31 Facts About ‘SNL’ That Pumped (clap clap) Us Up!
Buckle your seat belts, we’re about to blow your mind: Many Saturday nights there are two hours of live comedy performed on network television, featuring some of the most exciting up-and-coming talent of their generation. And some of the time, it actually manages to be pretty funny.
Okay, the jig is up, you probably know all about Saturday Night Live, the weird filler broadcast that slowly transformed into a comedy institution that has birthed some of the greatest comedic starts of all time. But do you the know the history and genesis of some its most famous characters like the Wild and Crazy Guys or The Target Lady? Or many of the crazy behind-the-scenes dramas that have gone on in the same studio since 1975?
You did? Well, we guess you’re some kind of Saturday Night Live smarty. But hey, maybe you’ll learn a or two thing you didn’t know anyway!
Nathan Thurm
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Paris Hilton
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Morgan Wallen
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Kel Mitchell
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Jenny Slate
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More Cowbell
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Target Lady
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Pete Davidson
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Adrien Brody
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The Ambiguously Gay Duo
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Geena Davis
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The Replacements
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Joan Cusack
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Stefon
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Bob Odenkirk
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Da Bears
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The Ladies Man
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Church Lady
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Sprockets
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The Bees
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Garth
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Drunk Uncle
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Da Bears
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Canteen Boy
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The Californians
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Debbie Downer
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Hans & Franz
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Wild and Crazy Guys
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Hannibal Buress
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Milton Berle
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John Goodman
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