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‘SNL’: NBC To Air First Ever Episode Ahead Of 50th Anniversary


Saturday Night Live is getting nostalgic ahead of its 50th anniversary. NBC will air the first ever episode of the show on February 15 at 11:30pm ET, the night before it premieres SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Originally titled NBC’s Saturday Night, the episode aired on October 11, 1975 with George Carlin as host and Billy […]

Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and John BelushiNBC/Everett Collection NBC will air the first ever episode of the show on February 15 at 11:30pm ET, the night before it premieres SNL50: The Anniversary Special. The episode featured a cast including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner. The cold open feature Belushi as a foreign man learning English, being taught by writer Michael O’Donoghue, before Chase appeared with a headset on to shout “Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night” for the first time.

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