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Vintage Saturday Night Live: George Carlin R.I.P.
By Nick | June 30, 2008
If anyone caught SNL this weekend you got to see SNL’s very first episode (the original air date was October 11, 1975). It was a tribute to George Carlin as he was their first guest host.
I found it interesting to see how different the format of the show was back then. There were several monologues by George Carlin throughout the show, another stand up comedian act, and two musical guests (Billy Preston and Janice Ian) who both played two seperate times. Along with all of this, there were the typical sketches that we all know and love as well as several parody commercials, some of which I thought did not go over too well.
While watching, I could tell that the cast members had not quite yet found their mojo and at some points I felt like the audience just didnt get what was going on.
I had never seen this episode in it’s entirety before. It was a welcomed change of pace and good to see where the show started.
Topics: Humor |
June 30th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I would have loved to see that! Man, wonder if I can find it on the u tube?
July 1st, 2008 at 6:16 am
I watched some of it, but fell asleep. I always fall asleep - ugghh, I am getting old.