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Dylan O'Brien's breakout role was Stiles Stilinski in the MTV supernatural teen series Teen Wolf, but since the show's ending, he has established himself as a successful actor. He's had his own dystopian trilogy, The Maze Runner, starred in the two-time Oscar-nominated film Deepwater Horizon, and his latest roles have cemented him as a very successful star.

In 2024, O'Brien attempted a different role as he played a real person on Saturday Night. The film is based on the late-night live sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, most specifically the show's premiere night in 1975, and O'Brien played Dan Aykroyd. Following the critical success of the film, Saturday Night is a new hit on Netflix, Tudum reports.

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Saturday Night would make for a very solid double-bill with a Muppets movie. And not just because there are Muppets in it — well, primitive Muppets, at least, in the form of early Jim Henson creations King Ploobis and Vazh. Because much like one of Kermit and co’s capers, it’s all about putting on a show, and how much stress, anxiety and arm-flapping goes into playing music and lighting lights. At the centre of Jason Reitman’s movie, essentially playing the role of the frog, is the cardigan-wearing Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle), young Canadian TV producer and wannabe revolutionary of the medium. He’s the sensible one. Around him swirls chaos, in many forms. There’s even an Animal stand-in, in the burly shape of John Belushi (Matt Wood), cocaine appreciator and walking tornado.

This is, however, far from family viewing. NBC’s sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live (known...

Jason Reitman's 2024 film Saturday Night has reached the number four spot on Netflix's top 10 movies, currently available on its streaming service, as the comedic ensemble has found popularity with subscribers. The film takes place on Oct. 11, 1975, and chronicles the hours leading up to the live recording of the very first episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. The movie has a stacked lineup of actors portraying the comedic legends that would come to make the series so successful, with the film receiving mostly positive reviews.

The film was mostly well-received with a 78% "Fresh" critics rating and an 84% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Featuring the likes of Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, and Cooper Hoffman, among many others. It sets Labelle's performance as SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels at the center of the film.

Director Jason Reitman's Saturday Night makes its quiet debut on a fan-favorite streaming platform.

Per Netflix, 2024's Saturday Night joined the streaming giant's ever-expanding catalog of films and TV shows. The move came with little fanfare on January 25, almost four months to the day after the film kicked off its theatrical run.

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Directed by Reitman from a script co-written by Gil Kenan, Saturday Night charts the events leading up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, which aired on October 11, 1975. The film features an expansive ensemble cast, including Teen Wolf and The Maze Runner star Dylan O'Brien in the role of the legendary Dan Aykroyd. Saturday Night also stars Gabriel Labelle in the role of Saturday Night Live...

Iconic American comedy show Saturday Night Live turns 50 this year, kicking off the celebrations is a four part documentary.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Saturday Night Live is responsible for launching the careers of a huge amount of American comedy talent, from the early days with Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Bill Murray, through eras with the much missed Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig and many, many more.

This month sees the release of Saturday Night in the UK, following its release in the US last year. It’s a new film from Jason Reitman, who co-wrote the script with Gil Keenan, and it dramatizes the chaotic, stressful ninety minutes leading up to the very first show in 1975. It stars Gabriel Labelle as Lorne Michaels, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase,...

Live from New York, it’s criticisms of Saturday Night! By and large, reviews of Jason Reitman’s recounting of the final hour and a half before Saturday Night Live aired its first episode have been positive (our own Chris Bumbray gave it an 8/10). And while most of the original SNL cast members have been receptive of Saturday Night, one who was far from happy was Chevy Chase…which should really come as no surprise because he’s Chevy Chase (and you’re not).

As Jason Reitman recalled on SNL alumni Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, Chevy Chase had some not-so-pleasant thoughts on the director’s latest movie. “So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie, and he is there with [wife] Jayni and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after and he pats me on the shoulder and goes,...

Saturday Night filmmaker Jason Reitman received quite a critical review for his film from one of the original SNL castmembers.

During a recent episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast, the director revealed Chevy Chase’s reaction to the movie, prefacing, “Chevy loves to say the thing you’re not supposed to say.” The film follows the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of SNL in 1975.

“So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie, and he is there with [wife] Jayni and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, ‘Well, you should be embarrassed,’” Reitman recalled to hosts David Spade and Dana Carvey.

As everyone bursts out in laughter, Spade said, “You couldn’t even write it better.” Carvey added that Chase “knows that’s funny, like that’s...

Director Jason Reitman received a less than glowing review of “Saturday Night” from “SNL” legend Chevy Chase.

While speaking on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast, hosted by former “SNL” cast members David Spade and Dana Carvey, Reitman recalled Chase’s brash reaction to the film.

“So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie,” Reitman said. “And he is there with [his wife] Jayni and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, ‘Well, you should be embarrassed.’”

Spade said Chase’s reaction was “an exact Chevy thing” to say, adding that “you couldn’t even write [the moment] better.” Carvey speculated that Chase, in part, tried to embarrass Reitman because he “knows that’s funny, like that’s the roughest thing you could say to a director in the moment, or right up there.”

“I’m trying to balance it,...

Controversial actor Chevy Chase was instrumental in creating Saturday Night Live as one of the original cast members of the legendary sketch comedy series. However, he does not seem to be thrilled with the feature film that was made about the show's very first episode coming together.

Saturday Night, directed by Jason Reitman, was released in theaters in September. Gotham actor Cory Michael Smith played the movie's version of Chase, and while the film didn't meet expectations at the box office, its reviewers were strong. Not everybody was a fan of the film, as it turns out, as one of the first people to give it a bad review was Chase himself. Per Deadline, Reitman was speaking with David Spade and Dana Carvey for the Fly on the Wall podcast when he shared Chase's reaction to Saturday Night.

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Although Jason Reitman has earned rave reviews for his depiction of the 90 minutes leading up to the first Saturday Night Live, some critiques sting a bit more than others.

The Saturday Night co-writer and director recently revealed original SNL cast member Chevy Chase‘s reaction to the film, which fellow sketch comedy alum David Spade called “an exact Chevy thing” to say.

“So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie, and he is there with [wife] Jayni and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, ‘Well, you should be embarrassed,'” he told Spade and Dana Carvey on their Fly on the Wall podcast.

Spade said of Chase’s response, “You couldn’t even write it better.” Carvey added that Chase “knows that’s funny, like that’s the roughest thing you...

2024 was a packed year for several actors working in Hollywood, whether they are continuously rising stars or already well-established names in the industry. The year had plenty of noteworthy character-driven dramas, animated features, chaotic comedies, and big-budget blockbusters to keep audiences entertained. More importantly, these actors proved their capability of playing two different types of characters.

For example, multiple actors from the enthralling and visually stunning Dune: Part Two, like Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Austin Butler, also appeared in acclaimed and award-worthy dramas in the same year. They are just a few of many actors who stole the show in 2024 with their commanding screen presence and shockingly good versatility. From newcomers like Cailee Spaeny to big-name stars like Chris Hemsworth, 2024 was a spectacular year for these particular performers.

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It’s just a coincidence that Laraine Newman is calling for this interview on Oct. 11, 49 years to the day since she was part of the group of comedians known as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players that starred on the first episode of Saturday Night Live. “I didn’t realize this was the date until I saw it on the internet,” she says. There’s also a reminder by way of Saturday Night, Jason Reitman’s take on that night. (Emily Fairn plays Newman.)

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Newman, 72, known for characters like Connie Conehead and her impressions of Barbra Streisand and Carole King, appeared on her last SNL episode in 1980. In recent years, she’s become a versatile voiceover artist with contributions to the Despicable Me franchise, Inside Out 2 and the Everybody Still Hates Chris animated reboot. And talk about full circle: Her daughter, Hacks star Hannah Einbinder, popped up...

(L to R) Garret Morris (Lamorne Morris), Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn), John Belushi (Matt Wood), Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula) and Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien) in Saturday Night. Photo By Hopper Stone. Copyright © 2024 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **All Images Are Property Of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc Jason Reitman, the acclaimed director behind films like Juno and Up in the Air, took a deep dive into the world of 1970s television with his latest project, Saturday Night. This captivating film recounts the electrifying 90 minutes leading up to the first-ever broadcast of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Reitman wasn’t just the director; he was the driving force, immersed in every aspect of the production as director, producer, and co-writer. He meticulously recreated the iconic Studio 8H, ensuring the sets exuded the authentic atmosphere of that bygone era. But Reitman’s commitment to authenticity went beyond set design.

In Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night,” we meet the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players mere minutes before they revolutionize comedy — and television itself — with their live, late-night NBC variety show dreamed up by an inscrutable Canadian named Lorne Michaels. Buzzing with nervous energy, the film tick-tocks through the chaotic final 90 minutes before the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” (which at that point didn’t have the “Live” in its title) hits the air on October 11, 1975.

We see John Belushi (Matt Wood) and Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt) narrowly miss getting crushed by a falling studio light; Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien) flirt shamelessly with Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn); Jane Curtin (Kim Matula) and Garrett Morris bond over feeling sidelined; and Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith) announce himself by falling over a trash can and boasting about his manhood. Adding to the mayhem are a beleaguered Jim Henson and an...

James Norton is hard at work on his new Netflix series!

The 39-year-old Happy Valley actor sported fake blood on his head as he filmed scenes for the upcoming House of Guinness series on Monday (November 25) in Liverpool, England.

According to Deadline, the series is “billed as an epic story inspired by The Guinness family, a European dynasty made famous by the drink they brew. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story reimagines the period immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.”

The cast also includes Jack Gleeson, Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea, Seamus O’Hara,...

If you’re interested in American comedy, you must have heard of SNL at some point in your life. Launched in 1975, this NBC sketch comedy show became a cultural touchstone, crafted by baby boomers and adored by Gen X and millennials throughout their formative years. Now, five decades after its inception, people understand its influence on the American comedy. While the SNL sketches impacted other forms of comedy like movies and sitcoms for decades, it is now borrowing its style of humor from other formats to satisfy another generation of viewers. Be that as it may, it is fascinating to learn about its foundation through Jason Reitman’s exhilarating “Saturday Night” (2024). While calling it a formative moment in American comedy will be reductive considering the history of this form, it is certainly a milestone that shaped generations of comedic minds to come. Find the film’s ending explained here.

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Just in time for Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, you can now watch Saturday Night, the new film based on the making-of the variety show’s very first episode, at home — even if it’s still playing on a screen near you.

The comedy starring Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott and Cory Michael Smith is now available to stream online through premium video-on-demand platforms. You can buy Saturday Night digitally in 4K Ultra HD for $24.99, or rent for $19.99 at Prime Video, Apple TV and elsewhere.

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Streaming release date: Nov. 12 Buy online: Prime Video, Apple TV Watch 'Saturday Night' on Prime Video

Below, watch the official trailer and keep reading for more details on where to stream Saturday Night online, including when it’s expected to land on Netflix.

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Saturday Night's digital release date has been revealed.

Saturday Night will be available to buy or rent on digital platforms on November 12, followed by Blu-ray and DVD on January 7.

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Saturday Night (2024) is a forthcoming film with an undisclosed director. The movie centers on the vibrant nightlife of a bustling city, capturing the intertwining lives and stories of a diverse ensemble cast navigating personal and social challenges over the course of a single evening.

Director Jason ReitmanRelease Date October 11, 2024Writers Jason Reitman, Gil KenanCast Presley Coley, Abraham Hsu, Justin Matthew Smith, Ellen Boscov, Naomi McPherson, Kirsty Woodward, Mcabe Gregg, Leander Suleiman, Corinne Britti, Rowan Joseph, James Logan, Drew Scheid, Parker Wierling, Jon Batiste, Matt Wood, Emily Fairn, Kim Matula, Brian Welch, Kaia Gerber, Andrew Barth Feldman, Nicholas Podany, Billy Bryk, Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Catherine Curtin, Robert Wuhl, Tracy Letts, Brad Garrett, Cory Michael Smith,...

2024 has been a year packed with great cinema from all different genres. Some of the years biggest hits have also been the most financially successful, like Dune: Part Two, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Deadpool & Wolverine. However, unfortunately, many other great films have fallen by the popularity wayside.

Every year brings a number of films that dont live up to financial or critical expectations, but there are also a lot of films that simply dont spark huge love from audiences. These films are absolutely not failures; they are completely underrated and deserve a second look.

Watch the Chaotic Origin Story of Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is one of the longest-running TV shows of all time, but its premiere episode was filled with production problems that should have doomed the series from the start. And this year, Jason Reitman tells the story of that tumultuous and chaotic night with Saturday Night.

Original Saturday Night Live star Laraine Newman has addressed the accuracy of Saturday Night, contrasting the movie to the sketch comedy's real launch. Directed by Jason Reitman, the biographical film dramatizes the day leading up to the premiere of NBC's famous sketch comedy series. The cast of Saturday Night portray a variety of actors who were the first to star in the series, including Newman, who is played by Emily Fairn. The movie has been praised for its balance of drama and comedy, alongside its success as a nostalgic playback of when the series first began.

Speaking with Screen Rant during an interview about her hosting the Sentinel Awards, Newman explained how she saw Saturday Night as a "love letter" thanks to the work of Reitman and the film's co-writer, Gil Kenan. While the actor revealed many parts of the movie are fictional, she says it doesn't matter much...

Longtime friends and collaborators, Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, reunite once more in this new biopic, charting the explosive birth of the iconic Saturday Night Live comedy program on the US TV network NBC.

Set in the frantic 90 minutes before the show’s inaugural episode aired, Saturday Night expertly captures the unpredictable, high-stakes nature of live television, weaving in biting humour, personal conflicts, and the birth of a cultural phenomenon.

Reitman and Kenan’s script balances tension and comedy, paying homage to the anarchic energy of SNL’s origins while offering insight into the fragile egos, narcotic excesses and volatile personalities that shaped its creation.

The film opens on October 11, 1975, with a visibly stressed Lorne Michaels, portrayed with nuance and gravitas by The Fabelmans star Gabriel Labelle, entering NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza in preparation for the first show. Outside he is greeted by a stressed out NBC page (Stanger Things...

Jack Gleeson appeared on Game of Thrones for four seasons as boy king Joffrey Baratheon, a character so vile and loathsome that fans universally cheered when he was poisoned to death at his own wedding. Gleeson became famous off the back of that role, but being best known as a preening, sadistic jackass probably isn't the kind of famous most of us would like, which might be part of the reason Gleeson laid low for a while after he exited the series. We can only imagine the kinds of asshole roles he was being offered.

Now that Game of Thrones has been over for years, Gleeson is getting back into the acting game, which is good news for us because he's a talented guy. He'll appear in the second season of The Sandman next year, and has also joined the cast of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's new show House of Guinness,...

In Saturday Night, J.K. Simmons plays Milton Berle, a real-life TV personality who is unabashedly arrogant; the real Berle was actually banned from Saturday Night Live. The recent comedy Saturday Night tells the story of the chaotic first episode of SNL. Starting from 90 minutes before the show to the opening sketch, the movie depicts the show's original cast and its creator, Lorne Michaels. Saturday Night's cast is full of familiar faces portraying even more familiar faces, who offer additional lore connected to SNL.

Milton Berle was an actor and comedian known as "Mr. Television." Berle's career spanned his entire life, from performing on stage as a child to hosting the variety show, Texaco Star Theater. Berle was considered the very first television star, which is what earned him his nickname. He was one of the first celebrities to become a household name because of TV, giving him a massive reputation.

Editors Nathan Orloff and Shane Reed were given a new kind of experimental freedom on “Saturday Night,” Jason Reitman’s behind-the-scenes re-enactment of how NBC’s revolutionary late-night sketch comedy show made its live debut on October 11, 1975.

By following anxious producer Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle) as he guides his cast and crew through rehearsals, the editing duo (who previously cut Reitman’s “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”) essentially make audiences into a fly on the wall during the make or break 90-minute lead up to showtime. Making it all the more interesting, of course, is that the soon-to-be-legendary, “Not Ready for Prime Time Players,” consists of Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien), John Belushi (Matt Wood), Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), Jane Curtin (Kim Matula), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn), and Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt).

“It was really about the availability of bandwidth,” Reed told IndieWire. “Nathan was on set and I was cutting from L.

Original Saturday Night Live cast member Dan Aykroyd is praising Jason Reitmans latest film Saturday Night, which chronicles the very first episode of the series that debuted Oct. 11, 1975. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Ghostbusters actor posted his remarks on the movie on his X account.

Cracking a Head to applaud Jason Reitman's triumphant SNL film. Wow! What a propulsive, engaging, funny, beautifully cast and acted, suspenseful, adventurous, music-filled ride. A perfect window into the creative process at its highest level. Pretty accurate too. I was there that night and got to relive it wonderfully again. Congratulations Gil, Jason and Blumie. Don't miss it whether you know the show or not. It is a stand-alone masterpiece and surefire candidate for Best Picture, Aykroyd posted, referring to the films co-writers, Reitman and Gil Kenan and producer Jason Blumenfeld.

Cracking a Head to applaud Jason Reitman's triumphant SNL film. Wow! What a propulsive,...

Cory Michael Smith had some big shoes to fill with his latest role.

The Saturday Night actor recently opened up about the “terror” of mastering his portrayal of Chevy Chase and his “very compulsive” process to prepare for the film, which premiered Friday on the 49th anniversary of Saturday Night Live‘s debut.

“I have loved Chevy Chase since I was a kid. He’s one of my favorite comedic actors,” he told People. “It was such an honor that I did not want to mess this up, and I didn’t want to mess my career up. So I really dove in, and for about two months I would only let myself watch Chevy Chase.

“I just was like, I have to know how this man would say every line, what his body and face would be doing instinctually and sort of deprogram myself and my instincts from this,...

Dan Aykroyd has officially given Saturday Night his stamp of approval.

The actor and original Saturday Night Live castmember took to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday to share his thoughts on director Jason Reitman’s latest film, which centers on the 90 minutes leading up to the sketch comedy show’s first broadcast in 1975.

“Cracking a Head to applaud Jason Reitman’s triumphant SNL film. Wow!” Aykroyd wrote after watching the movie at his local theater. “What a propulsive, engaging, funny, beautifully cast and acted, suspenseful, adventurous, music-filled ride. A perfect window into the creative process at its highest level. Pretty accurate too.”

The Ghostbusters actor continued, “I was there that night and got to relive it wonderfully again. Congratulations Gil, Jason and Blumie. Don’t miss it whether you know the show or not. It is a stand-alone masterpiece and surefire candidate for Best Picture.”

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As Saturday Night Live marks a landmark season, the NBC sketch comedy show threw it back to 1975.

Celebrating the 49th anniversary of SNL‘s first broadcast, with Season 50 continuing this weekend, the show shared its original opening credit sequence Friday on social media.

“SNL premiered on October 11, 1975!” they wrote on X with the intro clip for what was then titled Saturday Night.

The lineup included George Carlin, Janis Ian, Billy Preston, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, George Coe, Michael O’Donoghue, Valri Bromfield and Andy Kaufman, with a film by Albert Brooks and Jim Henson’s Muppets.

In honor of the anniversary, Jason Reitman‘s Saturday Night premieres Friday in theaters. The film is set on Oct. 11, 1975, as a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers change television forever. Formerly titled SNL 1975, the film tells the true story of what happened...

It was no small feat to get “Saturday Night Live” off the ground at NBC, and as a result, the cast of “Saturday Night” is pretty huge. In many cases, the actors also look eerily similar to the people they’re playing.

Hitting theaters everywhere on Oct. 11 after a limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles, Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” tells the story of the 90 minutes right before the first-ever episode of “SNL.” It’s chaotic and at the time, even Lorne Michaels couldn’t explain what the show was going to be.

Below, you’ll find the cast of “Saturday Night” alongside what their real-life counterparts looked like back then.

Sony/Getty Images Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle)

Lorne Michaels is the creator and, to this day, producer of “Saturday Night Live.” He’s played in “Saturday Night” by Gabriel Labelle, who had his breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.

(L to R) Garret Morris (Lamorne Morris), Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn), Jim Belushi (Matt Wood), Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula) and Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien) in Saturday Night. Photo Credit: Hopper Stone. Copyright © 2024 Ctmg, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **All Images Are Property Of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Saturday Night takes audiences deep into the whirlwind that was the birth of Saturday Night Live, capturing the electrifying 90 minutes before that iconic first airing in 1975. Under the direction of Jason Reitman, the film crafts a thrilling and sometimes frantic portrayal that echoes the unpredictable essence of live TV. The relentless pace of last-minute tweaks, creative disputes, and looming disasters keeps viewers on the edge, sharing the tension experienced by the characters. The film is alive with the vibrant chaos of a live broadcast. Its cast shines, particularly Gabriel Labelle, who plays the young and ambitious Lorne Michaels,...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the latest in the renowned franchise that began in 1984 with Ivan Reitmans Ghostbusters, is seemingly not the end of the line as far as feature films go in the series. Per The Direct, Gil Kenan, who directed 2024s Frozen Empire, said, We definitely are continuing the conversation of telling big Ghostbuster stories on the big screen.

Kenan, who also co-wrote the film with Jason Reitman, added, The answer is yes, Jason (Reitman)we take the responsibility and the joy of being the keepers of the flame of Ghostbusters very seriously Kenan added, And stay tuned. Therell be more. Therell be more about that later.

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Reitman, along with his father, the late Ivan Reitman,...

Jason Reitman's superb "Saturday Night" features 80 speaking parts, along with dozens of background actors, and a camera that effortlessly weaves through a busy set while capturing the disorderly and anarchic production of the first episode of "Saturday Night Live." That required a lot of meticulous planning, especially when there are long single-take shots that move seamlessly throughout a set that has no edge of frame, which means that everything on that set was designed as if all of it could be seen on camera in any given moment. But even with such careful organization needed to realize this hilarious, frenzied chronicle of showbiz history, Reitman still had moments of last minute inspiration, and one of them resulted in a key scene that serves as a significant moment of realization for showrunner Lorne Michaels (played by "The Fablemans" star Gabriel Labelle).

As we speed towards the third act of "Saturday...

In 2008, director Jason Reitman lived his “SNL” dream.

He was fresh off the success of “Juno,” which earned Reitman a Best Director Oscar nomination and the film a Best Picture nomination. His agent reached out to Lorne Michaels and relayed Reitman’s wish — to do a guest writing stint on “Saturday Night Live.” And, incredibly, it happened.

“It was like getting to suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers for one night,” Reitman told TheWrap. He and “SNL” writer Simon Rich stayed up until four in the morning on a Tuesday night working on ideas. On Wednesday, they took their three sketch ideas to the table read. “And then later that afternoon I got to be there for the moment when they come out of Lorne’s office and pinned a piece of paper to the wall,” Reitman said. That’s when he found out that one of his sketches...

Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtain (Kim Matula), Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), Alan Zweibel (Josh Brener) and Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle) in Saturday Night.

Ah, the weekend, a time to kick back and relax after the drudgery of the nine-to-fives grind. Well, that’s the case for most of us. For the folks working at “30 Rock” in the “Big Apple” it’s truly “crunch time” Most weeks, that is. And it all started exactly 49 years ago. That’s when one of the “big three” networks (in those “prehistoric’ times before cable and streaming), the National Broadcasting Company decided to gamble on a risky concept, one that was once the “norm” nearly twenty years prior. Back in the 1950s almost everything on the tube (other than creaky old movies) was aired live. But with the advent of video tape, most of the...

The upcoming Saturday Night movie has one of the most stacked ensemble casts of 2024. The first-look images of Saturday Night reveal the behind-the-scenes chaos of the legendary sketch comedy series which will be premiering its 50th season on September 28, 2024. Directed by Jason Reitman, Saturday Night will be released in theaters on October 11, 2024. Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), 4-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things), and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) are among the talented ensemble in Saturday Night.

Saturday Night will chronicle the true happenings of the 90 minutes before the premiere of the first ever episode on Saturday Night Live on NBC, which happened at 11:30 Pm on October 11, 1975. Although Saturday Night Live has maintained its monumental status as the longest-running network television series of all time, its beginnings all but guaranteed that the show would last longer than one season. SNL would go on to birth the careers of dozens of comedy legends,...

With Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night now out in theaters, many viewers may find themselves on the edge of their seats and wanting to see what happened in the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.

Saturday Night follows the 90 minutes leading up to SNL’s first-ever broadcast on the evening of Oct. 11, 1975, ending just before all the cast were set to go on air. Starring Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Lamorne Morris, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman and others, the film arrived in theaters a week before the actual 50thanniversary, on which the film will be released wide.

For details about how to watch the first episode of Saturday Night Live, read on.

Where can I stream the very first episode of SNL?

Only one streaming service has all 50 seasons of Saturday Night Live available for streaming, and that is Peacock.

The inaugural sketch comedy...

Comedy fans love to complain about the current quality of Saturday Night Live, but Laraine Newman believes two of her former castmates would be fans. “Well, I think they’d be amazed,” she told People. “It’s hard to know whether they would have been excited about the evolution of comedy tone, but I think they would be. Both Gilda and John had a very progressive perspective on the world, as well as comedy.”

While much about the show has changed over the past 50 years, the way SNL is assembled from Monday to Saturday night has remained remarkably consistent. “In format, that hasn’t changed,” Newman explained. “The behind-the-scenes function of pitching to the host, assigning sketches, writing all night and preparing for the live show — that’s all the same.”

What’s different? “They have technology that we didn’t have,” she said, although it’s not clear exactly...

Saturday Night Live has long been known for its stars’ impressions of everyone from current politicians like Kamala Harris to historical figures like Vincent Price. Saturday Night, the movie set in the moments before its series premiere, isn’t aiming for verisimilitude on that level: the actors might be playing real-life people, but they’re also creating characters. The object isn’t an SNL, or even MADtv-level impersonation, and the performances shouldn’t really be judged on that basis.

So consider the ranking below — focused solely on the actors playing the show’s original seven cast members, known as the Not Ready for Primetime Players — purely a novelty, and don’t use it to fill out your ballot when it’s time to vote for the Oscars.

Warning: Contains moderate spoilers for Saturday Night.

7 Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman

In keeping with the way the show treated its female performers...

For his latest nonfiction role, Gabriel Labelle had a rare peek inside his character’s world.

The Saturday Night star recently recalled his visit to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where he saw a Saturday Night Live taping and met creator Lorne Michaels while portraying him in the film, which premieres nationwide on Oct. 11 following a limited release.

“Our first two days of shooting were in New York, just to shoot outside of 30 Rock, and Lorne was super cool and invited us to watch the Josh Brolin episode live,” he told IndieWire. “And so a handful of us, those who live in New York and then those who were just in New York to shoot regardless, we were able to go and check it out. It was really great.

“Lorne was there, and I actually got to speak with him briefly after the show. We didn’t say too much to each other.

The cast members of Saturday Night discuss the film's portrayal of the relationship between Lorne and Rosie. Saturday Night is an upcoming movie that tells the story of the creation of Saturday Night Live from the perspective of Lorne Michaels and several other key players. Saturday Night's leading cast includes Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, and Finn Wolfhard. The film is directed by Jason Reitman and set for release on October 11.

In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, actors Sennott and Labelle discuss Lorne and Rosie's relationship on Saturday Night. The actors were asked to talk about the love triangle going on in Saturday Night, which causes Lorne to be insecure about his relationship with his wife. Sennott responded "it's a Challengers vibe in this movie." Labelle added information about how close Lorne and Rosie are,...

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…

The film features Gabriel Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, J.K. Simmons. Also rounding out the ensemble cast are Jon Batiste and Naomi McPherson.

Saturday Night Opens Exclusively in Movie Theaters October 11, 2024.

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In ‘Saturday Night’ (2024), we follow the chaotic and exhilarating 90 minutes leading up to the debut episode of what is now known as ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL) on October 11, 1975—a night that would forever change American television and comedy scene. The film introduces us to TV legend Lorne Michaels (Gabriel Labelle) and the groundbreaking ensemble cast of comedic gold he assembled, including Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O'Brien), Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn), Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), John Belushi (Matt Wood), and Jane Curtin (Kim Matula). Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – The Hollywood Insider fully focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, against gossip and scandal,...

“Saturday Night Live’s” 50th season got off to a good start this past weekend.

Though Jean Smart (“Hacks”) and Jelly Roll were the host and musical guest, respectively, the real stars of “SNL” Episode #1865 were the new character assignments ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Former “SNL” cast member (1986-1993) Dana Carvey is our absent-minded (and just generally absent) outgoing commander-in-chief Joe Biden, Maya Rudolph is of course back as Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, Andy Samberg returned to Studio 8H as her husband — the second gentleman who could become the first gentleman come January — Doug Emhoff, standup comedian Jim Gaffigan as her running mate Tim Walz, Bowen Yang as the Republican VP candidate Jd Vance, and of course James Austin Johnson as former president Donald Trump.

The September 28 season premiere landed 5.3 million viewers, the most for a season premiere episode since 2020, when Chris Rock opened the season as host.

Columbia Pictures’ Saturday Night from Jason Reitman debuted at $265k, a great $53k per theater that’s the second-best limited opening of the year, and the best since June when Kinds Of Kindness also opened in 5 theaters (to a $75k PTA). It’s been a long a slightly dower wait for something to pop.

Saturday Night made $108K on Friday, $88K on Saturday and a projected $69K on Sunday in LA and New York. Expands Oct. 4 before opening wide on Oct 11 and looks well set up for a nice theatrical run with strong reviews and word of mouth since premiering at Telluride and Toronto.

Saturday Night is the true, and real time, story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live at 11:30 pm on October...

Hannah Einbinder made a surprise cameo in Saturday Night Live’s landmark 50th season premiere on Saturday, September 28, joining host Jean Smart in introducing musical guest Jelly Roll’s performance of the song “Liar.” Einbinder’s appearance shouldn’t be that much of a surprise: She and Smart are the lead stars of the Max comedy Hacks, but Einbinder is also part of the SNL family as the daughter of original cast member Laraine Newman. Newman joined Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, George Coe, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Michael O’Donoghue, and Gilda Radner in the SNL Season 1 cast in 1975 and stayed on the NBC sketch-comedy show for five years. She married voice actor Chad Einbinder in 1991, and the couple welcomed Einbinder in 1995. Newman will be played by Emily Fairn in the upcoming movie about SNL‘s very first episode, Saturday Night, coming to theaters on October 11. Hannah Einbinder is here!

Hannah Einbinder was in Studio 8H after all.

Einbinder made a cameo on Saturday Night Live alongside her Hacks co-star Jean Smart to introduce Jelly Roll.

But while she works alongside Smart on the Max comedy series, Einbinder has enough of her own history with the long-running NBC series – she is the daughter of Laraine Newman, who starred in SNL from the very beginning.

Newman was one of the Og stars from Season 1 (she’s played by Emily Fairn in Jason Reitman’s movie Saturday Night) until she left in 1980.

Newman was in the news earlier this month after she was tweeting up a storm around the Emmys, when she slammed The Bear being in the comedy category.

Smart, meanwhile, was wearing a Jelly Roll T-shirt as the pair were introducing the musician.

Hannah Einbinder is here! #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/ZMuHyLYwFk

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Dylan O’Brien is keeping a pretty cool head after undertaking his latest role.

The Saturday Night actor said he “can’t wait” to meet Dan Aykroyd following his portrayal of the Saturday Night Live alum in the upcoming Jason Reitman-helmed film, which premieres nationwide on Oct. 11, the 49th anniversary of the NBC sketch comedy show’s first episode.

“I’m okay if my guy hates it. It’s acceptance. That was my method,” he joked to People about Aykroyd’s potential reaction to his performance.

“I hear we’re very similar, in a way that I never knew,” added O’Brien. “I feel like we’re going to get along.”

Saturday Night takes place on October 11, 1975, as a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers change television forever. Formerly titled SNL 1975, the film tells the true story of what happened behind the scenes that night in the 90 minutes...

Five decades after the debut of Saturday Night Live, a new feature film will explore how the very first episode came to be. Called Saturday Night, the movie is hitting limited theaters on Sept. 27 with a wider release coming on Oct. 11, 2024.

Ahead of the movie's arrival on the big screen, director Jason Reitman spoke about Saturday Night with Cbr's Kevin Polowy. The conversation included some discussion about the cast, including a nod to Dylan O'Brien's performance as Dan Aykroyd. Reitman, who worked with the real Aykroyd on Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its sequel Frozen Empire, shared why the fan favorite actor was the "trickiest" to cast of the entire team.

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As Saturday Night Live embarks upon its milestone 50th season, Saturday Night arrives to complete the show’s journey, despite the film’s lack of authorial stamp from Broadway Video, NBC, or even Universal Pictures. With the appearance of a reverent, mythmaking de facto biopic, covering the momentous 90 minutes leading...

Jean Smart plays a late-night talk show host on HBO’s “Hacks,” and now the Emmy winner will get her turn hosting the biggest late-night sketch comedy show of all-time: “Saturday Night Live.”

Smart will kick off Season 50 of the iconic series on September 28 — it’s her first time as host. Her musical guest Jelly Roll is also making his “SNL” debut. Smart just won her third Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on “Hacks,” which was awarded best comedy. Smart now has six overall Emmy Awards across her career.

“SNL” will mark its actual 50th anniversary with a celebratory weekend culminating in a live primetime special on Sunday, February 16. We now know the first five hosts of the season.

After Smart, stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze makes a swift return after a great episode last season. Coldplay, regulars to the program, is his musical guest.