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Saturday Night Live

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Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

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Synopsis

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Season 18 episodes

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Episode 1

Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown

1h 7m

Sketches include ""Husbands and Wives,"" ""Tiny Elvis,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Baby Names,"" and ""The Queen Shenequa Show"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Jan Hooks, Bobby Brown, Nicolas Cage, Lorne Michaels, Jack Handey, Bonnie Turner, Cher, Warren Hutcherson

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Episode 2

Tim Robbins/Sinead O'Connor

1h 7m

Live from New York, it's...Dana Carvey Sketches include: Perot '92, Caracci's Pizza, The Founding Fathers, Sunday Morning Videos, That's Not Yogurt, The Tori Spelling Show, Larry King Live, Cooking With Dennis Miller, Sweet Jimmy: The World's Nicest Pimp, Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley, and Bob Roberts Book Burning Sinead O'Connor performs: ""Success Has Made A Failure of Our Home"" and an a cappella version of the song ""War"" that ends with the infamous destruction of Pope John Paul II's photograph and Sinead's words ""Fight the real enemy!"" The reruns on NBC and syndication (if they do air) either end the performance of the second song before the picture is ripped (which is the version that played on Comedy Central) or replace it with a dress rehearsal where Sinead O'Connor holds up a picture of a starving child, then walks off the stage (which played on NBC).

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Tim Robbins, Sinéad O'Connor, Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Jack Handey, Susan Sarandon, Christine Zander

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Episode 3

Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors

1h 7m

Sketches include ""Debate '92,"" ""Pinky Ringery,"" ""Single White Person,"" ""Bullies on the Steps,"" and ""Zoriada annoys Joe Pesci."" Spin Doctors perform ""Jimmy Olson's Blues.""

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Joe Pesci, Tom Davis, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Tim Miller, Christine Zander

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Episode 4

Christopher Walken/Arrested Development

1h 7m

Sketches include ""Jiffy Express,"" ""Ed Closser, Trivial Psychic,"" ""Sinead O'Connor's Goodtime Happy Jamboree,"" ""The Continental,"" ""An Apology From Sinead O'Connor,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey,"" ""Perot gets rid of running mate Stockdale"", and ""The Boulevard of Broken Balls"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Jan Hooks, Christopher Walken, Lorne Michaels, Jack Handey, Ian Maxtone-Graham

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Episode 5

Catherine O'Hara/10,000 Maniacs

1h 7m

""Perot's Press Conference and the Republican Dirty Tricks"", ""Ass Don't Smell Commercial: The Name Says It All"", ""The Richmeister's Halloween Encounter with Death"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""Weekend Update with Kevin Nealon"", ""Daily Affirmations with Stewart Smalley"", ""New York's Strangest and Most Bizarre People: Shorty, The Guy Who Can't Cross The Street"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Catherine O'Hara, Jack Handey, Brett Barsky, Mary Ellen Cravens, Terry Turner

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Episode 6

Michael Keaton/Morrissey

1h 7m

""George Bush Loses The Election to Clinton"", ""Hibernol Commercial: It Knocks Your Cold Out, While You're Out Cold"", ""Training the New, Socially Impaired Elevator Guy"", ""The First (Oscar-like) Annual Gutenberg Awards, Honoring the Best Books of the Year"", ""The Horny Guy Who Had To Date The Prudish/Formerly Slutty Girl"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jim Downey, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Tim MeadowsGuest stars Morrissey, Michael Keaton, Tom Davis, Tim Miller, Ryan Shiraki, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

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Episode 7

Sinbad/Sade

1h 7m

Sketches include ""George Bush and Bill Clinton,"" ""Homosexuals at War,"" ""At Home with Monica,"" ""Blacula,"" ""Gilligan's Bioshpere,"" ""Superman's Funeral,"" and ""The Proud Pattersons.""

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Sinbad, Sade, Tom Davis, Jack Handey, Marci Klein, Terry Turner

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Episode 8

Tom Arnold/Neil Young

1h 7m

""Wayne's World presents: Top Ten Things we love about Clinton"", ""Sex and Peer Pressure at Valley High, a PBS Afterschool Special"", ""Clinton's exercising at a fast food joint"", ""Bill Swerski's Super Fans at 'Fatty Foods' Hospital"", ""Lincoln High G.E.D Ten Year Reunion"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Tom Arnold, Neil Young, George Wendt, Roseanne Barr, Dick Butkus

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Episode 9

Glenn Close/The Black Crowes

1h 7m

Sketches include ""The Queen of England,"" ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Michael Eisner,"" ""What's the Best Way?,"" and ""Drumming on Your Stomach.""

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, Jon Lovitz, Christine Zander

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Episode 10

Danny DeVito/Bon Jovi

1h 7m

""The Super Fans Formally Express Their Anger Via Letter: Ditka is fired"", ""BBC1 Presents Simon! - Special Guest: A Foul-Mouthed, Middle-Aged Italian American"", ""The Fourth Amy Fisher Story on Fox: Aaron and Tori Spelling's Amy Fisher, 10516 with Danny DeVito as Joey Buttafuoco"", ""Gap Girls: Buy it large. Just belt it and cinch it!"", ""Black Entertainment Television Presents: Amy Fisher, One Messed Up Bitch"", ""The Privacy-Obsessed Hitman Whose Wife Knew Everything About His Business"", ""Books on Tape: Madonna's Sex Book. Text by Charlton Heston. Photo Interpretation by Al Goldstein"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James Signorelli, Tom GianasWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Greg Daniels, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Jan Hooks, Danny DeVito, Jack Handey, George Wendt, Mike Ditka, Warren Hutcherson, David Mandel, Joe Mantegna

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Episode 11

Harvey Keitel/Madonna

1h 7m

Sketches include, ""It's Pat"", ""Subway Transit Authority"", ""The Bathroom Attendant"", ""In or Out The Cab"", ""Deep Thoughts"", ""Unforzen Caveman Lawyer,"", and ""The Insane Deer Hunter"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Jan Hooks, Harvey Keitel, Madonna, Jack Handey, Ian Maxtone-Graham

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Episode 12

Luke Perry/Mick Jagger

1h 7m

Sketches include ""Clintons Meet Wrestlers,"" ""Prince Charles is a Tampon,"" ""Dumb Yard Boy,"" ""Magic Fish Meeting,"" ""SNL Halftime Special,"" ""High School Liar's Club,"" ""Sassy,"" ""Queen Shenequa,"" and ""Country Boy Leaves Home"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, Peter CorbettWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Jan Hooks, Luke Perry, Jack Handey, Mick Jagger, Giorgio Armani, Brett Barsky, Tom Davis, Jim Downey

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Episode 13

Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney

1h 7m

Sketches include ""Dateline NBC,"" ""The Mimic,"" ""The Chris Farley Show,"" ""Soap Opera Digest,"" ""Gap Girls,"" ""Naked Woman Theater,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,"" ""The Bodyguard,"" and ""French Class"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Alec Baldwin, Paul McCartney, Lorne Michaels, Jim Downey, Steve Koren

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Episode 14

Bill Murray/Sting

1h 7m

Sketches include: ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Hibernol,"" ""The Whipmaster,"" ""Frequent Flyer,"" ""I'm Chillin',"" ""Tommy Two-Tap,"" ""Coffee Talk With Linda Richman,"" and ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Don Novello, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Sting, Bill Murray, Don Novello, Steve Martin, Tom Davis, John Farley, David Mandel

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Episode 15

John Goodman/Mary J. Blige

1h 7m

Sketches include: "College Students", "Coffee Talk With Linda Richman", "Turkish Department Store Worker", "Let's Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk About Movies".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Mary J. Blige, John Goodman, Jack Handey

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Episode 16

Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum

1h 7m

Live from New York, it's... Julia Sweeney Sketches include "Pat's Crying Game," "Green & Fazio" (two parts), "The Rain People," "World War II Hospital," "Eager & Jones," "Russell Simmmons Def Magic Show Jam," "MTV Spring Break," "Dieter's Dream" (film), and "Jack McManus' Bar." Soul Asylum performs "Somebody To Shove" and "Black Gold."

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Miranda Richardson, Jack Handey, Marv Albert, Leslie Carangi, Steve Koren, Stephen Rea, Terry Turner

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Episode 17

Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel

1h 7m

Complete Sketches: ""Clinton's Indecent Proposal to Yeltsin's wife"", ""Jason Alexander's Peter Pan"", ""Meeting of the Woody Allen Fan Club"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""Descending-Size Employee Lounges for Privacy-Obssessed People"", ""Can't you tell black or white people apart?"", ""Gyros: You like the juice?"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Peter Gabriel, Jason Alexander, Lorne Michaels, Jack Handey, Warren Hutcherson, Francine Roussel

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Episode 18

Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz

1h 7m

""Rodney King Song: Fire Bad by Recurring SNL Characters for Unity"", ""Quinko's Mmmph Board Game Commercial"", ""SNL Cheers wannabes come to cheer Kirstie up"", ""Hotel staff loves the Bellissima wife at La Cantoria"", ""The Montel Williams Show"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""Kirstie Alley meets Zoraida, the NBC page"", ""The all natural makeover"", ""Schiller's Reel presents: Security Camera Spectacular!""

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller, Peter CorbettWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Lenny Kravitz, Kirstie Alley, Jack Handey, Stuart Crawford Hult, Michael Shoemaker

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Episode 19

Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil

1h 7m

Sketches include ""Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker"", ""Focus on Beauty"", ""The Backwards Romance"", ""Nerf Crotchbat"", ""Worrisome Audition Warnings"", and ""Coffee Talk""

Episode credits

Directed by Dave Wilson, James SignorelliWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Christina Applegate, Jack Handey, Phil Hymes, Marilyn Suzanne Miller

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Episode 20

Kevin Kline/Willie Nelson & Paul Simon

1h 7mfinale

Sketches include: ""Mmmph?"", ""Italian Flatulence"", ""Don Lapre: Financial Freedom with a 900 Number"", ""Hub's Gyros"", and ""Criminal Encounter"".

Episode credits

Directed by Dave WilsonWritten by Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Warren Hutcherson, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Bruce Handey, Dawna Kaufmann, David Mandel, Tim Meadows, Vanessa MiddletonGuest stars Jan Hooks, Kevin Kline, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Zander, Joel Godard, Tom Davis

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Saturday Night Live

Cast

Michael CheSelf - Various Characters
Kenan ThompsonSelf - Various Characters
Heidi GardnerSelf - Various Characters
Mikey DaySelf - Various Characters
Kyle MooneySelf - Various Characters
Cecily StrongSelf - Various Characters
Bobby MoynihanSelf - Various Characters
Seth MeyersSelf - Various Characters

Credits

Created by
Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
1,009
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • Broadway VideoUnited States
  • NBC StudiosUnited States
  • Universal TelevisionUnited States
  • SNL StudiosUnited States

Themes

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