. This was the third season to air since
had left his first tenure as executive producer. There were minor casting changes done. Christine Ebersole, Tony Rosato, and Brian Doyle-Murray were let go. Hired in their places were Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Brad Hall's future wife and future
castmember), and Gary Kroeger. Weekend Update's name was changed yet again; this time, it was changed to Saturday Night News (with Brad Hall as the new anchor). Don Pardo returned as SNL's announcer, as well as the cold openings that ended with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" and the monologues by the host.
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September 25, 1982 |
Chevy ChaseCornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Born into a prominent family, Chase worked as a professional musician as well as other jobs before moving towards comedy and working with the National Lampoon...
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QueenQueen were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1970 following the demise of the band Smile, Queen consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor. The band became popular with audiences via their hit songs, live performances,...
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- This was the first (and only) time that the SNL host did not appear on stage. Chase was stuck in Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The estimated population in 2007 was 107,921.Burbank is located in two distinct areas, with its downtown, civic center and key neighborhoods nestled on the slopes and foothills that rise to the Verdugo Mountains, and other areas...
after missing his flight to New York. The producers improvised by using a satellite link to show Chase on a small TV monitor on stage.
- Queen performed for the first time on American television.
- Queen performed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song performed by the English rock band Queen, written by singer Freddie Mercury. While it peaked at number two in the UK, it hit number one on the U.S. charts on February 23 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the charts in Australia...
" and "Under Pressure"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song recorded by Queen and David Bowie. It marked Bowie's first released collaboration with another recording artist as a performer, and is featured on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart...
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- Brad Hall
William Brad Hall is an American writer and actor, best known as a Saturday Night Live news anchor on Saturday Night News...
, Julia Louis-DreyfusJulia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress and comedian best known for her role as Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.She has won two Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award....
and Gary KroegerGary Kroeger is an American actor best known for his work on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985.Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kroeger attended Northern University High School and graduated from Northwestern University in 1981. He joined the cast of Saturday Night Live during Lorne Michaels' hiatus...
's first episode as cast members. |
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October 2, 1982 |
Louis Gossett, Jr.-Early life:Gossett, Jr. was born in Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York to Hellen Rebecca , a nurse, and Louis Gossett, Sr., a porter...
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George ThorogoodGeorge Thorogood is a blues rock performer from Wilmington, Delaware, known for his hit song "Bad to the Bone" as well as for covers of blues standards such as Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" and John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"...
& the Destroyers |
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| 142 |
October 9, 1982 |
Ron HowardRonald William "Ron" Howard is an American film director and producer, as well as an actor. Howard came to prominence in the 1960s while playing Andy Griffith's TV son, Opie Taylor, on The Andy Griffith Show , and later in the 1970s as Howard Cunningham's son and Arthur Fonzarelli's best friend,...
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The Clash The Clash were an English rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk rock. Along with punk, they experimented with reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap and rockabilly...
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Howard hosts less than three months after the release of his film Night ShiftNight Shift is a 1982 comedy film, one of Ron Howard's earliest directorial efforts. It stars Howard's Happy Days co-star Henry Winkler along with Michael Keaton. Also appearing are Shelley Long, Richard Belzer, and Clint Howard...
; The Clash perform "Straight to Hell"Straight to Hell" is a song by The Clash, from their album Combat Rock. It was released as a double 'A' side single with "Should I Stay or Should I Go" on September 17, 1982 in 12" and 7" vinyl format ....
" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go"Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a song by The Clash, from their album Combat Rock. It was written in 1981 and featured Mick Jones on lead vocals. It became the band's only number-one single, a decade after it was originally released. In November 2004, it was ranked at 228 on Rolling Stone's...
", two songs from their recently released album Combat RockCombat Rock is the fifth studio album by The Clash, released in 1982. It was the last album to feature the classic line-up before Mick Jones was sacked and Topper Headon was kicked out for his heroin addiction....
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Harry AndersonHarry Laverne Anderson is an American actor and magician.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Anderson was a street magician before becoming an actor. He is famous for the role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984-1992 television series Night Court...
makes a guest appearance.
The cold opening for this episode, a public service announcement from the Department of Weights and Balances, is cut in all NBC reruns and one-hour syndicated versions.
In the "Mayberry 1982" sketch, Ron Howard's character accidentally calls Floyd (played by Eddie Murphy) "Otis". Murphy corrects him and Howard's character ad-libs, "I told you I couldn't recognize you!"
Andy GriffithAndy Samuel Griffith is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer....
cameos in the "Mayberry 1982" sketch, reprising his character Andy Taylor. |
| 143 |
October 23, 1982 |
Howard Hesseman-Early life:Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, the son of Edna and George Henry Hesseman. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, a policeman. Hesseman attended the University of Oregon, and was later a founding member of the San Francisco-based...
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Men at Work Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a #1 album and single simultaneously in the United States . At the same time, they also had a simultaneous #1 single and album in the United...
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| 144 |
October 30, 1982 |
Michael KeatonMichael John Douglas , better known as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, well known for his early comedic roles in films such as Night Shift, Mr...
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The New Joe Jackson Band |
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| 145 |
November 13, 1982 |
Robert Blake Robert Blake is an Italian-American actor who starred in the film In Cold Blood and the U.S. television series Baretta...
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Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s...
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| 146 |
November 20, 1982 |
Drew BarrymoreDrew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film producer and film director. She is the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...
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Squeeze Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s...
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During this episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not Andy KaufmanAndrew Geoffrey Kaufman was an American entertainer, actor and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself one...
, a regular cameo on SNL, should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted by a 1-900 number. At the end of the night, the people had spoken, and Kaufman was banned from ever performing on SNL again.
With this episode, Drew Barrymore becomes the youngest person ever to host Saturday Night Live, at 7 years, 8 months and 29 days. |
| 147 |
December 4, 1982 |
The Smothers Brothers |
Laura Branigan Laura Branigan was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is arguably best known for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria"...
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First episode to have two brothers co-host. |
| 148 |
December 11, 1982 |
Eddie MurphyEdward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian...
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Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...
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Eddie Murphy substituted for his 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte is an American actor, film producer and former model.-Early life:Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Helen , a department store buyer, and Franklin A. Nolte, a farmer's son who worked in irrigation pump sales and was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in...
after Nolte fell ill (Nolte became hung overA hangover describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria, diarrhea and thirst...
following a night of partying at Studio 54Studio 54 is a New York City Broadway theater and former discothèque located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan. The disco opened on April 26, 1977 and closed in March 1986 and briefly reopened in 1994 after a multi-million dollar renovation...
), the only person to have hosted the show while still a cast member. He controversially announced "Live from New York, it's the Eddie Murphy Show!" Steve MartinStephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California in a Baptist family, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and...
appeared near the end to chastise Eddie Murphy for being a second choice. This was Steve Martin's only appearance on SNL which was not produced by Lorne MichaelsLorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...
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| 149 |
January 22, 1983 |
Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She has won multiple awards from many quarters, including Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award and has also been nominated for an Academy Award....
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Tomlin as Pervis Hawkins |
Lily Tomlin acted as both host and musical guest for this episode, though she was only credited for being the host. She opened the show "Live from New York, it's the Lily Tomlin Show!" in reference to Murphy's opening the previous week. |
| 150 |
January 29, 1983 |
Rick Moranis Frederick Alan "Rick" Moranis is a retired Canadian comedian, actor and musician. Coming to prominence in the 1980s on Second City Television, before moving on to appearances in several Hollywood films including Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of Horrors; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids;...
Dave ThomasDavid "Dave" Thomas is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but moved to Durham, North Carolina where his father, John E. Thomas, attended Duke University and earned a PhD in Philosophy. Thomas attended George Watts and Moorehead elementary schools...
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The Bus Boys |
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| 151 |
February 5, 1983 |
Sid Caesar Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar is an American comic actor and writer known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2.-Early life:Caesar was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Jewish...
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Joe CockerJohn Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
Jennifer WarnesJennifer Jean Warnes is a Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her rich soprano/contralto voice, her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between...
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| 152 |
February 19, 1983 |
Howard Hesseman-Early life:Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, the son of Edna and George Henry Hesseman. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, a policeman. Hesseman attended the University of Oregon, and was later a founding member of the San Francisco-based...
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers For the New York based band, see The HeartbreakersTom Petty and the Heartbreakers are a Heartland rock band, most of whose members are from the United States of America. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, and Benmont Tench, all of whom had been members of Mudcrutch...
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| 153 |
February 26, 1983 |
Beau BridgesLloyd Vernet “Beau” Bridges III is an American actor.-Early life & career:Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind, the...
Jeff BridgesJeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges is an American actor and musician. His most notable films include The Last Picture Show, Tron, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Fisher King, Fearless, The Big Lebowski, The Contender, and Iron Man.-Personal life:Jeffrey Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California,...
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Randy Newman Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman is an American singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant pop songs and for his many film scores....
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March 12, 1983 |
Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern is an American film actor. He also appeared as a guest star in numerous television shows. He frequently took roles as a character actor, often playing unstable and villainous characters...
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Leon Redbone Leon Redbone is an American singer and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley classics....
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| 155 |
March 19, 1983 |
Robert Guillaume Robert "Bob" Guillaume is an American stage and television actor, best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King, as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night, and as Eli Vance in the Half Life 2 series.- Early life :Bob...
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Duran DuranDuran Duran are an English rock band from Birmingham, United Kingdom. They were one of the most successful of the 1980s bands and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States. Since the 1980s they have placed 14 in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the...
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| 156 |
April 9, 1983 |
Joan RiversJoan Rivers is an American comedian, actress, talk show host and businesswoman. She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent, and numerous cosmetic surgeries...
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Musical Youth Musical Youth are a British-Jamaican pop/reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, England. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie." The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael...
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| 157 |
April 16, 1983 |
Susan Saint James Susan Saint James is an American actress and activist, most widely known for her work in television during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s....
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Michael McDonald Michael McDonald is a gold and platinum-selling American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. He is sometimes described as a "blue-eyed soul" singer and sings in a distinctive "husky, soulful" yet baritone range...
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May 7, 1983 |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...
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Featured two Wonder appearances alongside Eddie Murphy: the Kannon Camera sketch and "The Stevie Wonder Experience", in which Murphy (playing a music executive) trades impressions of Wonder with Wonder himself. ESPN ESPN is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
's Bill SimmonsWilliam J. "Bill" Simmons is a columnist and podcaster for Page2 on ESPN.com and a former writer for ESPN The Magazine. He is also an Executive Producer of ESPN's new documentary project, 30 for 30...
, an SNL and Murphy fan, named this his favorite performance by a guest host on SNL and "one of the best SNL sketches ever." |
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May 14, 1983 |
Ed KochEdward Irving "Ed" Koch was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.-Early life:...
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Kevin Rowland Kevin A. Rowland is an English singer-songwriter and frontman for pop band Dexys Midnight Runners.-Career:...
Dexys Midnight RunnersDexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid-1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come on Eileen" and "Geno".-Searching for the Young Soul Rebels:...
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