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‘SNL 50’: Tom Hanks Delivers “In Memoriam” Semi-Tribute To “Characters And Sketches That Have Aged Horribly”

On its 50th anniversary special, Saturday Night Live wanted to have its nostalgic cake and eat it, too, owning up to the stereotypes it has perpetuated while also coaxing laughs out of the passage of time.

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The Mythology Of ‘SNL’: A Look Back At The Inaugural Episode That Upended TV

Saturday Night Live is no stranger to mythologizing, and no episode has been as elevated to the stuff of legend as the late-night sketch comedy series’ inaugural showing.

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National Comedy Center Preserves ‘Saturday Night Live’ Early Writing Materials (EXCLUSIVE)

Abigail Lee As “Saturday Night Live” celebrates 50 years of being on air, the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY will preserve a collection of the show’s creative papers from the first five years of its history. Original “SNL” cast member Laraine Newman and original writer Alan Zweibel will guest curate the collection of the original writers’ room documents.

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‘SNL’ to re-air 1975 debut episode as part of 50th anniversary celebrations

Saturday Night Live will re-broadcast its very first episode as part of its upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations.The NBC show debuted on October 11, 1975 under the name Saturday Night and was hosted by legendary comedian George Carlin. Musical guests were former Beatles collaborator Billy Preston and folk singer-songwriter Janis Ian, and original cast members such as Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd were joined by guests Andy Kaufman and Muppets creator Jim Henson.See Carlin’s opening monologue from the show below.The episode will be reshown at 11pm EST on Saturday February 15 on NBC, the latest part of the show’s ongoing celebrations for their 50th birthday.One night earlier, SNL 50: The Homecoming will air on the station, an all-star concert featuring performances from Dave Grohl, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White and Robyn.The show will be hosted by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon, and will also feature Arcade Fire, Devo, Jelly Roll, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, The B-52’s and The Roots.As well as the special programming, SNL has also marked its 50th with a new feature film, Saturday Night, directed by Jason Reitman.

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‘SNL’: NBC To Air First Ever Episode Ahead Of 50th Anniversary

Saturday Night Live is getting nostalgic ahead of its 50th anniversary.

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‘SNL’ First Episode from 1975 to Re-Air on NBC Ahead of 50th Anniversary Special

Selome Hailu On Feb. 15, NBC will re-air the first-ever episode of “Saturday Night Live.” The telecast comes one day before the network’s three-hour special celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary. Originally airing on Oct.

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The Real Story Behind Punk Rock Band Fear’s Anarchic Turn On ‘SNL’

Punk rock band Fear caused mayhem on Saturday Night Live on Halloween in 1981, bringing a most-pit to Studio 8H for the first time.

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Sam Moore Dies: Half Of Grammy-Winning ‘Soul Man’ Duo Sam & Dave Was 89

Sam Moore, one-half of the Grammy-winning R&B duo Sam & Dave behind ’60s hits “Soul Man,” “Hold On I’m Coming” and “I Thank You,” died this morning in Coral Gables, Fla. at the age of 89.

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Sam Moore, half of iconic soul duo Sam and Dave, dead at 89

wife told Rolling Stone.His former partner Prater, with whom he shared a sometimes contentious relationship, died in a car accident in 1988.The trailblazing black artists were known for their high-energy live performances and became in the 1960s one of the top acts on the legendary Memphis-based Stax Records, alongside stars like Otis Redding and collaborators Isaac Hayes and David Porter.Their enduring signature tune, 1967’s “Soul Man” won a Grammy as the duo gained crossover appeal that saw the song not only top the R&B charts but rocket to No. 2 on the pop charts, according to the New York Times.

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Sam Moore, Half of Sam & Dave Duo That Rose to Fame With ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On I’m Comin’,’ Dies at 89

Chris Morris Music Reporter Sam Moore, who had classic hits with the soul duo Sam and Dave in the 1960s, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida. He was 89. The cause of death was post-surgery complications, according to the singer’s rep.

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‘Animal House’ star John Belushi ‘didn’t have a prayer,’ couldn’t escape drugs: co-star

Tim Matheson was expecting a “colossal coked-up prima donna.”“Many people thought, ‘He’s going to be like he was on ‘Saturday Night Live’ – that big, bold, outrageous character,” Matheson told Fox News Digital. “People also thought he was going to be full of himself because, at that time, ‘Saturday Night Live’ was the most innovative show on television, and it was a huge hit,” he shared. “And he was their biggest star… But he and his wife Judy couldn’t have been more gracious, more down to Earth.”“He wasn’t trying to be funny or upstage anyone,” the actor recalled.

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Dan Aykroyd on seeing UFOs, and how John Belushi’s antics showed him ‘the power of stardom’

UFO sightings “that convinced me that the [flying objects] weren’t made out here, not manufactured on earth.” His most recent UFO sighting was about a decade ago when he was staying in a hotel in Montreal, he said. Aykroyd recalled it as “a big gray rectangle with bulbs that looked like grapes underneath it.

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‘Martha’ Review: Martha Stewart Unplugged In Candid And Surprising Tell-All Netflix Documentary

When I set out to see R.J. Cutler‘s new documentary, Martha, quite frankly I wasn’t focusing on it other than just another screening I had, and that it would be all about Martha Stewart. So I expected it would be mostly gardening, cooking, and setting the perfect dinner party table. Boy was I ever wrong, happily so, because this is simply a riveting, candid, and surprisingly warts-and-all look at the life and times of Stewart, someone very much in the public eye for much of her career, but until now guarding the image and the person behind what we thought we knew about her.

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The biggest controversies in ‘Saturday Night Live’ history

The NBC sketch comedy series premiered on Oct. 11, 1975, with the goal of making people laugh — and mission accomplished! After all, the series is about to return for its milestone 50th season.But over the past 49 years, “SNL” has also drawn criticism for its long list of controversial moments.Unfiltered hosts, badly behaved musical guests and game-changing firings have caused Lorne Michaels’ TV baby to make headlines for all the wrong reasons.Here are the biggest controversies in “Saturday Night Live” history.Fear was the musical guest during the 1981 Halloween episode that went completely off the rails.

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