"'Saturday Night' Never Plays It Safe"
Newspaper article
By: Peter Andrews
Date: February 29, 1976
Source: Andrews, Peter. "'Saturday Night' Never Plays It Safe." The New York Times, February 29, 1976, 1, 27.
About the Publication: Founded in 1850 as The Daily Times, The New York Times was originally a relatively obscure local paper. By the early part of the twentieth century, it had grown into a widely known, well-respected news source, and has remained such since.
Introduction
In 1975 television producer Lorne Michaels assembled a cast of performers with experience in improvisational comedy, known as the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players," and a group of writers, many from the satirical magazine National Lampoon. Together they created a new program that would become a legend in American television, Saturday Night Live.
Debuting on October 11, 1975, from its start...
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