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The following is a list of Saturday Night Live hosts and musical guests. Saturday Night Live has been a mainstay of the NBC late-night schedule for over thirty years.
Four men have hosted the show at least ten times:
A list of SNL cast members is also available.
Season 1
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
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| 1
| October 11, 1975
| George Carlin
| Billy Preston
Janis Ian
| During the opening credits, Don Pardo calls the cast "The Not For Ready Primetime Players" instead of "The Not Ready For Primetime Players".
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| 2
| October 18, 1975
| Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
| Randy Newman
Phoebe Snow
Jesse Dixon Singers
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| 3
| October 25, 1975
| Rob Reiner
| John Belushi as Joe Cocker
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| 4
| November 8, 1975
| Candice Bergen
| Esther Phillips
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| 5
| November 15, 1975
| Robert Klein
| ABBA
Loudon Wainwright III
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| 6
| November 22, 1975
| Lily Tomlin
| Tomlin with Howard Shore & the All Bee Band
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| 7
| December 13, 1975
| Richard Pryor
| Gil Scott-Heron
| This episode was the first time SNL would be put on a seven-second delay
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| 8
| December 20, 1975
| Candice Bergen
| Martha Reeves
The Stylistics
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|
| 9
| January 10, 1976
| Elliott Gould
| Anne Murray
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|
| 10
| January 17, 1976
| Buck Henry
| Bill Withers
Toni Basil
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|
| 11
| January 24, 1976
| Peter Cook
Dudley Moore
| Neil Sedaka
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| 12
| January 31, 1976
| Dick Cavett
| Jimmy Cliff
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| 13
| February 14, 1976
| Peter Boyle
| Al Jarreau
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|
| 14
| February 21, 1976
| Desi Arnaz
| Desi Arnaz & Desi Arnaz Jr.
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|
| 15
| February 28, 1976
| Jill Clayburgh
| Leon Redbone
The Singing Idlers
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| 16
| March 13, 1976
| Anthony Perkins
| Betty Carter
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| 17
| April 17, 1976
| Ron Nessen
| Patti Smith
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| 18
| April 24, 1976
| Raquel Welch
| Phoebe Snow
John Sebastian
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| 19
| May 8, 1976
| Madeline Kahn
| Carly Simon
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| 20
| May 15, 1976
| Dyan Cannon
| Leon and Mary Russell
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| 21
| May 22, 1976
| Buck Henry
| Gordon Lightfoot
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| 22
| May 29, 1976
| Elliott Gould
| Leon Redbone
Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson
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|
| 23
| July 24, 1976
| Louise Lasser
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band
| Episode not shown in syndication until 2002.
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| 24
| July 31, 1976
| Kris Kristofferson
| Rita Coolidge
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Season 2
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 25
| September 18, 1976
| Lily Tomlin
| James Taylor
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| 26
| September 25, 1976
| Norman Lear
| Boz Scaggs
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| 27
| October 2, 1976
| Eric Idle
| Joe Cocker
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| 28
| October 16, 1976
| Karen Black
| John Prine
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| 29
| October 23, 1976
| Steve Martin
| Kinky Friedman
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| 30
| October 30, 1976
| Buck Henry
| The Band
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| 31
| November 13, 1976
| Dick Cavett
| Ry Cooder
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| 32
| November 20, 1976
| Paul Simon
| Paul Simon & George Harrison
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| 33
| November 27, 1976
| Jodie Foster
| Brian Wilson
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| 34
| December 11, 1976
| Candice Bergen
| Frank Zappa with Don Pardo as "The Slime"
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| 35
| January 15, 1977
| Ralph Nader
| George Benson
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| 36
| January 22, 1977
| Ruth Gordon
| Chuck Berry
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| 37
| January 29, 1977
| Fran Tarkenton
| Leo Sayer
Donny Harper
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| 38
| February 26, 1977
| Steve Martin
| The Kinks
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|
| S1
| February 28, 1977
|
|
| Mardi Gras Special
Special Guests: Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Penny Marshall, The New Leviathan Orchestra, Randy Newman, Cindy Williams, Henry Winkler
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| 39
| March 12, 1977
| Sissy Spacek
| Richard Baskin
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| 40
| March 19, 1977
| Broderick Crawford
| Levon Helm
Dr. John
The Meters
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| 41
| March 26, 1977
| Jack Burns
| Santana
| This is the first episode to carry the title, Saturday Night Live, after gaining the rights to the name of Howard Cosell's failed show.
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| 42
| April 9, 1977
| Julian Bond
| Tom Waits
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| 43
| April 16, 1977
| Elliott Gould
| McGarrigle Sisters
Roslyn Kind
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| 44
| April 23, 1977
| Eric Idle
| Alan Price
Neil Innes
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|
| 45
| May 14, 1977
| Shelley Duvall
| Joan Armatrading
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|
| 46
| May 21, 1977
| Buck Henry
| Jennifer Warnes
Kenny Vance
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Season 3
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 47
| September 24, 1977
| Steve Martin
| Jackson Browne
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| 48
| October 8, 1977
| Madeline Kahn
| Taj Mahal
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| 49
| October 15, 1977
| Hugh Hefner
| Libby Titus
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| 50
| October 29, 1977
| Charles Grodin
| Paul Simon
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| 51
| November 12, 1977
| Ray Charles
| Ray Charles
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| 52
| November 19, 1977
| Buck Henry
| Leon Redbone
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| 53
| December 10, 1977
| Mary Kay Place
| Willie Nelson
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| 54
| December 17, 1977
| Miskel Spillman
| Elvis Costello
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| 55
| January 21, 1978
| Steve Martin
| Randy Newman
The Dirt Band
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| 56
| January 28, 1978
| Robert Klein
| Bonnie Raitt
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| 57
| February 18, 1978
| Chevy Chase
| Billy Joel
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| 58
| February 25, 1978
| O.J. Simpson
| Ashford and Simpson
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| 59
| March 11, 1978
| Art Garfunkel
| Stephen Bishop
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| 60
| March 18, 1978
| Jill Clayburgh
| Eddie Money
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| 61
| March 25, 1978
| Christopher Lee
| Meat Loaf
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| 62
| April 8, 1978
| Michael Palin
| Eugene Record
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| 63
| April 15, 1978
| Michael Sarrazin
| Keith Jarrett
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| 64
| April 22, 1978
| Steve Martin
| The Blues Brothers
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| 65
| May 13, 1978
| Richard Dreyfuss
| Jimmy Buffett
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| 66
| May 20, 1978
| Buck Henry
| Sun Ra
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Season 4
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 67
| October 7, 1978
| The Rolling Stones
| The Rolling Stones
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| 68
| October 14, 1978
| Fred Willard
| Devo
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| 69
| October 21, 1978
| Frank Zappa
| Frank Zappa
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| 70
| November 4, 1978
| Steve Martin
| Van Morrison
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| 71
| November 11, 1978
| Buck Henry
| The Grateful Dead
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| 72
| November 18, 1978
| Carrie Fisher
| The Blues Brothers
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| 73
| December 2, 1978
| Walter Matthau
| Garrett Morris
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| 74
| December 9, 1978
| Eric Idle
| Kate Bush
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| 75
| December 16, 1978
| Elliott Gould
| Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger
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| 76
| January 27, 1979
| Michael Palin
| The Doobie Brothers
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| 77
| February 10, 1979
| Cicely Tyson
| Talking Heads
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| 78
| February 17, 1979
| Rick Nelson
| Judy Collins
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| 79
| February 24, 1979
| Kate Jackson
| Delbert McClinton
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|
| 80
| March 10, 1979
| Gary Busey
| Eubie Blake & Gregory Hines
Gary Busey with Rick Danko & Paul Butterfield
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| 81
| March 17, 1979
| Margot Kidder
| The Chieftains
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| 82
| April 7, 1979
| Richard Benjamin
| Rickie Lee Jones
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| 83
| April 14, 1979
| Milton Berle
| Ornette Coleman
| Episode is not shown in syndication
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| 84
| May 12, 1979
| Michael Palin
| James Taylor
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|
| 85
| May 19, 1979
| Maureen Stapleton
| Linda Ronstadt
Phoebe Snow
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|
| 86
| May 26, 1979
| Buck Henry
| Bette Midler
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Season 5
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 87
| October 13, 1979
| Steve Martin
| Blondie
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| 88
| October 20, 1979
| Eric Idle
| Bob Dylan
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| 89
| November 3, 1979
| Bill Russell
| Chicago
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| 90
| November 10, 1979
| Buck Henry
| Tom Petty
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| 91
| November 17, 1979
| Bea Arthur
| The Roches
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| 92
| December 8, 1979
| Howard Hesseman
| Randy Newman
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| 93
| December 15, 1979
| Martin Sheen
| David Bowie
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| 94
| December 22, 1979
| Ted Knight
| Desmond Child & Rouge
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| 95
| January 26, 1980
| Teri Garr
| The B-52's
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| 96
| February 9, 1980
| Chevy Chase
| Marianne Faithfull
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| 97
| February 16, 1980
| Elliott Gould
| Gary Numan
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|
| 98
| February 23, 1980
| Kirk Douglas
| Sam & Dave
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|
| 99
| March 8, 1980
| Rodney Dangerfield
| The J. Geils Band
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|
| 100
| March 15, 1980
|
| James Taylor
Paul Simon
David Sanborn
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|
| 101
| April 5, 1980
| Richard Benjamin
Paula Prentiss
| The Grateful Dead
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|
| 102
| April 12, 1980
| Burt Reynolds
| Anne Murray
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| 103
| April 19, 1980
| Strother Martin
| The Specials
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|
| 104
| May 10, 1980
| Bob Newhart
| Amazing Rhythm Aces with Bill Murray
Bruce Cockburn
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|
| 105
| May 17, 1980
| Steve Martin
| 3-D
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
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|
| 106
| May 24, 1980
| Buck Henry
| Andrew Gold
Andrae Crouch
Voices of Unity\
| This is the final program with the remaining original cast and Lorne Michaels
|
Season 6
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1980-1985) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 107
| November 15, 1980
| Elliott Gould
| Kid Creole & the Coconuts
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|
| 108
| November 22, 1980
| Malcolm McDowell
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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|
| 109
| December 6, 1980
| Ellen Burstyn
| Aretha Franklin
Keith Sykes
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|
| 110
| December 13, 1980
| Jamie Lee Curtis
| James Brown
Ellen Shipley
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|
| 111
| December 20, 1980
| David Carradine
| Linda Ronstadt
The Cast of The Pirates of Penzance
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|
| 112
| January 10, 1980
| Ray Sharkey
| Jack Bruce & Friends
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|
| 113
| January 17, 1981
| Karen Black
| Cheap Trick
Stanley Clarke Trio
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|
| 114
| January 24, 1981
| Robert Hays
| Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns
14 Karat Soul
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|
| 115
| February 7, 1981
| Sally Kellerman
| Jimmy Cliff
|
|
| 116
| February 14, 1981
| Deborah Harry
| Funky 4 Plus 1 More
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|
| 117
| February 21, 1981
| Charlene Tilton
| Todd Rundgren
Prince
| The word "fuck" was said twice in this episode: once by Prince during his song "Partyup" and (more infamously) during the goodnights when Charles Rocket (in a wheelchair after getting shot during the last sketch) grumbles, "I'd like to know who the fuck did it" in response to Charlene Tilton's query on how Rocket felt after being gunned down.
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| 118
| March 7, 1981
| Bill Murray
| Delbert McClinton
| This is the last episode for producer Jean Doumanian, castmembers Ann Risley, Gilbert Gottfried, and Charles Rocket, and feature players Patrick Weathers, Yvonne Hudson [though she makes a few uncredited cameos in the next season], and Matthew Laurance. Denny Dillon and Gail Matthius would appear in the next episode, but be fired after that while Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo would continue being castmembers.
|
| 119
| April 11, 1981
| Chevy Chase
| Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
| Dick Ebersol begins producing the show. A second show scheduled to be hosted by Al Franken and Tom Davis was set to air after this one, but cancelled due to a writers' strike.
|
- This season was considered unfunny by many and is not shown in syndication, except for three instances: NBC aired two episodes from this season in 2000 and 2005 respectively as part of NBC's "Late Night" programming that usually features reruns of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Saturday Night Live. Canada's Comedy Channel has aired 90-minute episodes from this season (except for the first episode, which was cut down to sixty minutes). Also, Comedy Central (in America) has aired the Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton episode (albeit an hour-edited version) as part of a marathon featuring movies and Saturday Night Live episodes starring Eddie Murphy.
Season 7
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1980-1985) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 120
| October 3, 1981
|
| Rod Stewart
| James Caan was originally scheduled to host, but he backed out at the last minute.
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| 121
| October 10, 1981
| Susan Saint James
| The Kinks
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| 122
| October 17, 1981
| George Kennedy
| Miles Davis
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| 123
| October 31, 1981
| Donald Pleasence
| Fear
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| 124
| November 7, 1981
| Lauren Hutton
| Rick James & the Stone City Band
William S. Burroughs
| William S. Burroughs also appeared in some of the skits.
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| 125
| November 14, 1981
| Bernadette Peters
| The Go-Go's
Billy Joel
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|
| 126
| December 5, 1981
| Tim Curry
| Meat Loaf
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| 127
| December 12, 1981
| Bill Murray
| The Spinners
Yale Whiffenpoofs
| The sketch, "At Home With The Psychos", was modified because the facade used for the nuclear power plant was deemed to resemble too much like "a vagina with ears".
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| 128
| January 23, 1982
| Robert Conrad
| The Allman Brothers Band
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| 129
| January 30, 1982
| John Madden
| Jennifer Holliday
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| 130
| February 6, 1982
| James Coburn
| Lindsey Buckingham
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| 131
| February 20, 1982
| Bruce Dern
| Luther Vandross
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|
| 132
| February 27, 1982
| Elizabeth Ashley
| Hall & Oates
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| 133
| March 20, 1982
| Robert Urich
| Mink DeVille
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| 134
| March 27, 1982
| Blythe Danner
| Rickie Lee Jones
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| 135
| April 10, 1982
| Daniel J. Travanti
| John Cougar Mellencamp
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|
| 136
| April 17, 1982
| Johnny Cash
| Elton John
|
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| 137
| April 24, 1982
| Robert Culp
| The Charlie Daniels Band
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|
| 138
| May 15, 1982
| Danny DeVito
| Sparks
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|
| 139
| May 22, 1982
| Olivia Newton-John
| Olivia Newton-John
|
|
Season 8
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1980-1985) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 140
| September 25, 1982
| Chevy Chase
| Queen
| This was the first (and only) time that the host did not appear on stage. Chase was stuck in Burbank, California 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.
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| 141
| October 2, 1982
| Louis Gossett, Jr.
| George Thorogood & the Destroyers
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| 142
| October 9, 1982
| Ron Howard
| The Clash
|
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| 143
| October 23, 1982
| Howard Hesseman
| Men At Work
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| 144
| October 30, 1982
| Michael Keaton
| Joe Jackson
|
|
| 145
| November 13, 1982
| Robert Blake
| Kenny Loggins
|
|
| 146
| November 20, 1982
| Drew Barrymore
| Squeeze
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| 147
| December 4, 1982
| The Smothers Brothers
| Laura Branigan
|
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| 148
| December 11, 1982
| Eddie Murphy
| Lionel Richie
| Eddie Murphy substituted for Nick Nolte after Nolte fell ill. Steve Martin 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 Michaels.
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| 149
| January 22, 1983
| Lily Tomlin
| Tomlin as Pervis Hawkins
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| 150
| January 29, 1983
| Rick Moranis
Dave Thomas
| The Bus Boys
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| 151
| February 5, 1983
| Sid Caesar
| Joe Cocker
Jennifer Warnes
|
|
| 152
| February 19, 1983
| Howard Hesseman
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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| 153
| February 26, 1983
| Beau Bridges
Jeff Bridges
| Randy Newman
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| 154
| March 12, 1983
| Bruce Dern
| Leon Redbone
|
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| 155
| March 19, 1983
| Robert Guillaume
| Duran Duran
|
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| 156
| April 9, 1983
| Joan Rivers
| Musical Youth
|
|
| 157
| April 16, 1983
| Susan Saint James
| Michael McDonald
|
|
| 158
| May 7, 1983
| Stevie Wonder
| Stevie Wonder
|
|
| 159
| May 14, 1983
| Ed Koch
| Kevin Rowland
Dexys Midnight Runners
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Season 9
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1980-1985) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 160
| October 8, 1983
| Brandon Tartikoff
| John Cougar Mellencamp
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|
| 161
| October 15, 1983
| Danny DeVito
Rhea Perlman
| Eddy Grant
|
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| 162
| October 22, 1983
| John Candy
| Men At Work
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|
| 163
| November 5, 1983
| Betty Thomas
| Stray Cats
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|
| 164
| November 12, 1983
| Teri Garr
| Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
Lindsey Buckingham
|
|
| 165
| November 19, 1983
| Jerry Lewis
| Loverboy
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|
| 166
| December 3, 1983
| The Smothers Brothers
| Big Country
|
|
| 167
| December 10, 1983
| Flip Wilson
| Stevie Nicks
|
|
| 168
| January 14, 1984
| Don Novello
| Huey Lewis & the News
|
|
| 169
| January 21, 1984
| Michael Palin
| The Motels
|
|
| 170
| January 28, 1984
| Don Rickles
| Billy Idol
|
|
| 171
| February 11, 1984
| Robin Williams
| Adam Ant
|
|
| 172
| February 18, 1984
| Jamie Lee Curtis
| The Fixx
|
|
| 173
| February 25, 1984
| Edwin Newman
| Kool & the Gang
|
|
| 174
| March 17, 1984
| Billy Crystal
| Al Jarreau
|
|
| 175
| April 7, 1984
| Michael Douglas
| Deniece Williams
|
|
| 176
| April 14, 1984
| George McGovern
| Madness
|
|
| 177
| May 5, 1984
| Barry Bostwick
| Spinal Tap
|
|
| 178
| May 12, 1984
| Billy Crystal
Ed Koch
Edwin Newman
Don Novello
Betty Thomas
| The Cars
|
|
Season 10
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1980-1985) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 179
| October 6, 1984
|
| Thompson Twins
| Billy Crystal acted as the unofficial "host", even though this is (for the most part) an all-cast episode.
|
| 180
| October 13, 1984
| Bob Uecker
| Peter Wolf
|
|
| 181
| October 20, 1984
| Jesse Jackson
| Andrae Crouch
Wintley Phipps
|
|
| 182
| November 3, 1984
| Michael McKean
| Chaka Khan
The Folksmen
|
|
| 183
| November 10, 1984
| George Carlin
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood
| George Carlin's introduction during the monologue was taken from the first time he hosted: SNL's very first episode.
|
| 184
| November 17, 1984
| Ed Asner
| The Kinks
|
|
| 185
| December 1, 1984
| Ed Begley, Jr.
| Billy Squier
|
|
| 186
| December 8, 1984
| Ringo Starr
| Herbie Hancock
|
|
| 187
| December 15, 1984
| Eddie Murphy
| Robert Plant & the Honeydrippers
|
|
| 188
| January 12, 1985
| Kathleen Turner
| John Waite
|
|
| 189
| January 19, 1985
| Roy Scheider
| Billy Ocean
|
|
| 190
| February 2, 1985
| Alex Karras
| Tina Turner
|
|
| 191
| February 9, 1985
| Harry Anderson
| Bryan Adams
|
|
| 192
| February 16, 1985
| Pamela Sue Martin
| Power Station
|
|
| 193
| March 30, 1985
| Mr. T
Hulk Hogan
| The Commodores
|
|
| 194
| April 6, 1985
| Christopher Reeve
| Santana
|
|
| 195
| April 13, 1985
| Howard Cosell
| Greg Kihn
| This is the final program with Dick Ebersol and his cast.
|
Season 11
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1985-1990) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 196
| November 9, 1985
| Madonna
| Simple Minds
|
The episode originally had a cold opening that only aired once where Lorne Michaels and Brandon Tartikoff issue urine tests to check the new castmembers for drug use, ending with Anthony Michael Hall delivering the opening line, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!". Network executives found this to be too lewd to repeat, so all syndicated versions and reruns go straight to the opening sequence.
|
| 197
| November 16, 1985
| Chevy Chase
| Sheila E
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|
| 198
| November 23, 1985
| Pee Wee Herman
| Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band
|
|
| 199
| December 7, 1985
| John Lithgow
| Mr. Mister
|
|
| 200
| December 14, 1985
| Tom Hanks
| Sade
|
|
| 201
| December 21, 1985
| Teri Garr
| Dream Academy
The Cult
|
|
| 202
| January 18, 1986
| Harry Dean Stanton
| The Replacements
|
|
| 203
| January 25, 1986
| Dudley Moore
| Al Green
| The episode has a live show sketch that was only shown once about a beauty pageant for pregnant teenaged girls. In reruns, the sketch is replaced with a taped sketch called Big Ball of Sports (from the previous episode hosted by Harry Dean Stanton) and a dress rehearsal sketch where Dudley Moore plays a man who dates a woman (played by Nora Dunn) who reminds him of his ex (played by Joan Cusack).
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| 204
| February 8, 1986
| Ron Reagan
| The Nelsons
|
|
| 205
| February 15, 1986
| Jerry Hall
| Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan
| Mick Jagger appears in this episode's cold opening where Tommy Flanagan (Jon Lovitz) hits on the host at a bar.
|
| 206
| February 22, 1986
| Jay Leno
| The Neville Brothers
|
|
| 207
| March 15, 1986
| Griffin Dunne
| Rosanne Cash
|
|
| 208
| March 22, 1986
| George Wendt
Francis Ford Coppola
| Philip Glass
|
|
| 209
| April 12, 1986
| Oprah Winfrey
| Joe Jackson
|
|
| 210
| April 19, 1986
| Tony Danza
| Laurie Anderson
|
|
| 211
| May 10, 1986
| Catherine Oxenberg
Paul Simon
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo
|
|
| 212
| May 17, 1986
| Jimmy Breslin
Marvin Hagler
| Level 42
E.G. Daily
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| 213
| May 24, 1986
| Anjelica Huston
Billy Martin
| George Clinton
Parliament-Funkadelic
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Season 12
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1985-1990) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 214
| October 11, 1986
| Sigourney Weaver
| Buster Poindexter
| Madonna appears in the cold opening to read a statement from NBC about the 1985-1986 season: "It was all a dream--a horrible, horrible dream".
|
| 215
| October 18, 1986
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner
| Run-DMC
|
- Contrary to tradition, the host appeared in only two sketches: The Crosby Show and The Parent-Child Drinking Contract (http://snl.jt.org/ep.php?i=8610180).
- During Sam Kinison's guest performance, the part where he encourages the legalization of marijuana has been muted out.
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| 216
| November 8, 1986
| Rosanna Arquette
| Ric Ocasek
| This episode marks the first (and only) time that SNL has ever been taped and aired at a later time. The episode was originally supposed to air live on October 25th, but was pre-empted by the World Series until 1:00 am. Rather than air the episode live at that time, it was filmed, put on tape, and aired the week after the World Series.
|
| 217
| November 15, 1986
| Sam Kinison
| Lou Reed
| This episode, much like the Richard Pryor episode from 1975 and later the Andrew "Dice" Clay episode from 1990, was put on a seven-second delay.
|
| 218
| November 22, 1986
| Robin Williams
| Paul Simon
|
|
| 219
| December 6, 1986
| Chevy Chase
Steve Martin
Martin Short
| Randy Newman
|
|
| 220
| December 13, 1986
| Steve Guttenberg
| The Pretenders
|
|
| 221
| December 20, 1986
| William Shatner
| Lone Justice
|
|
| 222
| January 24, 1987
| Joe Montana
Walter Payton
| Deborah Harry
|
|
| 223
| January 31, 1987
| Paul Shaffer
| Bruce Hornsby & the Range
|
|
| 224
| February 14, 1987
| Bronson Pinchot
| Paul Young
|
|
| 225
| February 21, 1987
| Willie Nelson
| Willie Nelson
|
|
| 226
| February 28, 1987
| Valerie Bertinelli
| Robert Cray Band
|
|
| 227
| March 21, 1987
| Bill Murray
| Percy Sledge
| On the original version of this episode, there is a Donahue sketch where one of the guests (played by Nora Dunn) reveals that she had a bad relationship with Jean Doumanian-era/Dick Ebersol-era castmember Joe Piscopo. All reruns of this sketch are replaced with a dress rehearsal version where Nora reveals that she had a bad relationship with Gallagher.
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| 228
| March 28, 1987
| Charlton Heston
| Wynton Marsalis
|
|
| 229
| April 11, 1987
| John Lithgow
| Anita Baker
|
|
| 230
| April 18, 1987
| John Larroquette
| Timbuk 3
|
|
| 231
| May 9, 1987
| Mark Harmon
| Suzanne Vega
|
|
| 232
| May 16, 1987
| Garry Shandling
| Los Lobos
|
|
| 233
| May 23, 1987
| Dennis Hopper
| Roy Orbison
|
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Season 13
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1985-1990) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 234
| October 17, 1987
| Steve Martin
| Sting
|
|
| 235
| October 24, 1987
| Sean Penn
| LL Cool J
Michael Penn
|
|
| 236
| October 31, 1987
| Dabney Coleman
| The Cars
|
|
| 237
| November 14, 1987
| Robert Mitchum
| Simply Red
|
|
| 238
| November 21, 1987
| Candice Bergen
| Cher
|
|
| 239
| December 5, 1987
| Danny DeVito
| Bryan Ferry
|
|
| 240
| December 12, 1987
| Angie Dickinson
| Buster Poindexter
David Gilmour
| The music in the Drunk Man sketch would later be used as the intro music to "Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald"
|
| 241
| December 19, 1987
| Paul Simon
| Linda Ronstadt
|
|
| 242
| January 23, 1988
| Robin Williams
| James Taylor
|
|
| 243
| January 30, 1988
| Carl Weathers
| Robbie Robertson
|
|
| 244
| February 13, 1988
| Justine Bateman
| Terence Trent D'Arby
|
|
| 245
| February 20, 1988
| Tom Hanks
| Randy Travis
|
|
| 246
| February 27, 1988
| Judge Reinhold
| 10,000 Maniacs
|
|
- The original season finale with Gilda Radner as the host and U2 as the musical guest was never performed due to a writers' strike. U2 would be musical guests for episodes hosted by Val Kilmer (season 26) and Luke Wilson (season 30). Sadly, Gilda Radner would never host as she died a year later.
Season 14
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1985-1990) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 247
| October 8, 1988
| Tom Hanks
| Keith Richards
|
|
| 248
| October 15, 1988
| Matthew Broderick
| The Sugarcubes
|
|
| 249
| October 22, 1988
| John Larroquette
| Randy Newman
Mark Knopfler
|
|
| 250
| November 5, 1988
| Matthew Modine
| Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
|
|
| 251
| November 12, 1988
| Demi Moore
| Johnny Clegg
|
|
| 252
| November 19, 1988
| John Lithgow
| Tracy Chapman
|
|
| 253
| December 3, 1988
| Danny DeVito
| The Bangles
|
|
| 254
| December 10, 1988
| Kevin Kline
| Bobby McFerrin
|
|
| 255
| December 17, 1988
| Melanie Griffith
| Little Feat
|
|
| 256
| January 21, 1989
| John Malkovich
| Anita Baker
|
|
| 257
| January 28, 1989
| Tony Danza
| John Hiatt
|
|
| 258
| February 11, 1989
| Ted Danson
| Luther Vandross
|
|
| 259
| February 18, 1989
| Leslie Nielsen
| Cowboy Junkies
|
|
| 260
| February 25, 1989
| Glenn Close
| Gipsy Kings
|
|
| 261
| March 25, 1989
| Mary Tyler Moore
| Elvis Costello
|
|
| 262
| April 1, 1989
| Mel Gibson
| Living Colour
|
|
| 263
| April 15, 1989
| Dolly Parton
| Dolly Parton
| The sketch "Planet of the Enormous Hooters" was originally written for episode number 18 hosted by Raquel Welch back in 1976.
|
| 264
| April 22, 1989
| Geena Davis
| John Cougar Mellencamp
|
|
| 265
| May 13, 1989
| Wayne Gretzky
| Fine Young Cannibals
|
|
| 266
| May 20, 1989
| Steve Martin
| Tom Petty
|
Season 15
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1985-1990) for background information.
Episode
Number | Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks
|
| 267
| September 30, 1989
| Bruce Willis
| Neil Young
|
|
| 268
| October 7, 1989
| Rick Moranis
| Rickie Lee Jones
|
|
| 269
| October 21, 1989
| Kathleen Turner
| Billy Joel
|
|
| 270
| October 28, 1989
| James Woods
| Don Henley
|
|
| 271
| November 11, 1989
| Chris Evert
| Eurythmics
|
|
| 272
| November 18, 1989
| Woody Harrelson
| David Byrne
|
|
| 273
| December 2, 1989
| John Goodman
| k.d. lang
|
|
| 274
| December 9, 1989
| Robert Wagner
| Linda Ronstadt
Aaron Neville
|
|
| 275
| December 16, 1989
| Andie MacDowell
| Tracy Chapman
|
|
| 276
| January 13, 1990
| Ed O'Neill
| Harry Connick, Jr.
|
|
| 277
| January 20, 1990
| Christopher Walken
| Bonnie Raitt
|
|
| 278
| February 10, 1990
| Quincy Jones
| Tevin Campbell
Kool Moe Dee
Big Daddy Kane
|
|
| 279
| February 17, 1990
| Tom Hanks
| Aerosmith
|
|
| 280
| February 24, 1990
| Fred Savage
| Technotronic
|
|
| 281
| March 17, 1990
| Rob Lowe
| The Pogues
|
|
| 282
| March 24, 1990
| Debra Winger
| Eric Clapton
|
|
| 283
| April 14, 1990
| Corbin Bernsen
| The Smithereens
|
|
| 284
| April 21, 1990
| Alec Baldwin
| The B-52's
|
|
| 285
| May 12, 1990
| Andrew Dice Clay
| Julee Cruise
Spanic Boys
|
- Sinéad O'Connor was originally scheduled as the musical guest, but pulled out in protest against the controversial guest host, Andrew Dice Clay. O'Connor subsequently appeared at the beginning of Season 16.
- The musical segment featuring the Spanic Boys is not shown in syndication.
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| 286
| May 19, 1990
| Candice Bergen
| The Notting Hillbillies
|
|
Season 16
- See History of Saturday Night Live (1990-1995) for background information.
