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Saturday Night Live

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Television
NameSaturday Night Live
Also known asNBC's Saturday Night (1975 � 1977)
Saturday Night Live '80 (1980)
FormatStand-up comedy
Sketch comedy
Comedy
Variety
Created byLorne Michaels
Written bySeth Meyers
Directed byDave Wilson (1975 � 1986, 1989 � 1995)
Paul Miller (1986 � 1989)
Beth McCarthy-Miller (1995 � 2006)
Don Roy King (2006 � present)
StarringSee Saturday Night Live cast members
Narrated byDon Pardo (1975 � 1981, 1982 � present)
Bill Hanrahan (1981)
Mel Brandt (1981 � 1982)
Country of originUnited States
LanguageEnglish
No. of seasons36
No. of episodes702 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLorne Michaels
(1975 � 1980, 1985 � present)
Jean Doumanian
(1980 � 1981)
Dick Ebersol
(1981 � 1985)
LocationStudio 8H, Rockefeller Center, New York City
Running time90 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyBroadway Video
SNL Studios
Broadcast
Original channelNBC
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
First airedOctober 11, 1975
Last airedpresent
StatusReturning series
Related showsTV Funhouse
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

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'Saturday Night Live' ('SNL') is a live US-American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC, a terrestrial television network in the United States, on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.

The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast consisting of repertory members, also called the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" (the name used by the show's original cast), and newer cast members who are known as "Featured Players."

Each week, the show features a host who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. A musical guest also performs. With the exception of season 7, the show has begun with a cold open sketch (usually based around politically-themed current events) that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

For all but five seasons (six through ten), the show has been overseen by its creator and current executive producer, Lorne Michaels. Broadway Video, SNL Studios, and NBC jointly manage production. Saturday Night Live is one of the longest-running network television programs in the United States with over 700 episodes broadcast over the span of 36 seasons as of 2011. A number of the show's sketches have been developed into feature films.

Throughout its three decades on air, Saturday Night Live has received a number of awards, including 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and three Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2000, it was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. It was ranked tenth on TV Guide "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, and in 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME." In 2009, it received 13 Emmy nominations bringing the show to a total of 126, giving it the most Emmy nominations in television history.

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Film Release
date
Budget Worldwide gross Rotten Tomatoes
rating
Metacritic
rating
Distributor
The Blues Brothers   $27 million   84%   - Universal
Wayne's World   $20 million   83% 53 Paramount
Wayne's World 2   $40 million   59%   - Paramount
Coneheads       27%   - Paramount
It's Pat       0%   - Touchstone
Stuart Saves His Family   $15 million   29%   - Paramount
A Night at the Roxbury   $17 million   10% 26 Paramount
Blues Brothers 2000   $28 million   45%   - Universal
Superstar   $14 million   33% 42 Paramount
The Ladies Man   $24 million   11% 22 Paramount
MacGruber   $10 million   47% 43 Universal

Saturday Night Live

History1975 �1980 * 1980 �1985 * 1985 �1990 * 1990 �1995 * 1995 �2000 * 2000 �2005 * 2005 �2010
Seasons1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9 * 10 * 11 * 12 * 13 * 14 * 15 * 16 * 17 * 18 * 19 * 20 * 21 * 22 * 23 * 24 * 25 * 26 * 27 * 28 * 29 * 30 * 31 * 32 * 33 * 34 * 35 * 36
AnnouncersDon Pardo (1975 �1981, 1982 �present) * Bill Hanrahan (1981) * Mel Brandt (1981 �1982)
DirectorsDave Wilson (1975 �1986, 1989 �1995) * Paul Miller (1986 �1989) * Beth McCarthy-Miller (1995 �2006) * Don Roy King (2006 �present)
Related listsEpisodes (Five-Timers) * Compilation albums and videos * Commercials * Cast members * Writers * Hosts * Cast member hosts * Guests * Simultaneous host/performer guests * Awards * DVD releases
Recurring characters
and sketches
Alphabetical * Chronological * By cast member * List of recurring musical sketches * Weekend Update characters
Sketch listsTV shows (1970s * 1980s * 1990s * 2000s) * Animal * SNL Digital Shorts * TV Funhouse episodes
SketchesBarry Gibb Talk Show * Bill Swerski's Superfans * The Blues Brothers * Celebrity Jeopardy! * The Chris Farley Show * Coffee Talk * The Coneheads * The Continental * Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey * The Delicious Dish * Dick in a Box * Goth Talk * Happy Fun Ball * Hollywood Minute * Jeffrey's * Jizz in My Pants * Land Shark * Larry the Lobster * Lazy Sunday * MacGruber * More cowbell * The Needlers * Olympia Cafe * Rialto Grande * Sarah Palin * The Schoeners * Sprockets * Surprise * Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber * TV Funhouse * La Revista Di La Television Con Vinny Vedecci * Wayne's World * Weekend Update * What Up With That * Z105 with Joey Mack
Films based
on sketches
The Blues Brothers (1980) * Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1980) * Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986) * Bob Roberts (1992) * Mr. Saturday Night (1992) * Wayne's World (1992) * Wayne's World 2 (1993) * Coneheads (1993) * It's Pat (1994) * Stuart Saves His Family (1995) * A Night at the Roxbury (1998) * Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) * Superstar (1999) * The Ladies Man (2000) * MacGruber (2010)
CharactersAdult Students * Bill Brasky * The Bloder Brothers * The Boston Teens * Canteen Boy * The Church Lady * Debbie Downer * Ed Grimley * Emily Litella * Father Guido Sarducci * Hanukkah Harry * Hans and Franz * Judy Grimes * Lisa Loopner * Lovers * Mango * Mary Katherine Gallagher * Master Thespian * Matt Foley * Merv the Perv * Nick The Lounge Singer * Pat * Roseanne Roseannadanna * Samurai Futaba * The Spartan Cheerleaders * Stuart Smalley * Toonces the Driving Cat * Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer * Velvet Jones * The Whiners
Related topicsLorne Michaels * "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" * Dick Ebersol * Frank Oz * "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" * Incredibad * Jean Doumanian * Jim Henson * Saturday Night Live Band * Strategery * Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday * Saturday Night Live in the 2000's * SNL Studios

Current and future late night comedy shows in the United States

Broadcast networks
ABCJimmy Kimmel Live!
CBSLate Show with David Letterman * The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
NBCThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno * Late Night with Jimmy Fallon * Last Call with Carson Daly * Saturday Night Live
Cable networks
BBC AmericaFriday Night with Jonathan Ross * The Graham Norton Show
BETThe Mo'Nique Show
Comedy CentralThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart * The Colbert Report
E!Chelsea Lately * The Soup
Fox News ChannelRed Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
G4Web Soup
HBOReal Time with Bill Maher
StyleThe Dish
TBSThe Conan O'Brien Show * Lopez Tonight
VersusSports Soup
TV OneThe Tyler Perry Show * Baisden After Dark
Syndication
SyndicatedComics Unleashed * The Brian McKnight Show * The Kilborn File

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

Saturday Night Live (1976) * Van Dyke and Company (1977) * The Muppet Show (1978) * Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1979) * Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980) * Lily: Sold Out (1981) * Night of 100 Stars (1982) * Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) * A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1984) * Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) * A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986) * 41st Tony Awards (1987) * Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988) * The Tracey Ullman Show (1989) * In Living Color (1990) * 63rd Academy Awards (1991) * The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992) * Saturday Night Live (1993) * Late Show with David Letterman (1994) * The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995) * Dennis Miller Live (1996) * Tracey Takes On... (1997) * Late Show with David Letterman (1998) * Late Show with David Letterman (1999) * Late Show with David Letterman (2000)

Conan O'Brien

Television hostingLate Night with Conan O'Brien (1993 �2009) * 54th Primetime Emmy Awards (2002) * 58th Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) * The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009 �2010) * The Conan O'Brien Show (2010 �)
Major TV appearances"Bart Gets Famous" (The Simpsons, 1994) * "The Denial Twist" (The White Stripes 2005 music video) * "Tracy Does Conan" (30 Rock, 2006) * Who Made Huckabee? (2008)
Other television workNot Necessarily the News (writer, 1985 �1987) * The Wilton North Report (writer, 1987 �1988) * Saturday Night Live (writer, 1988 �1991) * Lookwell (writer, 1991) * The Simpsons (writer, producer, 1991 �1993) * Andy Richter Controls the Universe (writer, producer, 2002) * Andy Barker, P.I. (creator, 2007) * Operating Instructions (executive producer, 2010) * Outlaw (executive co-producer, 2010)
Other workHarvard Lampoon (writer, editor, president, 1981-1985) * Happy Happy Good Show (cast, 1988) * The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour (2010)
CollaboratorsAndy Richter * Max Weinberg * The Legally Prohibited Band * Pierre Bernard * Brian Stack * Mike Mitchell * Robert Smigel * Joel Godard * Steven Ho * Abe Vigoda
Related articlesConaco * Pale Force * Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog * Finnish presidential election, 2006 * 2010 Tonight Show conflict

Jim Henson's The Muppets

CharactersAndy and Randy Pig * Animal * Annie Sue * Beaker * Bean Bunny * Beauregard * Bobo the Bear * Bubba the Rat * Camilla the Chicken * Clifford * Crazy Harry * Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem * Foo-Foo * Fozzie Bear * The Frackles * George the Janitor * Gonzo the Great * Bunsen Honeydew * Johnny Fiama * Kermit the Frog * Lew Zealand * Link Hogthrob * Mildred Huxtetter * Miss Piggy * Mr. Poodlepants * The Muppet Newsman * Pepe the King Prawn * Pops * Rizzo the Rat * Rowlf the Dog * Sam the Eagle * Scooter * Statler and Waldorf * Steel Rabbit * Dr. Julius Strangepork * Marvin Suggs * Swedish Chef * Sweetums * Uncle Deadly * Waldo C. Graphic * Yolanda the Rat
Television seriesSam and Friends (1955 �1961) * Sesame Street (1969 �present) * Saturday Night Live (1975) * The Muppet Show (1976 �1981) * Fraggle Rock (1983 �1987) * Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984 �1991) * Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985) * The Jim Henson Hour (1989) * Dog City (1992 �1995) * Secret Life of Toys (1994 �1996) * Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994-1997) * Muppets Tonight (1996 �1998) * Bear in the Big Blue House (1997 �2007)
Feature filmsThe Muppet Movie (1979) * The Great Muppet Caper (1981) * The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) * Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (1985) * The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) * Muppet Treasure Island (1996) * Muppets from Space (1999) * The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Television specialsHey, Cinderella! (1969) * The Frog Prince (1972) * The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) * Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) * John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) * The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) * The Christmas Toy (1986) * A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) * Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) * The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) * Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) * Elmopalooza (1998) * It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) * Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) * A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
Direct-to-videoMuppet Classic Theater (1994) * Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) * Kermit's Swamp Years (2002) * Abby in Wonderland (2008)
Other mediaJim Henson's Muppet*Vision 3D (1991 �present) * Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005 �2006) * Muppet Mobile Lab (2007 �present) * Muppet Monster Adventure * Comic book



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