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Saturday Night Live
★ 6.9/10•1975•TV-14•Comedy•News
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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.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 11, 1975

Episodes

Episode 1 - George Carlin with Billy Preston and Janis IanE166m

George Carlin with Billy Preston and Janis Ian

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

Oct 11, 1975

Episode 2 - Paul Simon with Randy Newman and Phoebe SnowE266m

Paul Simon with Randy Newman and Phoebe Snow

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

Oct 18, 1975

Episode 3 - Rob ReinerE366m

Rob Reiner

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

Oct 25, 1975

Episode 4 - Candice Bergen with Esther PhillipsE468m

Candice Bergen with Esther Phillips

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

Nov 8, 1975

Episode 5 - Robert Klein with ABBA and Loudon Wainwright IIIE567m

Robert Klein with ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III

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

Nov 15, 1975

Episode 6 - Lily TomlinE665m

Lily Tomlin

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

Nov 22, 1975

Episode 7 - Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-HeronE767m

Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-Heron

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

Dec 13, 1975

Episode 8 - Candice Bergen with Martha Reeves and The StylisticsE867m

Candice Bergen with Martha Reeves and The Stylistics

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.

Dec 20, 1975

Episode 9 - Elliott Gould with Anne MurrayE967m

Elliott Gould with Anne Murray

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."

Jan 10, 1976

Episode 10 - Buck Henry with Bill Withers and Toni BasilE1067m

Buck Henry with Bill Withers and Toni Basil

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.

Jan 17, 1976

Episode 11 - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore with Neil SedakaE1167m

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore with Neil Sedaka

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.

Jan 24, 1976

Episode 12 - Dick Cavett with Jimmy CliffE1267m

Dick Cavett with Jimmy Cliff

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.

Jan 31, 1976

Episode 13 - Peter Boyle with Al JarreauE1367m

Peter Boyle with Al Jarreau

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."

Feb 14, 1976

Episode 14 - Desi Arnaz with Desi Arnaz Jr.E1467m

Desi Arnaz with Desi Arnaz Jr.

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.

Feb 21, 1976

Episode 15 - Jill Clayburgh with Leon RedboneE1567m

Jill Clayburgh with Leon Redbone

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".

Feb 28, 1976

Episode 16 - Anthony Perkins with Betty CarterE1667m

Anthony Perkins with Betty Carter

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".

Mar 13, 1976

Episode 17 - Ron Nessen with the Patti Smith GroupE1767m

Ron Nessen with the Patti Smith Group

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".

Apr 17, 1976

Episode 18 - Raquel Welch with Phoebe Snow and John SebastianE1867m

Raquel Welch with Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian

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.

Apr 24, 1976

Episode 19 - Madeline Kahn with Carly SimonE1967m

Madeline Kahn with Carly Simon

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.

May 8, 1976

Episode 20 - Dyan Cannon with Leon & Mary RussellE2067m

Dyan Cannon with Leon & Mary Russell

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".

May 15, 1976

Episode 21 - Buck Henry with Gordon LightfootE2167m

Buck Henry with Gordon Lightfoot

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.

May 22, 1976

Episode 22 - Elliott Gould with Leon Redbone and Harlan Collins & Joyce EversonE2267m

Elliott Gould with Leon Redbone and Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson

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."

May 29, 1976

Episode 23 - Louise Lasser with the Preservation Hall Jazz BandE2367m

Louise Lasser with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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.

Jul 24, 1976

Episode 24 - Kris Kristofferson with Rita CoolidgeE2467m

Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge

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".

Jul 31, 1976

Actors

Michael Che

Michael Che

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Mikey Day

Mikey Day

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Andrew Dismukes

Andrew Dismukes

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Marcello Hernández

Marcello Hernández

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James Austin Johnson

James Austin Johnson

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Colin Jost

Colin Jost

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Ashley Padilla

Ashley Padilla

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Sarah Sherman

Sarah Sherman

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Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson

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Jane Wickline

Jane Wickline

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Saidah Belo-Osagie

Saidah Belo-Osagie

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Tommy Brennan

Tommy Brennan

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Jeremy Culhane

Jeremy Culhane

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Ben Marshall

Ben Marshall

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Kam Patterson

Kam Patterson

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Grace Reiter

Grace Reiter

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