Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray. Originally broadcast on NBC television during the 1976-1977 season. Special features: Disc 8: SNL Mardi Gras special; dress rehearsal audio; Andy Kaufman screen test; 1976-77 collector's scrapbook.
Contents:
Disc 1: Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (Sept. 18, 1976) ; Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (Sept. 25, 1976) ; Eric Idle/Joe Cocker & Stuff (Oct. 2, 1976) -- Disc 2: Karen Black/John Prine (Oct. 16, 1976) ; Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman (Oct. 23, 1976) ; Buck Henry/The Band (Oct. 30, 1976) -- Disc 3: Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder (Nov. 13, 1976) ; Paul Simon/Paul Simon & George Harrison (Nov. 20, 1976) ; Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson (Nov. 27, 1976) -- Disc 4: Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (Dec. 11, 1976) ; Ralph Nader/George Benson (Jan. 15, 1977) ; Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry/Ricky Jay (Jan. 22, 1977). Disc 5: Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer, Donnie Harper & The Voices of Tomorrow (Jan. 29, 1977) ; Steve Martin/The Kinks/Lily Tomlin (Feb. 26, 1977) ; Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (Mar. 12, 1977) -- Disc 6: Broderick Crawford/The Meters, Dr. John, Levon Helm & Paul Butterfield/Linda Ronstadt (Mar. 19, 1977) ; Jack Burns/Santana (Mar. 26, 1977) ; Julian Bond/Tom Waits & Brick (Apr. 9, 1977) -- Disc 7: Elliott Gould/The McGarrigle Sisters & Roslyn Kind (Apr. 16, 1977) ; Eric Idle/Alan Price, Neil Innes & Howard Shore and His Bobby Blue Band/Jeanette Charles (Apr. 23, 1977) ; Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (May 14, 1977) -- Disc 8: Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes & Kenny Vance (May 21, 1977).
Summary:
Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.
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