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Season 12 – 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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StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 20 episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Including Chevy Chase and Steve Martin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dana Carvey

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Nora Dunn

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Phil Hartman

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Jan Hooks

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Victoria Jackson

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Jon Lovitz

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 11, 1986 Host: Sigourney Weaver. Music guest: Buster Poindexter. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 18, 1986 Host: Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Music guest: Run-D.M.C. Special guest: Sam Kinison. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 8, 1986 Host: Rosanna Arquette. Music guest: Ric Ocasek. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 15, 1986 Host: Sam Kinison. Music guest: Lou Reed. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 22, 1986 Host: Robin Williams. Music guest: Paul Simon. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 6, 1986 Guests: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin. Music guest: Randy Newman. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 13, 1986 Steve Guttenberg: December 13, 1986 Host: Steve Guttenberg. Music guest: the Pretenders. Special guests: Penn & Teller. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 20, 1986 Host: William Shatner. Music guest: Lone Justice. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 24, 1987 Hosts: NFL players Joe Montana and Walter Payton. Music guest: Deborah Harry. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 31, 1987 Paul Shaffer; Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 14, 1987 Bronson Pinchot; Paulina Porizkova; Paul Young. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 21, 1987 Host: Danny DeVito. Music guest: Willie Nelson. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 28, 1987 Valerie Bertinelli: February 28, 1987 Valerie Bertinelli; the Robert Cray Band. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 21, 1987 Host: actor Bill Murray. Music guest: Percy Sledge. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 28, 1987 Host: Charlton Heston. Music guest: Wynton Marsalis. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 11, 1987 Host: actor John Lithgow. Music guest: Anita Baker. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 18, 1987 Host: John Larroquette. Music guest: Timbuk 3. Details Episode 18 Aired May 9, 1987 Mark Harmon: May 9, 1987 Host: Mark Harmon. Music guest: Suzanne Vega. Details Episode 19 Aired May 16, 1987 Garry Shandling: May 16, 1987 Host: Garry Shandling. Music guest: Los Lobos. Details Episode 20 Aired May 23, 1987 Host: Dennis Hopper. Music guest: Roy Orbison. Details

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 11, 1986
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