Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Special
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15th Anniversary Special
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- Season: 15
- Episode: 21
- First Aired: 9/24/1989
NBC devotes 2½ hours to the most groundbreaking late-night comedy series in American television history. Montages are made of the early years (1975-80), the Ebersol years (1981-85), the then-current cast (1985-89), the musical guests, and the political past. In addition, alumni from the original show pay tribute to Gilda Radner (who had recently died) and John Belushi (to counter the recent theatrical release of the Bob Woodward exposé). Robin Williams does a spastic monologue, and Tom Hanks closes the proceedings. Add a recap »
- Director:
- Dave WilsonPaul Miller
- Recurring Role:
- Sam Kinison (Himself)
- Billy Crystal (Himself)
- Tom Hanks (Himself)
- Chevy Chase (Himself)
- Lorne Michaels (Himself)
- Steve Martin (Himself)
- Dan Aykroyd (Himself)
- Don Pardo (Announcer)
- Paul Simon (Himself)
- Martin Short (Himself)
- Buck Henry (Himself)
- Robin Williams (Himself)
- Guest Star:
- Jane Curtin (Herself)
- Mary Tyler Moore (Herself)
- Joan Cusack (Herself)
- Garrett Morris (Himself)
- Eddie Murphy (Himself)
- Bruce Willis (Himself)
- Laraine Newman (Herself)
- Prince (Himself)
- Joe Piscopo (Himself)
- O.J. Simpson (Himself)
- Christopher Guest (Himself)
- Susan Saint James (Herself)
- James Belushi (Himself)
- Charlton Heston (Himself)
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- NBC re-aired the SNL 15th Anniversary Special the day before Memorial Day 1990 (albeit in a slightly edited format to improve a few areas). The special was also released on home video as part of the Starmaker package in 1992, with Sam Kinison's stand-up performance noticeably omitted. edit »
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