“It’s like the Hunger Games”: Behind the scenes at ‘Saturday Night Live’
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The Birth of Late Night Creativity: SNL's Origin Story
This chapter explores the challenges and breakthroughs that led to 'Saturday Night Live' being greenlit in 1975. It discusses NBC's urgent need for programming and the creator's vision for a show that embraced creative freedom in a late-night time slot.
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