Saturday Night Live(1975)

Name: Saturday Night Live
Genre: Comedy, News
Released: 1975-10-11
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Marcello Hernández, James Austin Johnson

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

★ 6.9(529)1018 episodesReturning Series

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.

Created by:: Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels
First aired:: 1975-10-11
Country:: US
Network:: NBC

Episodes

1. (no host)/Rod Stewart
★ 4.0
1981-10-03 · 67m
Sketches include ""Our Age is Showing,"" ""The Little Richard Simmons Show,"" ""The Clams"" (film), ""Nuns on the Beach,"" ""A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney,"" ""Prose and Cons"" (film), ""The Khaddaffi Look,"" ""Ruth Deals With Rod,"" ""Andy Warhol,"" Juggling with Michael Davis, and ""Season of Glass"" (film).
2. Susan Saint James/The Kinks
★ 4.0
1981-10-10 · 67m
Sketches include ""McDonald & Wife,"" ""The Bizarro World,"" ""Buckwheat Sings,"" ""Skanky Fiancee,"" ""Cheap Laffs,"" and ""The Alan Alda Guide to Sensitivity."" The Kinks performed ""Destroyer"" and Christine Ebersole performed ""Single Bars and Single Women."" Also featured is an Anwar Sadat tribute film.
3. George Kennedy/Miles Davis
★ 5.0
1981-10-17 · 67m
Sketches include ""To Tell the Truth Gone Awry,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood #2,"" ""Velvet Jones #1,"" and ""Harry Anderson's Grappler Tricks.""
4. Donald Pleasence/Fear
★ 7.0
1981-10-31 · 67m
Sketches include ""Vomiting for Luck,"" ""Jogger Motel,"" ""Profiles in British Courage,"" ""Last Night I Killed My Husband"" (musical number), ""Sugar Breakfast"" and ""Andy Warhol's TV."" Fear performed ""I Don't Care About You"" and medley of ""Beef Bologna,"" ""New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones,"" and ""Let's Have A War.""
5. Lauren Hutton/Rick James
★ 6.0
1981-11-07 · 67m
Sketches Include: "Here's 'Cos", "Dressing Room", "Hail To The Chief", "Transeastern", "Whisper", "Cheap Laffs", "Harlequin Romances", "Reach Out", "Velvet Jones School of Technology", "Big Baser", "William Burroughs", "Bitter People"
6. Bernadette Peters/The Go-Go's, Billy Joel
★ 7.0
1981-11-14 · 67m
7. Tim Curry/Meat Loaf
★ 7.0
1981-12-05 · 67m
8. Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs
★ 6.0
1981-12-12 · 67m
Sketches include ""The Phone Company,"" ""Tales of the Unlikely,"" ""Washed-Up Tom Snyder,"" ""MX-5 Tampons,"" and ""The Economics of Christmas."" The Spinners perform ""I'll Be Around.""
9. Robert Conrad/The Allman Brothers Band
★ 5.0
1982-01-23 · 67m
10. John Madden/Jennifer Holliday
★ 6.0
1982-01-30 · 67m
11. James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham
★ 6.0
1982-02-06 · 67m
12. Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross
★ 5.0
1982-02-20 · 67m
13. Elizabeth Ashley/Hall and Oates
★ 5.0
1982-02-27 · 67m
14. Robert Urich/Mink DeVille
★ 5.0
1982-03-20 · 67m
Sketches include ""He's No Burt Reynolds,"" ""Paul Harvey Radio News,"" ""Golden Age Obedience School,"" and ""Koala Bear Embryo."" Mink De Ville performed ""Maybe Tomorrow.""
15. Blythe Danner/Rickie Lee Jones
★ 5.0
1982-03-27 · 67m
Sketches include ""Lorne Greene,"" ""The New Celibacy,"" ""20/20,"" ""The Uncle Tom Show,"" ""Senior Spring Fling '82,"" ""Meet the People,"" and ""Help Out Blythe Danner."" Rickie Lee Jones performed ""Pirates"" and ""Lush Life.""
16. Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar
★ 5.0
1982-04-10 · 67m
Sketches include ""Save Larry the Lobster,"" ""Whiners' Anniversary,"" ""Hill Street Blues,"" ""Too Many Ethel Mermans,"" and ""Career Corner."" John Cougar Mellencamp performed ""Hurts So Good.""
17. Johnny Cash/Elton John
★ 9.0
1982-04-17 · 67m
Elton John performs the John Lennon tribute ""Empty Garden."" Sketches include ""Velvet Jones"" and ""Shadows.""
18. Robert Culp/The Charlie Daniels Band
★ 5.0
1982-04-24 · 67m
19. Danny DeVito/Sparks
★ 7.0
1982-05-15 · 67m
Sketches include ""Louis DePalma's Revenge,"" ""The Executive Test,"" ""The Whiners on an Airplane,"" ""Solomon and Pudge,"" ""Enzo,"" and ""Looks at Books."" Sparks performs ""Mickey Mouse."" Also, Brian Doyle-Murray interviews recently humbled actor-wrestler Andy Kaufman.
20. Olivia Newton-John
★ 6.5
1982-05-22 · 67m
Sketches include ""Ebony & Ivory,"" ""I Married a Monkey,"" Grease, ""Hitler In Heaven,"" and ""Ballpark Organ Favorites."" ONJ performs the hit ""Physical"" in lieu of the opening monologue.