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50 years of Saturday Night Live. It all started here with this first episode, aired on October 11, 1975. George Carlin hosted the show. Billy Preston and Janis Ian served up the music. Jim Henson staged an elaborate puppet show. And “the Not Ready for Prime Time Players” (Belushi, Aykroyd, Gilda, Jane, Chevy, Garrett, Laraine and the rest) provided the comedy, performing the first of 10,000 sketches that have since aired over SNL’s long history. SNL added the complete episode to its YouTube channel, and you can now watch how it all began. Enjoy!
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This content originally appeared on Open Culture and was authored by OC
OC | Sciencx (2025-02-17T09:00:38+00:00) Watch the Historic First Episode of Saturday Night Live with Host George Carlin (1975). Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/02/17/watch-the-historic-first-episode-of-saturday-night-live-with-host-george-carlin-1975/
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