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Photo by Jamie jca, and liscenced under Creative Commons. -- Saturday Night Live, was first known called Saturday Night. It's first show and season starred host George Carlin. -- The show was dominated by comedy sketches and it was an instant success.
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Photo is of the U.S. federal government, and is in the public domain. -- On this date, the "Weekend Update," one of the news sketches included in every episode, mocked the 1976 broadcast of Ford pardoning President Richard Nixon. --Today, many critics believe this episode was one of the reasons why Jimmy Carter was elected, especially by younger voters, during this very same year.
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Photo is of the U.S. federal government, and is in the public domain. -- As many of the writers were leaving SNL at the time, Lorne Michaels decided it was time for him to go as well. -- Although he tried to convince NBC to put the show on hiatus for six months to recast, NBC refused and allowed the actor to walk away.
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Photo by Alan Light used under the Creative Commons liscence. -- In 1997, Chevy Chase, the show's first breakout star known for his "Weekend Update" was banned from ever hosting SNL again. -- This happened after the actor had various quarrels with his cast members and made his colleagues feel uncomfortable due to inappropriate homophobic comments and comedy sketches he created.
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Photo by the Peabody Awards, used under the Creative Commons liscence. -- 25-year-old Kenan Thompson joined the 29th season of SNL and became the first cast member who was born after the show premiered. -- He is still an actor on the show today.
