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‘Live from New York!’: A look at ‘Saturday Night’ and ‘SNL’

The cast of Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night.’
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The cast of Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night.’

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Saturday Night Live started its 50th season in September.

This hour, a look at the institution SNL has become over five decades on television.

Plus: Jason Reitman’s new movie, Saturday Night, which tells (a version of) the story of SNL’s inception in 1975.

GUESTS:

  • Dave Itzkoff: A journalist and writer and the author of four books; his most recent is Robin
  • Maureen Lee Lenker: A senior writer at Entertainment Weekly and the author of the novel It Happened One Fight
  • Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Nobody Asked Shawn podcast

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

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Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
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