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On this day, October 11, 1975, for the first time: "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
Fri Oct 11, 2019: On this day, October 11, 1975, for the first time: "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
Hat tip, Parade magazine, in a tidbit about Chevy Chase. I can't stand that guy.
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (known simply as SNL) is an American late-night live television variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which often 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 the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast as with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show.
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Saturday Night Live (known simply as SNL) is an American late-night live television variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which often 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 the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast as with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show.
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The first host? George Carlin:
#SNL
Monologue: George Carlin on Football and Baseball - SNL
125,170 views • Oct 24, 2013
Saturday Night Live
8.88M subscribers
On the very first episode of SNL, host George Carlin comes down from the balcony and discusses the differences between football and baseball, using the language associated with each sport. Aired 10/11/75
Monologue: George Carlin on Football and Baseball - SNL
125,170 views • Oct 24, 2013
Saturday Night Live
8.88M subscribers
On the very first episode of SNL, host George Carlin comes down from the balcony and discusses the differences between football and baseball, using the language associated with each sport. Aired 10/11/75