Review of Saturday Night Live

In 1975 a show premiered on NBC on Saturdays and changed the course of comedy. SNL was meant to be a replacement of Johnny Carson reruns on Saturday Nights and the is still going strong after nearly 45 years! The show has produced legends of comedy starting with the original cast of Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner etc. In the 80's stars such as Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo continued to keep the show funny up until the 90's with Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, etc. There have been times the show has had lousy seasons and was in danger of being cancelled but it constantly reinvents itself and becomes funny again. The show is in a "Live Format" which means anything can happen from flubbed lines to breaking character to laughing but it's the best part of the show. Sadly many of the actors who have had careers on SNL have tragically passed away such as John Belushi, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks and Gilda Radner. The show continues on and has become a part of Pop Culture. Live from New York it's Saturday night!!