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Season 8 – Saturday Night Live

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Live from New York for more than four decades, celebrity hosts join an award-winning ensemble cast to perform comedic sketches, satirical news and digital shorts, alongside popular musical acts; capturing the pop-culture zeitgeist, the show's sketches and segments often go viral the next day. Over the years, cast members have included Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, and many more, as well as recurring guests such as Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy and Steve Martin; from executive producer Lorne Michaels, "SNL" is widely considered an American late-night institution and continues to earn critical praise.
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Jerry Coffey Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com The writing was mostly flat and unimaginative, especially when attempts were made to summon some of the inspired tastelessness of old. Sep 24, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member LOL, the funniest 20 episodes of the 1980s!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robin Duke

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Mary Gross

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Brad Hall

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Tim Kazurinsky

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Gary Kroeger

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 1982 Chevy Chase; Queen. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 2, 1982 Louis Gosset Jr.; George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 9, 1982 Ron Howard; the Clash. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 23, 1982 Howard Hesseman; Men at Work. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 30, 1982 Michael Keaton; The New Joe Jackson Band. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 13, 1982 Robert Blake; Kenny Loggins. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 20, 1982 Host: Drew Barrymore. Music guest: Squeeze. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 4, 1982 The Smothers Brothers; Laura Branigan. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 11, 1982 Host: Eddie Murphy. Music guest: Lionel Richie. Special guests: Harry Anderson and Steve Martin. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 22, 1983 Lily Tomlin. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 29, 1983 Rick Moranis; Dave Thomas; the Bus Boys. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 5, 1983 Sid Caesar; Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 19, 1983 Howard Hesseman; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 26, 1983 Jeff and Beau Bridges; Randy Newman. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 12, 1983 Bruce Dern; Leon Redbone. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 19, 1983 Robert Guillaume; Duran Duran. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 9, 1983 Joan Rivers; Musical Youth. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 16, 1983 Susan Saint James; Michael McDonald. Details Episode 19 Aired May 7, 1983 Stevie Wonder. Details Episode 20 Aired May 14, 1983 Ed Koch; Kevin Rowland; Dexy's Midnight Runners. Details

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 25, 1982
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