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  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 65 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live: George Carlin #1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 65 min | Comedy, Music

Hosted by George Carlin with musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston. Also features the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, a film by Albert Brooks, Jim Henson's Muppets, and appearances by comedians Valri Bromfield and Andy Kaufman.
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Director
Dave Wilson (as Dave 'Bud' Wilson)
Writers
Anne Beatts (written by) (as Anne 'Bud' Beatts) | Chevy Chase (written by) (as Chevy 'Bud' Chase) | Al Franken (written by) (as Al 'Bud' Franken) | Tom Davis (written by) (as Tom 'Bud' Davis) & 8 more
Producers
Lorne Michaels (as Lorne 'Bud' Michaels) | Penelope Spheeris (as Penelope 'Bud' Spheeris) | Gary Weis (as Gary 'Bud' Weis)
Production Designers
Eugene Lee (as Eugene 'Bud' Lee) | Franne Lee (as Franne 'Bud' Lee)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 11, 1975

Release date
Oct 11, 1975 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
George Carlin
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Janis Ian
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Billy Preston
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Albert Brooks
Interviewer (segment 'The Impossible Truth') (voice) Interviewer (segment 'The Impossible Truth') (voice)   See fewer
The Muppets
Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets)   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Phyllis Crawford / Various Phyllis Crawford / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Harvey Morgomaster / Various Harvey Morgomaster / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Various Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Mrs. Kromer / Various Mrs. Kromer / Various   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Kenny Vorstrather / Various Kenny Vorstrather / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Martin Gresner / Mr. Kromer / Various Martin Gresner / Mr. Kromer / Various   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
George Coe
Various Various   See fewer
Valri Bromfield
Self - Stand-up Act Self - Stand-up Act   See fewer
Andy Kaufman
Self - Stand-up Act Self - Stand-up Act   See fewer
Richard Belzer
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline Carlin
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Wendell Craig
ABC Spokesman (uncredited) ABC Spokesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney Davis
Triple-Trac Spokesman (uncredited) Triple-Trac Spokesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Juror (segment 'The Courtroom') (uncredited) Juror (segment 'The Courtroom') (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Peart Dickman
Show us your Guns woman (uncredited) Show us your Guns woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrew Duncan
Triple-Trac Announcer (uncredited) Triple-Trac Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Clifford Einstein
Man Dating 7-Year-Old (uncredited) Man Dating 7-Year-Old (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Caveman (uncredited) Caveman (uncredited)   See fewer
Elliott Gould
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Rhonda Hansome
Vazh (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Vazh (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Henson
King Ploobis (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrew Ian McMillan
New Dad Insurance kid (uncredited) New Dad Insurance kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Marvin Miller
Narrator (uncredited) Narrator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Nelson
Scred (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Scred (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Oz
The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosie Shuster
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Simon
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Tweedy
Queen Peuta (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Weis
Man on the Street (uncredited) Man on the Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Syreeta Wright
Self - Singer (uncredited) Self - Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Akira Yoshimura
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Man on the Street (uncredited) Man on the Street (uncredited)   See fewer
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