10/19

Chronology

At 11:30 PM M

On October 11, 1975, a ragtag team of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes before Saturday Night Live (1975) first aired. Matt Wood plays John Belushi on Saturday Night, check out the rest of the cast and their real-life counterparts.

He actually walked right in

Dan Aykroyd was the only original SNL cast member to read the script. When the show begins airing, John Belushi enters the scene 39 seconds late through a door. Don Pardo: [practicing his lines] Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Dan…

Paul Shaffer: Aykroyd

Ike… [to Paul Shaffer] Don Pardo: How the hell do you pronounce that? The film opens with a quote from Lorne Michaels: «The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready, it goes on because it’s 11:30.» Appears in Eddie Murphy: The King of Hollywood Noir (2023).

I enjoyed Saturday night, but not as much as I expected

Ixoo ‘Chickenweed’ ChawzWritten by Don Cento and Martin GarnerPerformed by Don Cento and Martin Garner. It was a bit repetitive that Lorne Michaels had so many problems on the show. There were some good laughs and solid performances from all the main characters/actors we saw, but there could have been more than the last 2 hours before the show aired its first episode.

I would have liked to know where the idea for Saturday Night Live came from and what Lorne Michaels has produced before

It was mostly funny with good laughs, but a bit claustrophobic being on a stage most of the time with some outdoor scenes.