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In 1974, NBC Tonight Show host Johnny Carson asked that the weekend broadcasts of "Best of Carson" (officially known as The Weekend Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson) come to an end (The Tonight Show was a 90-minute program at the time), so he could take two weeknights off; NBC would thus air those repeats on those nights rather than feed them to affiliates for broadcast on either Saturdays ...
The first cast member to host Weekend Update, Chevy Chase returned to SNL for its second season but left partway through. Albeit short, Chase’s time on the show earned him two Primetime Emmy ...
Saturday Night Live cast members who have hosted Host Number of episodes First hosted Last hosted Fred Armisen: 1 May 21, 2016 Dan Aykroyd: 1 May 17, 2003 Dana Carvey: 4: October 22, 1994: February 5, 2011 Chevy Chase: 8 [25] February 18, 1978: February 15, 1997 Billy Crystal: 2: March 17, 1984: May 12, 1984 Pete Davidson: 1 October 14, 2023 [7 ...
The oldest member and only person of color in the original Saturday Night Live cast, Garrett Morris reportedly had issues with the typecasting he faced in sketches during his time on SNL, having ...
George Carlin, the first person to host Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics, and it has featured a wide ...
Saturday Night Live has featured several celebrity hosts throughout its nearly 50-year run, but only a select few have joined the show’s coveted Five-Timers Club. Tom Hanks became the club’s ...
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. SNL features a two-tiered cast: the repertory cast members, and newer cast members known as "Featured Players." [6] A typical ...
The 50th season of "SNL" premiered last month. Since the first show in 1975, 165 comedians and actors have been a part of "SNL.". Three new comedians joined for season 50. "Saturday Night Live" is ...