"Saturday Night Live" (1975)TV series 1975-????

Creator:

Lorne Michaels

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | unknown

Release Date:

11 October 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

And now, from New York, the most dangerous city in America, it's Saturday Night Live. (seventh season)

Plot:

The classic late night live sketch comedy show.

Plot Keywords:

Saturday Night Live | Sketch Comedy | Live Broadcast | Cult TV | Satire

Awards:

Won 22 Primetime Emmys. Another 15 wins & 109 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 19	11:29 PM	NBC
Sat. July 26	11:29 PM	NBC

Cast

Don Pardo	...	Himself - Announcer / ... (614 episodes, 1975-2008)
Lenny Pickett	...	Himself - Bandleader / ... (414 episodes, 1985-2006)
Darrell Hammond	...	Various / ... (249 episodes, 1995-2008)

Also Known As:

NBC's Saturday Night (USA) (first season title)
SNL (USA) (informal title)
SNL 25 (USA) (alternative title)
Saturday Night (USA) (second season title)
Saturday Night Live '80 (USA) (sixth season title)
The Albert Brooks Show (USA) (working title)
The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA) (rerun title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:TV-14 (Some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (Some episodes)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

NBC Studios

Trivia:

As of May 2007, all of the main "Friends" (1994) cast members have hosted except for Matt LeBlanc.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: ...almost everything. Live television is largely exempt from the usual rules of goofs.

Quotes:

Colin Quinn: You know how you go to your favorite bar, and your local bartender isn't there? You ask, "Where's Jeff?" "Jeff no longer works here, I'm Steve." Then you're thinking, hey, who's this idiot? I like Jeff. But you still want your drink. And even though Steve doesn't mix your drink the same way you're used to...

Movie Connections:

Edited into 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV)

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!