Okay, this is crazy, at least for me, but today is the 45th anniversary of the premiere of Saturday Night Live. I was a junior in high school back then and I remember parties revolving around watching this show, because if you missed it back in those pre-YouTube days, you thought you might never see it.
In honor of this anniversary, below are a half a dozen SNL links and a video link to George Carlin remembering hosting the first show and a link to one of my all-time favorite sketches.
And below that are the MBIP Coming Attractions for next week!
History of Saturday Night Live - This is a great breakdown of the different generations of the shows and it also has a list of the awards they’ve won through the years.
’Saturday Night Live’ First Episode: THR”s 1975 Review - This review of the first show notes that one of the best moments is Andy Kaufman’s Mighty Mouse bit and that’s so true!
The ’Saturday Night Live’ Stars Who Lasted and the Ones Who Flamed Out - This is an interesting list of all of the people who were cast members of the live TV show.
40 Things You Might Not Have Known About Saturday Night Live - Some interesting facts including that the first cast made $750 a week and that Will Ferrell ended up being paid the most with a contract that gave him $350,000 for one year of being a cast member.
‘Saturday Night Live’: All 145 Cast Members Ranked - All the cast members are ranked from worst to best and I agree with the number one choice.
Weird Facts About Saturday Night Live - I forgot how horrific season number 11 was!
George Carlin on hosting the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” - George Carlin reflects on hosting the very first Saturday Night Live and wonders why he’s never been invited back to one of the anniversary shows.
Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute - SNL - This is probably my favorite sketch ever on Saturday Night Live. “Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute.” Ha ha ha!
Monday: Last night I had a stuffed crust bacon cheeseburger pizza from Two P’s Pizza in Pekin and it was decadent and delicious!
Tuesday: We’ll be sampling another taco this week for our new Pandemic Taco Monday series and I’m not sure where I’m going, but you’ll find out on Tuesday.
Wednesday: I went to Anne’s Anteex store last week and found a real hidden gem here in Peoria!
Thursday: I’ll be cooking something up for this week’s Marty Meal, but right now I have no idea what it’s going to be. I’m kind of running behind this week!
Friday: We’ll be trying out a couple more chicken sandwiches as we eat our way through the entire Arby’s menu.
Saturday: Another Peoria pizza will be spotlit on the new Pizzas of Peoria series. Stay tuned for this saucy post!
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