Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

TV Special
2005
TV-14
2h

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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

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Sheree Ali

The Iguana Patron

Joan Armatrading

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Dan Aykroyd

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Anne Beatts

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John Belushi

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Judith Belushi-Pisano

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(as Judy Belushi Pisano)

Candice Bergen

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Milton Berle

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Peter Boyle

Bernie Brillstein

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Albert Brooks

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Clem Burke

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Jacqueline Carlin

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Dana Carvey

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Ray Charles

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Chevy Chase

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Jimmy Cliff

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George Coe

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Director
- Kenneth Bowser
Writer
- Kenneth Bowser
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Trivia
Jane Curtin declined to participate in this special because she does not like to talk about on her experiences on Saturday Night Live (1975).

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Edited from Saturday Night Live (1975)

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Bicentennial
Written by Loudon Wainwright III (uncredited)
Performed by Loudon Wainwright III

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night...

Ahhh... Saturday Night Live. This is a pretty good documentary about the heyday of SNL (the first five years 1975-1980) that was originally made for broadcast by NBC.

It includes many great interviews with the cast and writers (including Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris and others), mixed with lots of quick flashes of classic sketches and musical guests. The interviews are fairly candid and I learned a few things about the cast that I didn't know.

Watching this special made me yearn for the days when SNL was edgy and funny. Viewing the show now most of the time is a chore. Do yourself a favor and pick up this DVD. It's money well spent for fans of classic Saturday Night Live.