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'It's the moment when genius comes into the universe': the film recreating SNL's chaotic first night

by Sam Wolfson

A new drama recalls the wild first broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975. Making it was as much of a high-wire act as the show itself, the film's director Jason Reitman and stars reveal There is no show in history more obsessed with its own lore than Saturday Night Live. Almost every week the long-running sketch show is sprinkled with returning alumni and jokes that reference the show's illustrious and controversi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42am on January 13, 2025