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Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches are performed by a…

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Genre
Political satire · Satire · Sketch comedy · Stand-up comedy · Variety show
Also known as
Saturday Night Live '80 (1980)
Announcer
Don Pardo · Mel Brandt · Bill Hanrahan · Darrell Hammond
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Lorne Michaels
Directed by
Dave Wilson (1975–1986; 1989–1995) · Paul Miller (1986–1989) · Beth McCarthy-Miller (1995–2006) · Don Roy King (2006–2021) · Liz Patrick (2021–present)

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Saturday Night Live

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related to 1970s · 40
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related to The Band · 35
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related to 2020s · 26
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related to Accolades · 26
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related to Films · 18
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related to External links · 8
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related to Post-production · 8
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Production company · 6
Saturday Night Live → Broadway Video (1981–present), NBC (1975–1982), NBC (1975–1982) NBC Productions (1982–1996) NBC Studios (1996–1999), NBC Productions (1982–1996), NBC Studios (1996–1999), SNL Studios (1999–present)

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Saturday Night LiveAlso known asNBC's Saturday Night .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}(1975–1977)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveAlso known asSaturday Night Live '80 (1980)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveAnnouncerDon Pardo1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveAnnouncerMel Brandt1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveAnnouncerBill Hanrahan1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveAnnouncerDarrell Hammond1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveCreated byLorne Michaels1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveDirected byDave Wilson (1975–1986; 1989–1995)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveDirected byPaul Miller (1986–1989)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveDirected byBeth McCarthy-Miller (1995–2006)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveDirected byDon Roy King (2006–2021)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveDirected byLiz Patrick (2021–present)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveExecutive producersLorne Michaels (1975–1980; 1985–present) Jean Doumanian (1980–1981) Dick Ebersol (1981–1985)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveGenrePolitical satire1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveGenreSatire1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveGenreSketch comedy1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveGenreStand-up comedy1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveGenreVariety show1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveNetworkNBC (1975–present) Peacock (2021–present)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveNo. of episodes1,008 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveNo. of seasons511.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction companyBroadway Video (1981–present)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction companySNL Studios (1999–present)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction companyNBC (1975–1982) NBC Productions (1982–1996) NBC Studios (1996–1999)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction companyNBC (1975–1982)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction companyNBC Productions (1982–1996)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction companyNBC Studios (1996–1999)1.00infobox
Saturday Night LiveProduction locationsStudio 8H, NBC Studios, New York City1.00infobox

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