Saturday Night Live
tv show

1001 total episodes
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51 seasons
Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!
First Aired October 11, 1975
Overview
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.

Season 3
20 episodes
Air Date
September 24, 1977
Overview
Saturday Night Live aired its third season during the 1977–1978 television season on NBC. The season began on September 24, 1977 and ended on May 20, 1978. The DVD for the entire season was released on May 13, 2008. The entire cast from the previous season returned for season three. The show also introduced the concept of the "featured player." Writers Tom Davis and Al Franken became cast members. The season is also notable for the contest, Anyone Can Host. During the start of the season the show advertised the contest for a non-celebrity to host the show. The winner was 80 year-old grandmother Miskel Spillman, the only non-celebrity to host an SNL episode. During Spillman's show the musical guest, Elvis Costello, halted his band, the Attractions, seven seconds into the song "Less Than Zero", launching into "Radio Radio", an as-yet unreleased song critical of mainstream broadcasting. The change angered Lorne Michaels, who banned future appearances on the show for a while. Chevy Chase's hosted during the season, making him the first cast member to host after leaving the show. Backstage during the show Chase and Bill Murray engaged in a physical altercation that was broken up by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Chase later accused Murray of trying to upstage him on set and for making explicit remarks about Chase's wife. Chase would host the show several times throughout the show's history, though he was unpopular with the cast and crew.

Steve Martin/Jackson Browne
Episode 1 - 1h 7m
September 24, 1977

Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal
Episode 2 - 1h 7m
October 08, 1977

Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus
Episode 3 - 1h 7m
October 15, 1977

Charles Grodin/Paul Simon and The Persuaders
Episode 4 - 1h 7m
October 29, 1977

Ray Charles and the Raylettes
Episode 5 - 1h 7m
November 12, 1977

Buck Henry/Leon Redbone
Episode 6 - 1h 7m
November 19, 1977

Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson
Episode 7 - 1h 7m
December 10, 1977

Mrs. Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Episode 8 - 1h 7m
December 17, 1977

Steve Martin/The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band
Episode 9 - 1h 7m
January 21, 1978

Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt
Episode 10 - 1h 7m
January 28, 1978

Chevy Chase/Billy Joel
Episode 11 - 1h 7m
February 18, 1978

O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson
Episode 12 - 1h 7m
February 25, 1978

Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop
Episode 13 - 1h 7m
March 11, 1978

Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money
Episode 14 - 1h 7m
March 18, 1978

Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf
Episode 15 - 1h 7m
March 25, 1978

Michael Palin/Eugene Record
Episode 16 - 1h 7m
April 08, 1978

Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett
Episode 17 - 1h 7m
April 15, 1978

Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers
Episode 18 - 1h 7m
April 22, 1978

Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett
Episode 19 - 1h 7m
May 13, 1978

Buck Henry/Sun Ra
Episode 20 - 1h 7m
May 20, 1978






