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BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (TV)
Summary
This special program features selected segments from "Saturday Night Live," the live, late-night comedy/variety series featuring topical satire. Highlights include the following: Samurai Hotel; Dan Aykroyd in a spoof of Julia Child's "The French Chef"; the Lupners; a spoof of the movie "The China Syndrome," titled "The Pepsi Syndrome," with a visit by a Jimmy Carter look-alike; John Belushi as Marlon Brando in duelling Brandos; the "Weekend Update," a spoof of TV news; "The Olympia Cafe"; "Bad Playhouse"; "The Mr. Bill Show"; a spoof of "Family Feud" with the Coneheads as contestants; and some words from Michael O'Donoghue. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: May 4, 1979 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:15:15
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T79:0366
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Most Popular (Top 100); Political satire; TV - Parody; TV - Parody - News
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1979
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Lorne Michaels … Producer
- Jean Doumanian … Associate Producer
- Audrey Peart Dickman … Associate Producer
- Dave Wilson … Director
- Don Pardo … Announcer
- Dan Aykroyd … Cast
- Laraine Newman … Cast
- Garrett Morris … Cast
- Chevy Chase … Cast
- Richard Pryor … Cast
- John Belushi … Cast
- Gilda Radner … Cast
- Jane Curtin … Cast
- Bill Murray … Cast
- Richard Benjamin … Cast
- Kate Jackson … Cast
- Rodney Dangerfield … Cast
- Peter Boyle … Cast
- Jill Clayburgh … Cast
- Sissy Spacek … Cast
- Steve Martin … Cast
- Michael O'Donoghue … Cast
- Julia Child
- Jimmy Carter
- Marlon Brando