Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

7.0 (480 votes)
51 Seasons
October 11, 1975
English
Comedy News

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.

Creator

Lorne Michaels

Network

NBC

Episodes

October 11 - George Carlin
E1

October 11 - George Carlin

Oct 11, 1975
66 min
7.9

Live from New York, It's... George Carlin! Sketches Include: Wolverines, New Dad Insurance, The Courtroom, Victims of Shark Bite, Jamitol, Triopenin, Jim Henson's Muppets, Bee Hospital, Academy of Better Careers, Show Us Your Guns, Trojan Horse Home Security, Triple-Trac

October 18 - Paul Simon
E2

October 18 - Paul Simon

Oct 18, 1975
66 min
5.4

Live from New York, It's... Paul Simon! Sketches Include: The Berkeley Collection, Bees, Jim Henson's Muppets, Try-Hard 1-11

Rob Reiner
E3

Rob Reiner

Oct 25, 1975
66 min
7.0

Live from New York, it's... Rob Reiner! Sketches Include: National Pancreas Association, Fashion Don'ts, Golden Needles, Dangerous But Inept, Felina Cat Food, Middle American Van Lines, Musical Performance (Joe Cocker), Jim Henson's Muppets, Drooler's Anti-Defamation League, Square Dance, Mark Hampton and Denny Dillon, What Gilda Ate, Bees

November 8 - Candice Bergen
E4

November 8 - Candice Bergen

Nov 8, 1975
68 min
7.8

Live from New York, It's... Candice Bergen Sketches include: Ambassador Training Institute, CIA Department of Records, Jaws II, Long Distance, Chanel, Feminine Talk, Midnight Probe, Crank Call, Jim Henson's Muppets, Irk The Turk, Black Perspective, Pong

Robert Klein with ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III
E5

Robert Klein with ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III

Nov 15, 1975
67 min
6.6

Live from New York, It's... Robert Klein Sketches include: Pong, Minute Mystery, Bee Centennial Minute, Greg Allman How's Your Love Life?, Tough Director, Jamitol, Exterminators, Fireman, Jim Henson's Muppets, K-Put Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun, Looks At Books, I Can't Stop My Leg

Lily Tomlin
E6

Lily Tomlin

Nov 22, 1975
65 min
7.0

Live from New York, it's... Lily Tomlin Sketches Include: Beethoven Part 1, Jaws III, Bell-Hop, Edith Ann Skates, Beethoven Part 2, Spud Beer, Patty, Jim Henson's Muppets, Beethoven Part 3, Hard Hats, Speed, Margo's Dance Palace

Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-Heron
E7

Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-Heron

Dec 13, 1975
67 min
7.8

Live From New York, it's... Richard Pryor! Sketches Include: Samurai Hotel, Looks At Books, Line-Up #1, Word Association, Pong, They're Taking Over, Line-Up #2, L-Pill, Jim Henson's Muppets, Line-Up #3, Exorcist II, Assassination

Candice Bergen with Martha Reeves and The Stylistics
E8

Candice Bergen with Martha Reeves and The Stylistics

Dec 20, 1975
67 min
6.5

Live from New York, It's... Candice Bergen! Sketches include-- Fireside Chat with Gerald Ford, "Mel's Char Palace", "What Gilda Ate", Billy is guilty of murder, Teddy the Elf, "The Fritzie Kringle Show", "Minute Mystery", Candice and the cast perform 'Winter Wonderland', The Bees Christmas Party, Homeward Bound.

Elliott Gould with Anne Murray
E9

Elliott Gould with Anne Murray

Jan 10, 1976
67 min
6.8

Live from New York, it's... Elliott Gould! Sketches include "The Dead String Quartet," "Interior Demolitionists," "Vito Corleone in Therapy," "The Killer Bees," "Birthright", "Gilda and Elliot," "New Shimmer," The Muppets, "Play Misty for Me" (film), "Jamitol," "Try-Hard 1-11," and "Powwow With the Press" (stand-up). Anne Murray performed "Long Distance Call" and "Boogie With You."

Buck Henry with Bill Withers and Toni Basil
E10

Buck Henry with Bill Withers and Toni Basil

Jan 17, 1976
67 min
6.7

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Suicide Prevention, "Samurai Deli", Operation Stumblebum, "Citizen Kane II", King Bee(the Blues Brothers), Auto mechanic tells bedtime story, "Presidential Foreplay", Chevy misuses a joint, The Constipated Man, The Muppets and the Japanese sex Device.

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore with Neil Sedaka
E11

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore with Neil Sedaka

Jan 24, 1976
67 min
6.2

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Bomb Squad, Prisoner Auditions, "Don Pardo's Holiday on A Elevator", "Table Talk", "Backstage Banter", Sonny and Cher, The Baby Jesus, Chevy talks to Angola's roommate, The Muppets.

Dick Cavett with Jimmy Cliff
E12

Dick Cavett with Jimmy Cliff

Jan 31, 1976
67 min
6.3

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Voodoo on Chevy Chase, Alcohol and Firearms, Lowell Brock of H&R Brock, "Looks at Books", Dick Cavett's School of Hydroplane Operation, Dance To The Nation, "The Apple Follies", Our Town.

Peter Boyle with Al Jarreau
E13

Peter Boyle with Al Jarreau

Feb 14, 1976
67 min
7.0

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include "The Valentine's Day Massacre," "Samurai Divorce Court," "Jason and Sunshine," "The Corrida." "All Pro Wrestling," "Remembering of Things Past", "Dueling Brandos," "A Home Movie" (film), and "The Orgy." Al Jarreau performs "We'll Get By."

Desi Arnaz with Desi Arnaz Jr.
E14

Desi Arnaz with Desi Arnaz Jr.

Feb 21, 1976
67 min
6.3

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Gerald Ford gives a word association, Literary Recital, Very White(Chevy Chase)sings unsoulful songs, "The Failed Pilots of I Love Lucy", Cuban accupunture, Lucille Ball talks about Desi's book, Bisexual Minute.

Jill Clayburgh with Leon Redbone
E15

Jill Clayburgh with Leon Redbone

Feb 28, 1976
67 min
6.3

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- No More Falls, "Great Moments in Herstory", White Guilt Relief Fund, Inquisitive Girlfriend, Grable and Lombard, Car Yummies, Paying the Milkman, Jill Carson Guidance Counselor!, Andy Kaufman sings "Old Macdonald", "The Mr. Bill Show".

Anthony Perkins with Betty Carter
E16

Anthony Perkins with Betty Carter

Mar 13, 1976
67 min
6.7

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--'SNL is not ad-libbed' says Chevy Chase, A President's View on Marijuana, Dominatrix Cleaning Tips, "Norman Bates School of Hotel Management", Low-budget Movie Trailers, Sherry protest her B(ee), Policemen Dance Party, "Hello Dolly".

Ron Nessen with the Patti Smith Group
E17

Ron Nessen with the Patti Smith Group

Apr 17, 1976
67 min
7.7

Live from New York, It's...Gerald Ford Sketches include-- "The Dead String Quartet", Super Bass-O-Matic 76, An Oval Office, David Eisenhower is Anti-Nixon, Thomas Jefferson denies slavery, The New Stoner Volunteer Army, Catherine the Great, Disgusting Jam, Autumm Fizz--The Carbonated Douche, "Tomorrow With Tom Snyder".

Raquel Welch with Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian
E18

Raquel Welch with Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian

Apr 24, 1976
67 min
6.3

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- "Get to the fall Chevy!", Purina Rat Chow, Joseph Franklin's 10-letter Metric Alphabet, "The Claudine Longet Ski Invitational", "One Flew Over The Hornest Nest", Chevy tries to convince Raquel to take off her shirt, Baba Wawa, Bisexual Moment, The Muppets are finished on SNL.

Madeline Kahn with Carly Simon
E19

Madeline Kahn with Carly Simon

May 8, 1976
67 min
6.5

Live from New York, it's Chevy Chase! Sketches are "Ronald Reagan's Jam Session," Not for Ladies Only, Wilderness Comedian, "Slumber Party," Bride of Frankenstein, "Fondue Pots for Namibia," "The Muppets Can Reunite the Beatles," New York's My Home (film), "Super Absordent Dry Hose," and "The Final Days." Carly Simon performs You're So Vain.

Dyan Cannon with Leon & Mary Russell
E20

Dyan Cannon with Leon & Mary Russell

May 15, 1976
67 min
5.3

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Chevy has to do the fall again, "Hearing Test," "The Adulterer," "Vacationland Adventure", "Minister with Hiccups," "Dyan Cannon's Dream," "Orange Juice," "The Bathwater of The Stars", "Johnny Angel", "Cresk Toothpaste,"" and "The Hubcap Thief" (film). Leon Russell and Joe Cocker (Belushi) perform "Daylight".

Buck Henry with Gordon Lightfoot
E21

Buck Henry with Gordon Lightfoot

May 22, 1976
67 min
6.7

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Emmy winner Chevy tries to get Laraine todo the fall, Samurai Tailor, "Talk Back!", "Dell Stator's Toad Ranch Resturaunt", "Looks at Books", The Crowd Audition, Peter Lemon Moodring, "Not For Ladies Only", Lorne Micheals offer to the Beatles.

Elliott Gould with Leon Redbone and Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson
E22

Elliott Gould with Leon Redbone and Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson

May 29, 1976
67 min
6.3

Sketches include "Wax Museum," "Phone Operator Academy," "European Poker Player," "Babs's Uvula," "The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise," "The Bee Honeymooners," "Shirley Temple Black," "Vibramatic," "Uncle Charlie's School," and "Show Us Your Guns." Leon Redbone performed "Shine On Harvest Moon."

Louise Lasser with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
E23

Louise Lasser with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Jul 24, 1976
67 min
3.0

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Belushi thinks Chevy has a big head, Louise Lasser locks herself dressing room, General "V.D" Amin, Sven and Inger, John Belushi tries to sell his clothes, Ode to Television, Louise apologizes to her dog, Jimmy Carter talks about the campagin.

Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge
E24

Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge

Jul 31, 1976
67 min
6.3

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Kristofferson signs "Help Me Make it Through The Night", new SNL employer Sherry, Samurai General Practitioner, the Great White Athelete, Gerald Ford dosent want to talk about local issues, "Talk Country", My Blind Date is My Gynocologist, Andrew Young is a Suckup, Police State, "Waiting For Don Pardo".

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Original Title

Saturday Night Live

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

51

Episodes

1001

Production

Broadway Video, NBC Studios, Universal Television