Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975) TV

51 Seasons Returning Series Comedy News

Network: NBC

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

★ 7.0
TMDB (485 votes)
—
No site ratings yet

Log in to rate this show.

Added by Hextor · 6 months ago


Where to Watch

Free

Data provided by JustWatch


Episodes

Track individual episodes: watched, list saves, and friend recommendations.

George Carlin with Billy Preston and Janis Ian 1
Oct 11, 1975 66m

Live from New York, It's... George Carlin! Sketches Include: Wolverines, New Dad Insurance, The Courtroom, Victims of Shark Bite, Jamitol, Triopenin, Jim Henson's Muppets, Bee Hospital, Academy of Better Careers, Show Us Your Guns, Trojan Horse Home Security, Triple-Trac

Log in to track individual episodes.

Rob Reiner 3
Oct 25, 1975 66m

Live from New York, it's... Rob Reiner! Sketches Include: National Pancreas Association, Fashion Don'ts, Golden Needles, Dangerous But Inept, Felina Cat Food, Middle American Van Lines, Musical Performance (Joe Cocker), Jim Henson's Muppets, Drooler's Anti-Defamation League, Square Dance, Mark Hampton and Denny Dillon, What Gilda Ate, Bees

Log in to track individual episodes.

Candice Bergen with Esther Phillips 4
Nov 8, 1975 68m

Live from New York, It's... Candice Bergen Sketches include: Ambassador Training Institute, CIA Department of Records, Jaws II, Long Distance, Chanel, Feminine Talk, Midnight Probe, Crank Call, Jim Henson's Muppets, Irk The Turk, Black Perspective, Pong

Log in to track individual episodes.

Robert Klein with ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III 5
Nov 15, 1975 67m

Live from New York, It's... Robert Klein Sketches include: Pong, Minute Mystery, Bee Centennial Minute, Greg Allman How's Your Love Life?, Tough Director, Jamitol, Exterminators, Fireman, Jim Henson's Muppets, K-Put Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun, Looks At Books, I Can't Stop My Leg

Log in to track individual episodes.

Lily Tomlin 6
Nov 22, 1975 65m

Live from New York, it's... Lily Tomlin Sketches Include: Beethoven Part 1, Jaws III, Bell-Hop, Edith Ann Skates, Beethoven Part 2, Spud Beer, Patty, Jim Henson's Muppets, Beethoven Part 3, Hard Hats, Speed, Margo's Dance Palace

Log in to track individual episodes.

Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-Heron 7
Dec 13, 1975 67m

Live From New York, it's... Richard Pryor! Sketches Include: Samurai Hotel, Looks At Books, Line-Up #1, Word Association, Pong, They're Taking Over, Line-Up #2, L-Pill, Jim Henson's Muppets, Line-Up #3, Exorcist II, Assassination

Log in to track individual episodes.

Candice Bergen with Martha Reeves and The Stylistics 8
Dec 20, 1975 67m

Live from New York, It's... Candice Bergen! Sketches include-- Fireside Chat with Gerald Ford, "Mel's Char Palace", "What Gilda Ate", Billy is guilty of murder, Teddy the Elf, "The Fritzie Kringle Show", "Minute Mystery", Candice and the cast perform 'Winter Wonderland', The Bees Christmas Party, Homeward Bound.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Elliott Gould with Anne Murray 9
Jan 10, 1976 67m

Live from New York, it's... Elliott Gould! Sketches include "The Dead String Quartet," "Interior Demolitionists," "Vito Corleone in Therapy," "The Killer Bees," "Birthright", "Gilda and Elliot," "New Shimmer," The Muppets, "Play Misty for Me" (film), "Jamitol," "Try-Hard 1-11," and "Powwow With the Press" (stand-up). Anne Murray performed "Long Distance Call" and "Boogie With You."

Log in to track individual episodes.

Buck Henry with Bill Withers and Toni Basil 10
Jan 17, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Suicide Prevention, "Samurai Deli", Operation Stumblebum, "Citizen Kane II", King Bee(the Blues Brothers), Auto mechanic tells bedtime story, "Presidential Foreplay", Chevy misuses a joint, The Constipated Man, The Muppets and the Japanese sex Device.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore with Neil Sedaka 11
Jan 24, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Bomb Squad, Prisoner Auditions, "Don Pardo's Holiday on A Elevator", "Table Talk", "Backstage Banter", Sonny and Cher, The Baby Jesus, Chevy talks to Angola's roommate, The Muppets.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Dick Cavett with Jimmy Cliff 12
Jan 31, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Voodoo on Chevy Chase, Alcohol and Firearms, Lowell Brock of H&R Brock, "Looks at Books", Dick Cavett's School of Hydroplane Operation, Dance To The Nation, "The Apple Follies", Our Town.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Peter Boyle with Al Jarreau 13
Feb 14, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include "The Valentine's Day Massacre," "Samurai Divorce Court," "Jason and Sunshine," "The Corrida." "All Pro Wrestling," "Remembering of Things Past", "Dueling Brandos," "A Home Movie" (film), and "The Orgy." Al Jarreau performs "We'll Get By."

Log in to track individual episodes.

Desi Arnaz with Desi Arnaz Jr. 14
Feb 21, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Gerald Ford gives a word association, Literary Recital, Very White(Chevy Chase)sings unsoulful songs, "The Failed Pilots of I Love Lucy", Cuban accupunture, Lucille Ball talks about Desi's book, Bisexual Minute.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Jill Clayburgh with Leon Redbone 15
Feb 28, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- No More Falls, "Great Moments in Herstory", White Guilt Relief Fund, Inquisitive Girlfriend, Grable and Lombard, Car Yummies, Paying the Milkman, Jill Carson Guidance Counselor!, Andy Kaufman sings "Old Macdonald", "The Mr. Bill Show".

Log in to track individual episodes.

Anthony Perkins with Betty Carter 16
Mar 13, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--'SNL is not ad-libbed' says Chevy Chase, A President's View on Marijuana, Dominatrix Cleaning Tips, "Norman Bates School of Hotel Management", Low-budget Movie Trailers, Sherry protest her B(ee), Policemen Dance Party, "Hello Dolly".

Log in to track individual episodes.

Ron Nessen with the Patti Smith Group 17
Apr 17, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Gerald Ford Sketches include-- "The Dead String Quartet", Super Bass-O-Matic 76, An Oval Office, David Eisenhower is Anti-Nixon, Thomas Jefferson denies slavery, The New Stoner Volunteer Army, Catherine the Great, Disgusting Jam, Autumm Fizz--The Carbonated Douche, "Tomorrow With Tom Snyder".

Log in to track individual episodes.

Raquel Welch with Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian 18
Apr 24, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- "Get to the fall Chevy!", Purina Rat Chow, Joseph Franklin's 10-letter Metric Alphabet, "The Claudine Longet Ski Invitational", "One Flew Over The Hornest Nest", Chevy tries to convince Raquel to take off her shirt, Baba Wawa, Bisexual Moment, The Muppets are finished on SNL.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Madeline Kahn with Carly Simon 19
May 8, 1976 67m

Live from New York, it's Chevy Chase! Sketches are "Ronald Reagan's Jam Session," Not for Ladies Only, Wilderness Comedian, "Slumber Party," Bride of Frankenstein, "Fondue Pots for Namibia," "The Muppets Can Reunite the Beatles," New York's My Home (film), "Super Absordent Dry Hose," and "The Final Days." Carly Simon performs You're So Vain.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Dyan Cannon with Leon & Mary Russell 20
May 15, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Chevy has to do the fall again, "Hearing Test," "The Adulterer," "Vacationland Adventure", "Minister with Hiccups," "Dyan Cannon's Dream," "Orange Juice," "The Bathwater of The Stars", "Johnny Angel", "Cresk Toothpaste,"" and "The Hubcap Thief" (film). Leon Russell and Joe Cocker (Belushi) perform "Daylight".

Log in to track individual episodes.

Buck Henry with Gordon Lightfoot 21
May 22, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Emmy winner Chevy tries to get Laraine todo the fall, Samurai Tailor, "Talk Back!", "Dell Stator's Toad Ranch Resturaunt", "Looks at Books", The Crowd Audition, Peter Lemon Moodring, "Not For Ladies Only", Lorne Micheals offer to the Beatles.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Elliott Gould with Leon Redbone and Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson 22
May 29, 1976 67m

Sketches include "Wax Museum," "Phone Operator Academy," "European Poker Player," "Babs's Uvula," "The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise," "The Bee Honeymooners," "Shirley Temple Black," "Vibramatic," "Uncle Charlie's School," and "Show Us Your Guns." Leon Redbone performed "Shine On Harvest Moon."

Log in to track individual episodes.

Louise Lasser with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band 23
Jul 24, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Belushi thinks Chevy has a big head, Louise Lasser locks herself dressing room, General "V.D" Amin, Sven and Inger, John Belushi tries to sell his clothes, Ode to Television, Louise apologizes to her dog, Jimmy Carter talks about the campagin.

Log in to track individual episodes.

Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge 24
Jul 31, 1976 67m

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Kristofferson signs "Help Me Make it Through The Night", new SNL employer Sherry, Samurai General Practitioner, the Great White Athelete, Gerald Ford dosent want to talk about local issues, "Talk Country", My Blind Date is My Gynocologist, Andrew Young is a Suckup, Police State, "Waiting For Don Pardo".

Log in to track individual episodes.


🎙️ SYSK Episodes

#121225
SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy? "Remember that Dan Aykroyd SNL skit from years ago with the dangerous Christmas toys" — Chuck Referenced a classic SNL sketch featuring dangerous toy parodies, including one called 'Bag of Glass'.
Dec 12, 2025
#112725
Julia Child, la Grandes Gourmande "That was a dead on Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child. I think you topped him to tell you the truth." — Josh Josh references the famous SNL sketch from 1978 where Dan Aykroyd portrayed Julia Child cutting her finger while cooking.
Nov 27, 2025
#101625
VH-1: MTV for Your Parents "Anytime I think of storytellers, I think of the Saturday Night Live skit with Neil Diamond." — Chuck Chuck references a famous SNL sketch featuring Will Ferrell as Neil Diamond that was inspired by the VH1 Storytellers show.
Oct 16, 2025
#101125
Selects: How Schoolhouse Rock Rocked: Featuring Bob Nastanovich of Pavement "It's been parodied and homaged over the years and everything from The Simpsons to Saturday Night Live." — Chuck Chuck mentioned that Schoolhouse Rock has been parodied on Saturday Night Live.
Oct 11, 2025
#070125
The Phil Hartman Story "That was pretty good. I love it when there's like a impression of an impression." — Josh Josh and Chuck discuss Phil Hartman doing an impression of Phil Hartman doing Ed McMahon, a classic SNL bit.
Jul 1, 2025
#042625
Selects: How Jim Henson Worked "For a while, and this is something I don't think I knew, he dabbled on Saturday Night Live in season one." — Josh Mentioned Jim Henson's brief involvement performing sketches on SNL's first season.
Apr 26, 2025
#121924
The Trivial Pursuit Trivia Edition "There was a great Saturday Night Live skit about it." — Josh Josh mentioned an SNL sketch parodying a plot point from The Big Chill.
Dec 19, 2024
#010424
The 2000 Presidential Election: A Real Cluster "If you were watching comedy shows, especially Saturday Night Live at the time" — Josh Josh referenced how Saturday Night Live portrayed the 2000 presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush.
Jan 4, 2024
#102123
Selects: Where Did Trick-Or-Treating Come From? "Like Ed Grimly one year, the Saturday Night Live character" — Josh Josh mentions dressing as Ed Grimly, a character from Saturday Night Live, for Halloween.
Oct 21, 2023
#071323
How PCP Works "Did you see that Saturday Night Live skit with Tracy Morgan and Will Ferrell and Matthew Broderick?" — Josh Josh mentions an SNL sketch featuring comedy about PCP and drug-based humor inspired by Cheech and Chong.
Jul 13, 2023
#062223
How Afrofuturism Works "William Shatner, Star Trek convention Saturday night live and you won't be disappointed" — Josh Recommending a famous William Shatner sketch from the show
Jun 22, 2023
#091522
Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters "the Land Shark from the 1970s Saturday Night Live fame" — Josh Josh references the famous Land Shark sketch from SNL's early years as a humorous example.
Sep 15, 2022
#080622
Selects: How Droughts Work "That was a classic skit, wouldn't you say? And one of the only ones I liked by that guy by Rob Schneider." — Josh Josh and Chuck discuss Rob Schneider's SNL sketches, including the "Making Copies" skit.
Aug 6, 2022
#051222
Rhinoplasty, aka Nose Jobs "It was a Martin Short season and it was one of the Martin Short sketches where he's doing Nathan Thurm." — Chuck Referenced a sketch where Martin Short said 'schnauz' without the 'sh' sound, finding it comedically funny.
May 12, 2022
#012522
Tug of War "Do you remember the Sirenight Live spoof for that? No. Oh, I think it was Robert Smigel." — Josh Josh mentions a Saturday Night Live spoof of a George Hutton commercial that was created by Robert Smigel.
Jan 25, 2022
#091821
Selects: How Free Speech Works "you see what's going on with Saturday Night Live right now" — Josh Referenced as having a long tradition of political satire and comedy.
Sep 18, 2021
#051321
How Monster Trucks Work "He's the SNL announcer. Yeah. Featuring Josh Clark. Oh, I've been waiting so long." Discussing Don Pardo as the iconic Saturday Night Live announcer.
May 13, 2021
#041521
Hair Loss: The Pits "We talked about Sinead Live Sketch, where Frank Sinatra had her on" — Josh Josh references a sketch where Sinead O'Connor appeared, mentioning Phil Hartman as chairman of the board.
Apr 15, 2021
#040621
Havana Syndrome: ¿Qué Diablos? "There's a Sarah Live sketch featuring Ben Stiller... He sees Glenn Fry, who's actually will Ferrell." — Josh Referenced a sketch where Ben Stiller encounters Will Ferrell impersonating Glenn Fry at a club.
Apr 6, 2021
#031621
The Parrot Episode "There was this one Roblo sketch on Sarant Live." — Josh Josh describes a famous SNL sketch involving a walk and talk from West Wing with a giant iguana chase in the background.
Mar 16, 2021
#012821
How Hydropower Works "That's when Sketch was at its best. So I don't know. I would say the 70s, 70 sketches would be, they're pretty tough to contain with." — Josh Josh references 70s sketch comedy (Saturday Night Live) as being excellent while discussing archival photos from that era.
Jan 28, 2021
#123120
La Dame de Fer (Eiffel Tower) "There was one sketch where one girl looked at the other and said, that is one severe ombre" — Josh Josh references a Saturday Night Live sketch that he and his wife quote whenever they see ombre hairstyles.
Dec 31, 2020
#101020
SYSK Selects: How Bigfoot Works "It sounded more like Frankenstein from Saturday Night Live." — Chuck Chuck compares a wookie sound to a famous SNL sketch featuring Frankenstein.
Oct 10, 2020
#032020
SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked "He dabbled on Saturday Night Live in season one. Lorne Michaels got him a deal to perform some sketches." — Josh Discussing Jim Henson's early television appearances where he performed Muppet sketches on SNL.
Mar 20, 2020
#111219
Augmented Reality: Coming Soon? "he was an early writer for Saturday Night Live and did all those old black and white SNL things with Belushi" — Chuck Chuck mentions SNL in the context of a commercial director named Tom Schiller who worked on the show.
Nov 12, 2019
#060119
SYSK Selects: How TV Ratings Work "if you and I are watching the same classic episode of Saturday Night Live." — Josh Used as an example in explaining hyper-targeted advertising across different platforms.
Jun 1, 2019
#051119
SYSK Selects: How Lie Detectors Work "Saturday Night Live had a funny skit that he had gotten a whole group of people to all stick up at once." — Chuck Referenced a funny SNL sketch about a congressman yelling 'You lie' in Congress.
May 11, 2019
#122117
The 2017 SYSK Christmas Extravaganza! "that just reminded me of one of my favorite SNL skits of all time were the Sweeney Sisters" — Josh Josh recalls a Christmas-themed SNL skit featuring the Sweeney Sisters after making bell sounds.
Dec 21, 2017
#101417
SYSK Selects: Is there such a thing as a truth serum? "Do you remember Goat Boy from SNL? Yes. What was his name? Jim Brewer?" — Josh Josh references the SNL character Goat Boy, which Chuck performed or is being compared to in their conversation.
Oct 14, 2017
#052517
How Schoolhouse Rock Rocked: Featuring Bob Nastanovich of Pavement "And then it's been parodied and homaged over the years and everything from The Simpsons to Saturday Night Live." — Chuck Referenced as having parodied or homaged Schoolhouse Rock, including a Conspiracy Rock bit.
May 25, 2017
#022817
How Free Speech Works "Like you see what's going on with Saturday Night Live right now. They've had a long tradition of political satire" — Josh Discussed as example of protected political satire and parody in American media.
Feb 28, 2017
#111016
How Monty Python Worked: SYSK Live from LA Podfest "Saturday Night Live is probably the standard in the United States for years." — Josh Used as a comparison to show Monty Python's superior sketch quality and consistency.
Nov 10, 2016
#030116
How El Nino Works "That was the late great Chris Forreley on Saturday Night Live. Back in the winter, early spring of 97, 98" — Josh Josh references a Chris Farley sketch about El Niño that aired on SNL.
Mar 1, 2016
#122415
The Stuff You Should Know 2015 Jolly Christmas Extravaganza "and they both ended up on Santa Night Live together" — Chuck Mentioned when discussing Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan's career path after working together as department store Santa and elf
Dec 24, 2015
#111815
How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA "He hosted Serenity Live in 1980" — Josh Josh mentions that Dangerfield hosted Saturday Night Live in 1980 when he was around 60 years old.
Nov 18, 2015
#032415
10 Bizarre Medical Treatments "You sound like Shwetty Balls, Alan Baldwin's Shwetty Balls skit from Saturday Night Live." — Chuck Chuck compares Jerry's voice to a classic SNL sketch character.
Mar 24, 2015
#010615
How Jim Henson Worked "For a while, and this is something I don't think I knew, he dabbled on Saturday Night Live in season one, Lorne Michaels got him a deal." — Chuck Jim Henson performed sketches with puppets on the first season of SNL, though it wasn't a major success.
Jan 6, 2015
#120214
How Leper Colonies Worked "So I know. So I've seen Saturday Night Live before." — Josh Josh references Saturday Night Live when making a joke about how people talk in Chicago.
Dec 2, 2014
#102814
Is there a disease that kills by preventing sleep? "I feel like one of the public radio gals from the early 2000s Saturday Night Live" — Josh Josh was describing how he sounded while speaking, comparing it to characters from SNL.
Oct 28, 2014
#090414
How TV Ratings Work "we're watching the same classic episode of Saturday Night Live" — Josh Used as an example of targeted advertising on streaming platforms.
Sep 4, 2014
#080514
How Play-Doh Works "Mr. Bill, remember him from Silent Life?" — Josh Josh mentioned Mr. Bill, a character from Saturday Night Live, noting that it was made of Play-Doh.
Aug 5, 2014
#112613
Is there a scientific formula for funny? "He was an SNL writer, and his name is Jack Handy." — Chuck Chuck explains that Jack Handy, creator of Deep Thoughts, was a real SNL writer when discussing comedy writing.
Nov 26, 2013
#022813
How the Papacy Works "Did you see Saturday Night Live this week?" — Chuck Chuck mentioned a SNL commercial parody about the Pope retiring that featured Christoph Waltz.
Feb 28, 2013
#032012
How Comic Books: Live from SXSW "I don't know if y'all seen the SNL Samberg" — Josh Josh referenced Andy Samberg's Nicholas Cage impression on Saturday Night Live.
Mar 20, 2012
#111011
How Presidential Debates Work "Have you seen the Saturday Night Live skit on the GOP debates thus far?" — Josh Josh asked Chuck if he had seen SNL's parody of the Republican primary debates, describing a specific skit about candidate treatment.
Nov 10, 2011
#090111
How Lie Detectors Work "Saturday Night Live had a funny skit" — Josh Josh references a Saturday Night Live skit about a congressman who yelled 'You lie' and supposedly had a group of senators planning to do the same.
Sep 1, 2011
#081111
Laughter: What's so funny about that? "he started out as a Saturday Night Live writer" — Josh Josh mentioned this when discussing Louis C.K.'s comedy background.
Aug 11, 2011
#120910
How Hanukkah Works "Hanukkah Harry is John Lovitz. It's a Saturday Night Live sketch." — Josh Josh was explaining a SNL sketch featuring Hanukkah Harry as an example of how Hanukkah is perceived in American culture.
Dec 9, 2010
#050410
How LEGOs Work "it's like the bag of glass from a, the old Saturday night line" — Josh Josh was comparing dangerous LEGO fruit snacks to a fake dangerous product from Saturday Night Live.
May 4, 2010
#082709
How Muppets Work "a little show called Sarant Live starts up in 1975" — Chuck Mentioned as a show where Muppets appeared early on in sketches called 'The Land of Gorge'.
Aug 27, 2009

Cast

Michael Che
Michael Che
Self - Various Characters
Mikey Day
Mikey Day
Self - Various Characters
Andrew Dismukes
Andrew Dismukes
Self - Various Characters
Marcello Hernández
Marcello Hernández
Self - Various Characters
James Austin Johnson
James Austin Johnson
Self - Various Characters
Colin Jost
Colin Jost
Self - Various Characters
Ashley Padilla
Ashley Padilla
Self - Various Characters
Sarah Sherman
Sarah Sherman
Self - Various Characters
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
Self - Various Characters
Jane Wickline
Jane Wickline
Self - Various Characters
Saidah Belo-Osagie
Saidah Belo-Osagie
Self - Various Characters
Tommy Brennan
Tommy Brennan
Self - Various Characters

💬 Comments

Log in to leave a comment.

No comments yet. Be the first!