    • Weekend Update Anchoras Weekend Update Anchor…
    253 episodes253 eps • 2001–2014
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    • Variousas Various…
    238 episodes238 eps • 2002–2021
    Kate McKinnon
    Kate McKinnon
    • Variousas Various…
    207 episodes207 eps • 2012–2022
    Aidy Bryant
    Aidy Bryant
    • Variousas Various…
    203 episodes203 eps • 2012–2022
    Cecily Strong
    Cecily Strong
    • Variousas Various…
    202 episodes202 eps • 2012–2022
    G.E. Smith
    G.E. Smith
    • Self - Bandleaderas Self - Bandleader…
    195 episodes195 eps • 1979–2000
    Bobby Moynihan
    Bobby Moynihan
    • Variousas Various…
    194 episodes194 eps • 2008–2021
    Tim Meadows
    Tim Meadows
    • Variousas Various…
    182 episodes182 eps • 1991–2000
    Kyle Mooney
    Kyle Mooney
    • Variousas Various…
    183 episodes183 eps • 2013–2022
    Colin Jost
    Colin Jost
    • Weekend Update Anchoras Weekend Update Anchor…
    180 episodes180 eps • 2006–2022
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Variousas Various…
    177 episodes177 eps • 2003–2020
    Kevin Nealon
    Kevin Nealon
    • Variousas Various…
    171 episodes171 eps • 1986–2021
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Variousas Various…
    162 episodes162 eps • 2000–2020
    • Creator
      • Lorne Michaels
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    • Trivia
      In 1995, Steve Carell auditioned for the show, along with his wife, Nancy Carell. She was cast, he was not. The following season, he was cast as the voice of Gary in the recurring animated segment "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." When he hosted the show in 2005, Carell stated that Will Ferrell beat him for the spot.
    • Goofs
      ...almost everything. Live television is largely exempt from the usual rules of goofs.
    • Quotes

      George W. Bush: I'm gonna be around for a long time. On the job, making the tough decisions 24/7. That's 24 hours a week, 7 months a year.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Best of John Belushi (1985)

    User reviews318

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    It sucks now! It's great again!
    Every once in awhile I read reviews of SNL. Almost never do the reviews say "it was OK". Unless it is a review by a frequent viewer, they always say something like "SNL is great again!" or "SNL sucks now". Usually these reviews are from people who never or rarely watch the show, and only remember it from 5, 10, 15 or even 20 years ago. These types of reviews have been the same for as long as I can remember. The periods that people now call "classic" frequently met with poor reviews at the time.

    One thing to remember is that the show is an hour and a half, longer than most any other TV show. It is hard to fill such a long show with consistently funny material. It is also hard to make every episode funny. Therefore the show (like most shows) wavers between great and awful, depending on the sketch or episode you are watching at the moment. To judge an entire series on one episode (or part of one) is a mischaracterization.

    I've watched SNL for most of its life, and although it has ranged from hilarious to horrible, I would say the average show is "pretty funny". The bottom line: there's nothing better to watch on Saturday night, so until there is, I will always watch SNL!
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    • Feb 1, 2002

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    • How many DVD releases and where can I find a list of all of them?

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • NBC
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • NBC's Saturday Night
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • NBC Studios
      • NBC Universal Television
      • Broadway Video
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo

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