Saturday Night

Sep, 2024

109 mins

6.9

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

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Reviews

Manuel São Bento

7.0

October 12, 2024

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/saturday-night-review-capturing-the-chaos-and-magic-of-snls-first-broadcast/ "Saturday Night successfully captures the frenetic energy and spontaneous magic of the behind-the-scenes world of SNL, transporting us to the heart of the organized chaos of a live broadcast. Through engag...
CinemaSerf

6.0

February 05, 2025

I think my problem with this was that I remember seeing that opening sketch not long after it was aired in 1975 and it wasn’t funny. That’s kind of what I felt about this whole thing as it in real-time takes us through the ninety minutes before transmission of its creative producer Lorne Michaels (Gabrielle Labelle). The show is nowhere n...

Videos

And we're LIVE! Saturday Night is only in cinemas NOW!
Jan 31, 2025

Teaser
Saturday Night Cast Reveal Their Favourite SNL Sketches!
Jan 28, 2025

Featurette
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Jan 28, 2025

Teaser
You won't believe the insane 90 minutes before the first Saturday Night Live.
Jan 24, 2025

Teaser
"A wildly entertaining love letter"
Jan 21, 2025

Teaser
Saturday Night is "chaotic and astounding" (Pete Hammond, Deadline)
Dec 20, 2024

Teaser
Live From New York
Dec 07, 2024

Behind the Scenes
8½ Minute Extended Preview
Nov 12, 2024

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