SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: SEASON 1

Details

• Release Year: 1975
• Genre: Comedy, Music
• Plot: Nicknamed the 'Not Ready for Prime Time Players,' the original cast of Saturday Night Live ignited a comedy revolution with their mix of irreverent characters and satirical impressions of political figures and pop culture icons. From the premiere of this groundbreaking sketch comedy show on October 11, 1975, live from historic Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Center, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner launched themselves into instant stardom and were often referred to as 'The Beatles of Comedy.' Created by Lorne Michaels over three decades ago, Saturday Night Live has had the cultural impact and relevance that few shows can claim. Nowhere else can you see the complete first season of SNL, featuring hosts George Carlin, Rob Reiner, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor, Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, or original musical performances by Simon & Garfunkel, ABBA, Patti Smith, Jimmy Cliff, and Carly Simon. And if you're curious as to how the original cast was hired, check out the DVD bonus features, which include the screen tests of each performer.
• Cast: Horatio Sanz, Peter Austin Noto, Al Franken, Tim Meadows, Laraine Newman, Will Forte, James Downey, Fred Wolf, Victoria Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Ellen Cleghorne, Will Ferrell, Rachel Dratch, Robin Duke, Chris Rock, Michael O'Donoghue, Garrett Morris, Jon Lovitz, Amy Poehler, Lorne Michaels, Robert Smigel, Joe Piscopo, Paul Shaffer, Bill Hader, Harry Shearer, Lenny Pickett, Akira Yoshimura, Finesse Mitchell, Chris Parnell, Jeff Richards, John Belushi, Adam Sandler, Darrell Hammond, Kristen Wiig, Tim Kazurinsky, Colin Quinn, Bill Murray, David Spade, Tom Davis, Jan Hooks, Melanie Hutsell, Walter Williams, Ana Gasteyer, Kenan Thompson, Mike Myers, Don Novello, Seth Meyers, Chris Kattan, Jimmy Fallon, Rosie Shuster, Andy Samberg, Dave Wilson, Joe Dicso, Michael McKean, Dana Carvey, Chris Farley, Cheryl Hardwick, Tom Schiller, Mary Gross, James Belushi, Brad Hall, Dennis Miller, Dean Edwards, Dan Aykroyd, Cheri Oteri, Jack Handey, Andy Murphy, Mark McKinney, Gilda Radner, Jason Sudeikis, Chevy Chase, Gary Kroeger, Phil Hartman, Jim Breuer, Rob Schneider, Neil Levy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anne Beatts, Paula Pell, Tracy Morgan, Jay Mohr, Jane Curtin, Alan Zweibel, Julia Sweeney, Nasim Pedrad, Nora Dunn, G.E. Smith, Don Pardo, Yvonne Hudson, Brian Doyle-Murray, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Casey Wilson, Abby Elliott, Molly Shannon, A. Whitney Brown, Tina Fey, Kevin Nealon, Bobby Moynihan, Norm MacDonald, A.D. Miles, Christopher Guest, Mike Judge
• Director: Tom Schiller
• Runtime: 26:33:00
• Company: Universal Studios
• Media Format: Series