50 Random ‘Saturday Night Live’ Trivia Tidbits Ahead of ‘SNL’ 50
For a $16 yearly fee, Saturday Night Live can finally apply for membership in AARP. Congratulations, the promise Lorne Michaels made to the world in 1974 is now fulfilled!
Actually, Lorne, while we have you, Cracked will pay you, Lorne Michaels, $3,000 to send AARP a membership application for the show. And we’ll pay cash. What kind of sap would offer payment for a stunt like this by check?
Think about it — and the rest of you, please enjoy this rich set of facts about the show that’s about to get custom insurance coverage for boats and personal watercraft from The Hartford.
And has hosted only once: Nov 16, 1996
Show learned zero, had Elon on
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This is not the only depressing foreign version of 'Cowbell' you'll see here
Nobody wore a neck brace like Joan Cusack
"Money PUHLEAAASE!"
History will always side w Prince
History will always side w Norm
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SNL Italy
Saturday Night Live From Milano
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Ok, Schmidt
You've got a bit of a problem when the after party should have been the show
It can't be 'Christmas Vacation' Chevy Chase season 12 months a year so...
Debbie Downer
Knowing these guys now, they both had it coming
Uncle Miltie wasn't shy about hanging his hog out there
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Where haven't they tried SNL?
Saturday Night Live Japan
It's totally time for Steven Segal to host again
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And have taken it on the road since
Andy Samberg
Source: The Things
She def did not look comfortable on the show
'Christmas Vacation' Chevy Chase season is nearly upon us again
Sorry, there's no other possible way to do the show
3k Lorne, and we'll throw in reminding the world Spike Feresten co-wrote The Pop Tarts movie
Source: NY Post
If only there was a representation of what this was like
SNL Mexico
Early TV Funhouse
And now Grohl's a literal Heartbreaker
Q: Who was the British Lorne?
Channel 4
Gerald Ford?
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This was long before Gilbert Gottfried's career voicing animated animals
Betty White
Source: US Magazine
Placenta Helper forever!
Rest easy, Fred's back behind the kit
Zach somehow recovered
Lorne Michaels Return
Everett Collection/Shutterstock
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'Greg, those are MY hotdogs' -Freshman Conan
'Placenta Helper' forever
C'mon - George Lucas would never, ever rip someone off
Nice job, SNL, you killed Robin
Lets not confuse 'looked pained' with 'probably stoned'
When you know, you know (we guess)
Huh, quitting is so atypical of the French
Dumb then, dumb now
More cowbell in 'The Jungle Book'
Grohl's not far off from looking like this now
Gilda Radner, forever #1
Johnny chose wisely
Of course Louis CK's SNL sketches are cringey now
Source: Saturday Night Live/YouTube