24/44
Dan Aykroyd was the only member of the original SNL cast to read the script
Line of Events
On October 11, 1975 at 11:30 PM, a fierce troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the premiere of Saturday Night Live (1975). Matt Wood stars as John Belushi on Saturday Night, meet the rest of the cast and their real-life counterparts.
In reality, he arrived immediately
When the show airs live, John Belushi enters the frame 39 seconds late through a door. Don Pardo: [repeating his lines] Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Dan… Ike…
Paul Shaffer: Aykroyd
[to Paul Shaffer] Don Pardo: How the hell do you pronounce that? The film opens with a quote from Lorne Michaels: «The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready, it goes on because it’s 11:30.» Starring Eddie Murphy, the Black King of Hollywood (2023). Ixoo ‘Chickenweed’ Chawz Written by Don Cento and Martin Garner Performed by Don Cento and Martin Garner.
I enjoyed Saturday Night Live, but not as much as I hoped
It felt a little repetitive that Lorne Michaels got into so much trouble on the show. There were some good laughs and compelling performances from all the main characters/actors we watched, but there could have been a little more than the last two hours before the show’s first episode aired. I wish I knew where Lorne Michaels got the idea for Saturday Night Live and what he produced before.