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On This Day In Photos: Saturday Night Live Is Born

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On This Day In Photos: Saturday Night Live Is Born

ON this Day In Photos: October 11 1975 – Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol’s Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC TV, with George Carlin as the host and guests Janis Ian, Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston.

Highlights would include:

Bill Murray; Sinéad O’Connor singing the word “evil” while ripping up a [photo of the Pope, Ashley Simpson being caught miming; Rage Against the Machine being censored; Eddie Murphy;

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Posted: 11th, October 2011 | In: Flashback | Comment