Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

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Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's "Weekend Update" segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election. It premiered on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 9:30 p.m. ET, after The Office. The remaining episodes aire... more
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  • Oct 9, 2008

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  • Oct 23, 2008

Number of seasons:

  • 1

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  • 3

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  • SNL Thursday Night Live

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels, CM (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. Michaels was born Lorne David Lipowitz in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the...

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