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Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is an NBC variety comedy featuring a talented cast of actors and comedians performing comedic sketches. Each episode features a different celebrity host and a famous musical guest, along with the popular news satire sketch “Weekend Update.”

Saturday Night Live has featured celebrity hosts like Kim Kardashian, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, and many more.

Saturday Night Live has also featured many iconic musicians like Sinead O’Connor, Jack White, Paul Simon, Kanye West, Queen, Nirvana, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, and more.

Genre: Comedy, variety show
Premiere: Oct. 11, 1975
Notable Cast Members: Chevy Chase, Bill Murry, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon, Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, Pete Davidson

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