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The Land Shark (also land shark, landshark, LandShark) was a recurring character from the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live.. The character first appeared during the show's debut season in the fall of 1975 as a response to the release of the film Jaws [1] and the subsequent hysteria over purported shark sightings.
Sketches include "Landshark" and "The Land of Gorch," featuring Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson and Frank Oz performing their characters. This was the first appearance of the Land Shark character. [8] A live commercial for Polaroid, with Candice Bergen and Chevy Chase, airs during the show. Chevy Chase impersonates President Gerald Ford.
Saturday Night Live Samurai: December 13, 1975 John Belushi: John Belushi plays a samurai warrior, who speaks only (mock) Japanese, and wields a katana. He is seen in various occupations ranging from a hotel desk clerk to a tailor. Mel's Char Palace December 20, 1975 Dan Aykroyd: A steakhouse commercial parody featuring Dan Aykroyd. At Mel's ...
Saturday Night tells the pulse-pounding tale of the 90 minutes leading up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live — then titled NBC's Saturday Night — on Oct. 11, 1975.
Live from New York, it’s the cast of “Saturday Night.” Director Jason Reitman’s “thriller-comedy,” as he described it to Vanity Fair, takes place on Oct. 11, 1975, the day of the first ...
The original cast of Saturday Night Live with President Gerald Ford in 1976. Chase was the first anchor of the show's recurring "Weekend Update" segment, and therefore received more screen time than the rest of the cast. Physical comedy and exaggerated pratfalls became his trademarks, and he became the show's first breakout star.
The 48th season of "SNL" premiered on October 1, 2022. The show premiered on October 11, 1975 — 162 comedians and actors have since been a part of "SNL.". Cecily Strong just became the latest ...
Saturday Night Live has long mocked the television medium with many fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. Another of the show's frequently used styles of recurring sketches has been the talk show format (e.g. "Brian Fellow's Safari Planet", "The Barry Gibb Talk Show", etc.).