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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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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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Episode 1

Lily Tomlin/James Taylor

1h 7m5.3 / 10

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Big shot Lily Tomlin will do the show without rehearsing, "Debate 76", Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak, The Phone Company, "Women In Literature", Tess DiSenzo, The Antler Dance, Judith Beasley.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCallGuest stars Chevy Chase, Lily Tomlin, James Taylor, Paul Shaffer, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue, Alan Zweibel

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Episode 2

Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs

1h 7m5.0 / 10

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase (On telephone) Sketches include-- Gilda plans to do the fall, Jimmy Carter speaks on sexual performance in the White House, Chevy's Girls, Trial sitcom--"The Snakehandling O'Sheas", Joseph Franklin--The Metric Clock, Abusive Divorce Lawyer, Rhodesian Peace Talks.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Carroll O'Connor, Boz Scaggs, Bea Arthur, Jean Stapleton, Norman Lear, Eric Idle, Bernadette Peters, Tom Schiller

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Episode 3

Eric Idle/Joe Cocker and Stuff

1h 7m6.2 / 10

Live from New York, it's..Chevy Chase (on telephone)! Sketches include-- Hospitalized Chevy confronts impostor, Designer Babies, KLOG Deejay, The Killer Bees, Cufflinks of the Gods, Drag is Not Funny, Dragnet, Drag Racing Today, Jacques Cousteau, Joe Cocker and his doppleganger(Belushi), "Ken Norton is more talented than Muhummad Ali".

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, Eric IdleWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Joe Cocker, Neil Innes, Eric Idle, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Richard Belzer, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue

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Episode 4

Karen Black/John Prine

1h 7m5.3 / 10

Live from New York, it's...Chevy Chase! Sketches include-- Chevy returns, "Baba Wawa at Large," Debate '76, A*M*I*S*H, Cancer-free Cupcakes, "Love Russian Style," The Lunch Counter Reunion, Mr. Bill, Ode to American Coinage.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, Walter WilliamsWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Chevy Chase, John Prine, Walter Williams, Karen Black, Paul Shaffer, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Hunter Carson

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Episode 5

Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman

1h 7m7.5 / 10

Sketches include "Yankees Lose," "Jeopardy 1999," "Speak Out For Milk", "The Beatnik Club," "Ted Baxter Kills Mary Richards," "Looks at Books," and "Mysteries in Medicine." Kinky Friedman performed "Dear Abby."

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Kinky Friedman, Al Franken, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Alan Zweibel, Paul Shaffer

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Episode 6

Buck Henry/The Band

1h 7m7.0 / 10

Sketches include-- Trick or Treating Land Shark, "Not For Ladies Only", Samurai Stockbroker, Garrett Morris's Family History, Debate 76, Super Bass-O-Matic 77, "The OintMENt", Mr. Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Tales, Houdini's Ghost.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Chevy Chase, Michael O'Donoghue, Buck Henry, Alan Zweibel, Marilyn Suzanne Miller

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Episode 7

Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder

1h 7m6.0 / 10

Live from New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Chroma Trak Girl, Puppy Uppers and Doggie Downers, Nixon's Watergate Frame-up, Crossroads, Grandparent Bees, Mr.Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Tales--"The Blind Chicken", Mobile Shrink, "How Things Work", Marines--Looking For A Few Good Men.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Dick Cavett, Michael O'Donoghue, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Ry Cooder, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken

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Episode 8

Paul Simon/Paul Simon, George Harrison

1h 7m7.5 / 10

Live from New York, It's...George Harrison Sketches include-- Paul Simon meets pauper Chevy Chase on sidewalk while Lorne talks with George Harrison, Quarry, "Baba Wawa at Large", The Twilight Zone, Billy Paul, "Tomorrow with Tom Synder".

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, Eric IdleWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, George Harrison, Lorne Michaels, Rosie Shuster, Chevy Chase, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle

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Episode 9

Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson

1h 7m5.5 / 10

Live from New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Gilda wont be in much of tonight's show, Wendy, Bee Peter Pan and Tinkerbee, Rovco's Puberty Helper, Metal Man, Steve Bashekis, Im Not Black, The Crush on the Biology Teacher, Don Pardo--The First Fifty Years, Laraine Newman's talents, Mr.Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Tales--""he Little Train That Died".

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Jodie Foster, Michael O'Donoghue, Lorne Michaels, Tom Schiller, Anne Beatts, Alan Zweibel, Chevy Chase, Brian Wilson

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Episode 10

Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa

1h 7m7.0 / 10

Live from New York, it's... Gilda Radner! Sketches include: "Patty Hearst At Home," "Jimmy Carter Can't Keep His Promises," "Santi-Wrap," Consumer Probe, Fern and Friend in PSA for The Right to Extreme Stupidity League, FX-70 Cheese Slicer, The Killer Trees trailer, "Adopt John Belushi For Christmas," "Radioactive Fallout Report," and "Let's Kill Gary Gilmore For Christmas."

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Chevy Chase, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Frank Zappa, Michael O'Donoghue, Candice Bergen, Lorne Michaels, Rosie Shuster, Tom Schiller

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Episode 11

Ralph Nader/George Benson

1h 7m7.5 / 10

Live from New York, It's...Ralph Nader Sketches include-- Ralph Nader wants to cut loose, Badmouthing Grandfather, Dress Rehearsal for Execution, The Confederate Takeover, "Baba Wawa At Large"" The Coneheads, "Youth Ask Questions", Andy Kaufman as Elvis, Testing Party Dolls.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Andy Kaufman, Ralph Nader, George Benson, Al Franken, Phil Hymes, Tom Schiller

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Episode 12

Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry

1h 7m4.5 / 10

Live from New York, it's...Ruth Gordon! Sketches include-- Belushi's too sick to do the show, Barbara Streisand, Emily Litella and Her Sister, Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, Little Old Ladies of The Night, Asking the Babysitter About Sex, E. Buzz Miller, Crazy Frank Commercial parody, and Mr. Mike's Least-Loved Bedtime Tales.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, Walter WilliamsWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Walter Williams, Michael O'Donoghue, Lorne Michaels, Rosie Shuster, Ruth Gordon, Chuck Berry, Ricky Jay, Tom Schiller

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Episode 13

Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer

1h 7m6.0 / 10

Live from New York, it's...Fran Tarkenton! Sketches include "Locker Room Pep Talk," "Swiss Army Gun," "Amy Carter in School," "Chambers' Missing Arm," "Black Perspective," "Home Restaurant," "Community Appeal," "Fran's One-Night Stand," "Grand Stand," "French Liquid," and "Rhonda's Credit Card Counseling."

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Fran Tarkenton, Tom Schiller, Tom Davis, Alan Zweibel, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Leo Sayer, Anne Beatts, Jim Downey

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Episode 14

Steve Martin/The Kinks

1h 7m6.5 / 10

Live from New York, It's... Steve Martin! Sketches include "Steve Martin's Ego Trip," "Coneheads' Tax Audit," "Celebrity Weightlifting," "Dr. Breadloaf's Quickloss Diet Book," "Pulling the Plug," "Broadway Baby," "Hollywood Bingo," "From the Big Orange to the Big Apple" (film), "Roots II," and "Plenty in Common."

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John BelushiGuest stars Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Tom Schiller, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, Al Franken

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Episode 15

Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin

1h 7m5.5 / 10

Live From New York, It's...Sissy Spacek! Sketches include-- "Dave Wilson's Dead," "Burger Master," "Ask President Carter", ""Belushi's Olympic Dream," "Gidget's Disease," "Bad Playhouse," and "White Trash Couple.

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Directed by Robert Altman, Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Sissy Spacek, Tom Davis, Richard Baskin, Al Franken, Keith Carradine, Jim Downey, Shelley Duvall, Dave Wilson

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Episode 16

Broderick Crawford/Dr. John, The Meters

1h 7m5.0 / 10

Live From New York, it's... Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, & Linda Ronstadt! Sketches include "Goodbye Saccharine," "Samurai Hit-Man," "Broderick's Old Neighborhood" (film), "Mel's Hide Heaven", "Bill Murray, The New Guy," "Lucy Ricardo's Nuke Job," "Highway Patrol," "Baba Wawa At Large," and "Nixon and Hoover."

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Dr. John, Levon Helm, Broderick Crawford, Tom Davis, Linda Ronstadt

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Episode 17

Jack Burns/Santana

1h 7m5.0 / 10

Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include-- Belushi Refuses to Say Live From New York, The Coneheads, Marine Wedding, "The Untouchables", "The Story of The Squatters", "Ask Big Daddy", Washed Up Comedy Writer, Suicidal Buisnessman, Old-Fashioned Pharmacist.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Jack Burns, Tom Schiller, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, Al Franken, Mitchell Laurance

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Episode 18

Julian Bond/Brick

1h 7m6.3 / 10

Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Emily Litella's New Love, Lowell Brock, Black Perspective, "Dr.X, Family Counselor", Right On Afro Lustre, Great Moments In Motown, Creeley's Soup, Bad Cinema, George Wallace, Julian and Andrew Young Talk With President Carter.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Julian Bond, Michael O'Donoghue, Al Franken, Tom Davis

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Episode 19

Elliott Gould/McGarrigle Sisters

1h 7m7.0 / 10

Live From New York, It's...John Belushi! Sketches include-- Brezhnev Wants to Appear on Carson, The Castration Walk, Nick The Lounge Singer, You've Come a Long Way, Buddy, United Face Bank, Jason and Sunshine, Pilson Feedbag Dinners.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Kate McGarrigle, Elliott Gould, Paul Shaffer, Tom Davis, Chevy Chase, Jacqueline Carlin, Al Franken, Anne Beatts

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Episode 20

Eric Idle/Neil Innes

1h 7m6.8 / 10

Live From New York, It's...Bill Murray Sketches include-- Potato Torture, The American Dope Growers Union, "The Nixon Interviews", Flight Attendant Sherry, "Plain Talk", "Heavy Wit Championship", Bill Murray's Bad Childhood Memories, "Telethon for Britian", "The Battle of Britain". Gary Weis film: Body Language.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary WeisWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Jeannette Charles

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Episode 21

Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading

1h 7m6.0 / 10

Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include-- Bee Sketch Is Pre-Empted by Norton-Bobick Fight, Video Vixens, Badly Disguised Bank Robber, Viva Las Vegas II, "Baba Wawa At Large", Feuding Couple, "Bad Ballet", "Night of The Moonies", Audience Member Chevy.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, Sharon SachsWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Shelley Duvall, Spalding Gray, Joan Armatrading, Lorne Michaels, Paul Shaffer, Robert Van Ry, Anne Beatts, Tom Davis

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Episode 22

Buck Henry/Kenny Vance, Jennifer Warnes

1h 7m7.5 / 10finale

Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Carter's Energy Saving Message, Buck Performs A Live Sex Act, Samurai B.M.O.C, The Shower Mike, The Coneheads Return to Remulak, Rhonda Weiss's Bridal Shower, Charles Lindbergh Meets the Land Shark.

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Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis, William WegmanWritten by Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Rosie Shuster, Michael O'Donoghue, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill MurrayGuest stars Bella Abzug, Jennifer Warnes, Buck Henry, Paul Shaffer, Al Franken, Anne Beatts, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Kenny Vance

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Episode information updated Jul 25, 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

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