How To Watch The Very First Episode Of ‘Saturday Night Live’
With Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night now out in theaters, many viewers may find themselves on the edge of their seats and wanting to see what happened in the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.
Saturday Night follows the 90 minutes leading up to SNL’s first-ever broadcast on the evening of Oct. 11, 1975, ending just before all the cast were set to go on air. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, LaMorne Morris, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman and others, the film arrived in theaters a week before the actual 50thanniversary, on which the film will be released wide.
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For details about how to watch the first episode of Saturday Night Live, read on.
Where can I stream the very first episode of SNL?
Only one streaming service has all 50 seasons of Saturday Night Live available for streaming, and that is Peacock.
The inaugural sketch comedy episode featured George Carlin and musical guests Billy Preston and Janis Ian, and it can be found at the very beginning of the streamer’s SNL catalog.
Who was in the first episode of Saturday Night Live?
The first-ever “Weekend Update” segment was anchored by Chevy Chase with special correspondent Laraine Newman. John Belushi, Michael O’Donaghue, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris and Jane Curtin also appeared.
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How did the SNL structure change after the first episode?
The sketch comedy show evolved to later include a monologue, which wasn’t set for the first episode. Instead, Carlin had four standup segments, and there were four musical performances.
Several comedians and entertainers who weren’t part of the SNL ensemble cast featured in the first episode as well for various skits.
Who is in the cast of Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night film?
LaBelle plays SNL creator Lorne Michales, Sennott stars as writer Rosie Shuster, Morris plays Garrett Morris, Cory Michael Smith plays Chevy Chase, O’Brien stars as Dan Aykroyd, Ella Hunt plays Gilda Radner, Kim Matula plays Jane Curtin, Emily Fairn stars as Laraine Newman, Matt Wood plays John Belushi, Tommy Dewey plays Michael O’Donague, Cooper Hoffman stars as NBC executive Dick Ebersol, Willem Dafoe plays NBC talent head David Tabet and J.K. Simmons plays Milton Berle.
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