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  • Saturday Night Live Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (Season 1, Episode 7)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Richard Pryor, and the musical guest is Gil Scott-Heron. The skits for this episode are as follows: Garrett Morris tricks Chevy Chase into taking a bad fall during a skit. Richard Pryor does an opening monologue...See moreThe host for the episode is Richard Pryor, and the musical guest is Gil Scott-Heron. The skits for this episode are as follows: Garrett Morris tricks Chevy Chase into taking a bad fall during a skit. Richard Pryor does an opening monologue about why he doesn't drink or take LSD. A man checks into a hotel managed by a samurai who speaks no English. A black author talks about his latest book in which he disguises himself as white. A woman tries to identify her attacker from a series of stacked line-ups. An interview for a job using word association turns racially tense. Two men discuss a hockey game while playing Pong. A father complaining that blacks are taking over is oblivious to the fact that his entire family has turned black. A major accidentally uses a piece of new equipment that was intended for emergencies. In a sequel to The Exorcist, Regan manages to push both priests over the edge. Albert Brooks tries to make another film while sick in bed. Richard Pryor witnesses a conspiracy theorist get gunned down just before announcing the truth about the JFK assassination. Shelly Pryor sings a song about carousel horses. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase comments on homosexuality in sports, Kissinger's accent, and Franco's continuing death. Emily Litella delivers an impassioned speech on busting children. Gil Scott-Heron performs "Johannesburg" and "A Lovely Day". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Director
Writers
Anne Beatts (written by) | Chevy Chase (written by) | Al Franken (written by) | Tom Davis (written by) & 8 more
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 13, 1975

Release date
Dec 13, 1975 (United States)

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30 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Pryor
Self - Host / Junior Griffin / Mr. Wilson / Black Scottie / Father Karras / Various Self - Host / Junior Griffin / Mr. Wilson / Black Scottie / Father Karras / Various   See fewer
Gil Scott-Heron
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Shelley R. Bonus
Self - Guest Performance (as Shelley Pryor) Self - Guest Performance (as Shelley Pryor)   See fewer
The Muppets
Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets)   See fewer
Albert Brooks
Self (segment "Sick in Bed") Self (segment "Sick in Bed")   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Old Dad / White Father / Various Old Dad / White Father / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Samurai Futaba / White Scottie / Various Samurai Futaba / White Scottie / Various   See fewer
Chevy Chase
New Dad / Weekend Update Anchor / Various New Dad / Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
White Mother / Various White Mother / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
News for the Hard of Hearing / Various News for the Hard of Hearing / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Regan (segment "Exorcist II") Regan (segment "Exorcist II")   See fewer
Gilda Radner
White Polly / Emily Litella / Various White Polly / Emily Litella / Various   See fewer
Annazette Chase
Black Polly (segment "Black & White") Black Polly (segment "Black & White")   See fewer
Thalmus Rasulala
Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II") Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II")   See fewer
Bilal Sunni Ali
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline Carlin
Wife (segment "New Dad") (uncredited) Wife (segment "New Dad") (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Player on the Right (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited) Player on the Right (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Player on the Left (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited) Player on the Left (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Henson
King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Hunt
King Ploobis's Right Hand (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis's Right Hand (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Jackson
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathy McKee
Black Mother (segment "Black & White") (uncredited) Black Mother (segment "Black & White") (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Nelson
Scred (voice) (uncredited) Scred (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Oz
The Mighty Favog (voice) (uncredited) The Mighty Favog (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Audience Member (uncredited) Audience Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Shearer
Dr. Joseph Shuster (segment "Sick in Bed") (voice) (uncredited) Dr. Joseph Shuster (segment "Sick in Bed") (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosie Shuster
Audience Member (uncredited) Audience Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Tweedy
Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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