Saturday Night Live

:SNL redirects here. For other uses of SNL, see SNL (disambiguation).

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. It is one of the longest-running network entertainment programs in American television history. Each week, the show's cast is joined by a guest host and a musical act.

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Comedy - Variety show - NBC - October 11 - 1975 - Show's cast

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The show has been the launching place for some major American comedy stars of the last thirty years. It was created by Dick Ebersol and Lorne Michaels, of whom, the latter—excluding a hiatus from Season 6 through Season 10—has produced and written for the show and remains its executive producer (Jean Doumanian producing most of Season 6, and Ebersol 7–10).

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Dick Ebersol - Lorne Michaels - Produced - Written - Jean Doumanian

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In January 2005, NBC renewed SNL's contract until 2012.

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January 2005 - 2012

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