Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975. The show features a regular cast of comedic actors, joined by a guest host and musical act. The show is broadcast live in the Central and Eastern time zones (with a time delay in the Mountain Time Zone and Pacific Time Zone) from...

Air date of first episode:

  • Oct 11, 1975

Also known as:

  • SNL

Program creator

Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels, CM (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-born American television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and...

Dick Ebersol

Duncan "Dick" Ebersol (born July 28, 1947 in Torrington, Connecticut) is an American radio and TV executive. He was protégé of ABC Sports czar Roone Arledge and was a key NBC...
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