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Saturday Night Live

Saturday 11:30 PM on NBC

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8.5 Great
3,747 votes

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The 4,218 users who count themselves as Saturday Night Live fans have written a total of 200 reviews.

Show Summary

"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has run since the fall... more »

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"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has run since the fall of 1975. Many now-famous actors and actresses such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer, Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Martin Short, Damon Wayans, Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Miller, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Conan O'Brien, Mike Myers, Ben Stiller, David Spade, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Norm MacDonald, Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, and Tina Fey got their start from Saturday Night Live. SNL is still unique amongst other sketch shows because of the fact that it has always been live. Also known as: "NBC's Saturday Night" from October 11, 1975 to July 31, 1976. "Saturday Night" from September 18, 1976 to March 19, 1977. "Saturday Night Live" since March 26, 1977. "Good night and have a pleasant tommorow!"
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    Michaela Watkins was born in Syracuse, New York in 1971. She is currently a castmember on Saturday Night Live Read More »

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    10
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    The daughter of actor Chris Elliott and grand-daughter of comedy great Bob Elliott (of Bob & Ray) fame, Abby joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in November 2008. Read More »

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    Darrell Hammond was born and raised in Melbourne, Florida. He began doing impressions as a child. After graduating form the University of Gainseville, Hammond lived in New York for several years be... Read More »

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    9.1
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    In high-school, Tina Fey considered herself a "supernerd." She studied drama at the University of Virginia, and after graduating she headed to Chicago. She began taking classes at the famed Second ... Read More »

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    9.3
    2 Reviews
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    Seth Meyers was born December 28, 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire. He joined "Saturday Night Live" on September 29, 2001 as a featured player and was promoted to regular in the 2003-2004 season. ... Read More »

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    9.1
    5 Reviews
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    Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actress. She rose to fame on Saturday Night Live , where she was known for her impressions of Sharon ... Read More »

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    Before Saturday Night Live, Will Forte served as producer on 'That '70s Show' and as story editor for '3rd Rock from the Sun' and 'Action.' He also wrote for 'Late Show with David Letterman' and th... Read More »

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    Chris was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee and became seriously interested in acting when his family moved to Germantown, a small suburb of Memphis. Here he got involved with the Poplar Pike P... Read More »

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    8.7
    3 Reviews
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    Tracy Morgan was born in The Bronx, New York on November 10, 1968. He has always performed stand-up comedy. He was discovered in 1984 whilst performing stand-up at the Apollo. He is best known fro... Read More »

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    7.6
    1 Review
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    Al Franken was born on May 21, 1951. Originally from New York City, his family moved to a small, southern Minnesota town, Albert Lea, where his father opened a quilting factory. Despite his father'... Read More »

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    9.2
    1 Review
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    Rachel Susan Dratch was born on Febuary 22, 1966 in Lexington, Massachussetts. Rachel Dratch was on Saturday Night Live for 7 years (2 as a featured player 5 as a full-fledged cast member). She l... Read More »

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    9.1
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    In 1986, Will graduated from University High School in Irvine, California. While he was in high school, Will made the daily morning announcements over the public access system in disguised voices. ... Read More »

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    8.9
    1 Review
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    Fred Armisen began his showbiz career as a drummer in the punk band Trenchmouth. He also performed with the Blue Man Group. He switched to comedy with the 1998 underground short film 'Fred Armi... Read More »

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    8.6
    1 Review
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    Actor and musician Maya Rudolph, the daughter of composer/music producer Richard "Dick" Rudolph and the late Black American 70s soul icon Minnie Riperton, found her niche on the NBC comedy series ... Read More »

  • Person Score
    9.2
    13 Reviews
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    Mike Myers (born May 25, 1963) is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer from Scarborough, Ontario. Myers is best known as a member of the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live television program fro... Read More »

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    8.3
    3 Reviews
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    Molly Shannon was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She was in a car crash at age 4 that killed her 34 year old mother, her 3 year old sister, and a 25 year old cousin. She graduated from St. Dominics ... Read More »

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    9.3
    43 Reviews
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    Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. He is a Jewish-American actor, comedian, producer. Adam was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. In the late 1980s, Sandler... Read More »

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    8.6
    1 Review
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    Christopher Lee Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks California to Hajni Kattan and Kip King (born Jerome Kattan). They divorced when Chris was two. His mother remarried to Marc Joslyn and he lived with... Read More »

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    6.2
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    James Belushi was born June 15, 1954 in Chicago but grew up in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the third of four children of Adam Belushi, an Albanian immigrant who left his native Qytezë village in 1934 ... Read More »

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    9
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    Eddie Murphy was born in Brooklyn New York in 1961, the youngest son of Lillian Murphy, a widow who married Vernon Lynch, the step father of Eddie, his brother Charlie, and Vernon Jr. Eddie himself... Read More »

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    8.9
    2 Reviews
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    Tall, droll former stand-up comedian who, after tending bar and sometimes performing at Los Angeles's legendary Improvisation Comedy Club in the late 1970s, joined Saturday Night Live as a cast... Read More »

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    8.8
    1 Review
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    Born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Chicago, Horatio Sanz was one of the founding members of the Upright Citizen Brigade. He also performed with Chicago's Second City comedy troupe. In 1998, ... Read More »

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    Writer, Actor, Comedian Read More »

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    7
    3 Reviews
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    Dennis Miller is a popular American comedian, actor, and political, social and sports commentator. He has won numerous Emmy Awards, hosted his own TV show, had award winning specials, and never fai... Read More »

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