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Matt Wood will play John Belushi on Saturday night
Plot
On October 11, 1975 at 11:30 PM, a group of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live (1975). Meet the rest of the cast and their real-life counterparts.
He actually walked right in
Dan Aykroyd was the only SNL cast member to read the script. When the show started live, John Belushi walked into frame 39 seconds late. Lorne Michaels: Listen, I’m Lorne Michaels, the producer of Saturday Night.
Door: All night?
Lorne Michaels: [sarcastic] Yes, all night. The film opens with a quote from Lorne Michaels: «The show doesn’t go on because it’s done, it goes on because it’s 11:30 PM.» He appeared in Eddie Murphy’s Hollywood film le roi noir (2023). Ixoo «Chickenweed» Chawz Written by: Don Sento and Martin Garner Performed by: Don Sento and Martin Garner I enjoyed Saturday night, but not as much as I expected.
It was a bit repetitive that Lorne Michaels had so many problems on the show
There was a lot of laughter and convincing performances from all the main characters/actors we watched, but it could have been a bit more than the last 2 hours before the first episode of the show. I would like to know where Lorne Michaels got the idea for Saturday Night Live and what he produced before that. It was mostly funny, with good humor, but being on a sound stage almost always with a few outdoor stages made it feel claustrophobic.