Television

Saturday Night Live 1975

Created by Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels

  • Comedy, News
  • 52 seasons
  • 1018 episodes
  • Returning
  • TV-14

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

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.

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Comic, classical in form, warm and cool.

  • gravecomic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • warmbleak
  • cooloverwhelming
  • sparerichly built

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