Saturday Night Live Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Saturday Night Live is making a big deal out of its 50th anniversary. There have been multiple documentaries, a film and, this weekend, three special events: a concert that will be live-streamed, a re-broadcast of the show's first episode and an anniversary special.

Saturday: The first episode 

NBC is rebroadcasting the Oct. 11, 1975, episode that started it all — back when it was called Saturday Night. It was hosted by George Carlin and featured Billy Preston and Janis Ian as the musical guests (and included a guest appearance by Andy Kaufman … and The Muppets!).

HOW TO WATCH: The first Saturday Night episode will be broadcast at 11:30 p.m. EST Saturday on NBC and Peacock. An encore broadcast of Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music airs just beforehand, at 8 p.m. EST.

SUNDAY: SNL50: The Anniversary Special 

The anniversary special is a live, three-hour telecast featuring such cast alumni as Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Tracy Morgan and Will Ferrell, as well as celebrities like Adam Driver and musicians like Paul Simon. NBC says on its website that it will feature "a half-century worth of sketches, cast members, hosts and other collaborators."

HOW TO WATCH: SNL50: The Anniversary Special airs live at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday on NBC and Peacock.

 

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[Chris 3,628]

We’re watching the show now and right out of the gate they start with a completely idiotic, unfunny sketch.

The kind that made me stop watching SNL in the first place.

[Chris 3,628]

After an hour we tapped out. It was awful.

[Chris 3,628]