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Wit, satire, social commentary and a no-holds barred mockery of popular culture. Indeed, this has been the formula behind Saturday Night Live’s staying power. Granted, people love shows that make you laugh, even make you think at times, but one that does both while addressing both vital and why-is-this-even-getting-media-coverage-(I’m-so-sickened-from-all-of-this-I’m-moving-to-Canada) events in contemporary America.
Yes, SNL’s staying power is owed to its brilliance along with its exceptional writing and acting. In its heyday, it was cutting edge, radical, even taboo to adults in the ’70s, yet therein layed its brilliance and staying power. They went there. And they still go there. (Insert clip SNL Mosque commercial)
For a commedy show that’s been around for 35 years, Saturday Night Live is a juggernaut with an expansive history. Deaths of cast members, brawls, movie spinoffs and even sibling rivalry are some of the events happening behind the scenes. As a matter of fact, here are 10 facts you may not have known about the show:
1) George Carlin was its first host
2) Seth v Josh Mayers
3) The original format used to be much different
4) Most frequent guest hosts
5) Dead actors
6) Called the Not Ready for Prime Time Players
7) Jim Henson had a segment on it
8)Movies from it
9) Where are they now
10)Where they started
