At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
Lorne Michaels
Rosie Shuster
Chevy Chase
Gilda Radner
Dan Aykroyd
Laraine Newman
John Belushi
Garrett Morris
Jane Curtin
Michael O'Donoghue
Dick Ebersol
Andy Kaufman / Jim Henson
Neil Levy
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David Tebet
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1977
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1986
1987
2004
1973
1975
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1992
2023
1989
1999
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2002
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1964