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The comedy was often outrageous (sparking a bit of controversy on occasion), and several characters and sketches became running favorites. It didn’t take long for word to spread about the late-night shenanigans on NBC.

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George Carlin was the first, and literally hundreds more would follow, including everyone from semi-regular Steve Martin to folk singer Paul Simon to consumer advocate Ralph Nader to pro athletes Fran Tarkenton, Joe Montana, Wayne Gretsky and Michael Jordan.

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The idea was that the regulars would present a series of comedy sketches during the 90-minute program-broken up by musical numbers-while hosting duties would go to a different guest host each week. This was the kind of funny that would make Saturday Night Live a TV institution for more than a quarter century, still going strong today.įormer Laugh-In writer Lorne Michaels was the show’s original producer, heading up an assemblage of talent that included several National Lampoon magazine writers and a cast of show regulars known as “The Not Ready for Prime Time Players”-Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner. This was TV worth staying up for, TV worth staying in for, TV worth talking about, quoting, imitating, and committing to memory for later laughs. How funny? Funny enough that arguments 1-5 just don’t matter. These so-called “comedians”? Never heard of them.Īnd now here’s the counter-argument: It’s funny…very funny. Nobody at all wants to watch TV on a Saturday night at 11:30 pm.

Nobody hip wants to watch TV on a Saturday night. Here’s a list of five good reasons why Saturday Night Live is destined to fail: 1.

“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”

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