Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

Cast

Gilda Radner

as Self

Bill Murray

as Self

Dan Aykroyd

as Self

Chevy Chase

as Self

Lorne Michaels

as Self

John Belushi

as Self

Elliott Gould

as Self

Steve Martin

as Self

Laraine Newman

as Self

Jane Curtin

as Self

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