They throw you in a lake," says Silverman, who was a 22-year-old stand-up comic when she joined the cast as a writer and featured player, "and you just have to learn to swim.” ...
The original cast, affectionately known as “The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players,” included some of the greatest talent in comedy. The cast members were: • Chevy Chase • John Belushi • Dan Aykroyd • ...
From hot-tubbing with John Malkovich to David Pumpkins, Belushi to Beavis & Butthead, Saturday Night Live players past and present recall their finest, funniest, most absurd moments on the SNL stage.
Saturday Night recounts the true, although dramatized, story of the October 11, 1975 premiere of the now-renowned live comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live, created by Lorne Michaels (who is played ...