Saturday Night Live (Season 1)
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 11, 1975 | | style="text-align:center;"|October 11, 1975 | ||
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| - | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="5"|*The [[cold open]] features [[John Belushi]] as a foreign man learning English being taught by writer [[Michael O'Donoghue]]. Following this sketch, [[Chevy Chase]] appeared with a headset on and bellows the first "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!" | + | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="5"| |
| + | *The [[cold open]] features [[John Belushi]] as a foreign man learning English being taught by writer [[Michael O'Donoghue]]. Following this sketch, [[Chevy Chase]] appeared with a headset on and bellows the first "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!" | ||
*As host, George Carlin performed [[stand-up]], introduced the musical guests, and conducted the goodnight segment. Carlin performed three [[Monologue|monologue]]s, including "[[Baseball]]-[[American football|Football]]". | *As host, George Carlin performed [[stand-up]], introduced the musical guests, and conducted the goodnight segment. Carlin performed three [[Monologue|monologue]]s, including "[[Baseball]]-[[American football|Football]]". | ||
*Andy Kaufman appeared in a segment consisting of him playing the [[Mighty Mouse]] theme on a [[Record Player|record player]]. | *Andy Kaufman appeared in a segment consisting of him playing the [[Mighty Mouse]] theme on a [[Record Player|record player]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:30, 17 May 2018
| Saturday Night Live (season 1) | ||
| DVD cover art | ||
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of episodes | 24 | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | NBC | |
| Original run | October 11, 1975 – July 31, 1976 | |
| Season chronology | ||
| Next → Season 2 | ||
The first season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC from October 11, 1975 to July 31, 1976.
Contents |
History
Cast
Changes and notes
Cast roster
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
- Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 1
The original writing staff included Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel. The head writers were Lorne Michaels and Michael O'Donoghue.
Episodes
- Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | George Carlin | Billy Preston & Janis Ian | October 11, 1975 |
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