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'Saturday Night' is a fictionalized account of the chaotic 90 minutes before the groundbreaking 1975 debut of the popular American comedy show, 'Saturday Night Live,' which is now on its 50th season
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Photos from Sony Pictures'Saturday Night' is a fictionalized account of the chaotic 90 minutes before the groundbreaking 1975 debut of the popular American comedy show, 'Saturday Night Live,' which is now on its 50th season
These young actors — and writers — in the mid-1970s changed television forever as they mirrored American society, and occasionally, world events, through satirical skits, often defying NBC’s house censors., all people would ask is, how the hell are you ever going to cast this film?” Jason said in our recent video interviewThe comedy-drama, cowritten by Jason and Gil Keenan, has a big cast — all turning in memorable performances amid the pre-show frenzy.
“It was genuinely challenging and surprising at every turn,” began Jason, a multiple Oscar and Golden Globe nominee. “Cory Michael Smith, who is known more as a dramatic actor, came in and brought authenticity to the ego that required humbling.”“And while a lot of other comedians came in and tried to do Chevy Chase impersonations, Cory was able to identify this idea of a comedian who was touched by God, who needed to be humbled. And that fragility is what makes Cory so good at playing Chevy.
“John was reluctant to sign his contract and went into hiding that day. And so, we needed someone who understood the comedic side but also the vulnerability.”but none of us were aware that he had this gear, this ability to do the kind of rhythmic timing of Dan Aykroyd. It’s a very hard role to play.”
“Then for Andy Kaufman, we wrote the role of Jim Henson for Nicholas Braun. Gil and I thought this is too perfect. He’ll be hilarious.” . The rest of the ensemble was well-picked. Jason shows Lorne Michaels asking a young Billy Crystal to trim his sketch to two minutes but when the rising comedian begged for at least four minutes, the Lamorne Morris , Cory Michael Smith , Emily Fairn , Matt Wood , Ella Hunt , Kim Matu_a , and Dylan O’Brien . Photo from Sony Pictures
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