Saturday Night Live

2023
4.4
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Season 5 episodes (20)

1 Steve Martin - October 13, 1979
10/13/79
Steve Martin is the host and Blondie ("Dreaming" and "The Hardest Part") is the musical guest for the fifth season premiere. Sketches include The Vandals, Great Moments in Rock History, and The New Mr. Bill Show. Update features Father Guido Sarducci talking about the Pope's U.S. tour.
2 Eric Idle - October 20, 1979
10/20/79
Eric Idle hosts with musical guest Bob Dylan ("Gotta Serve Somebody" "I Believe in You" and "When You Gonna Wake Up"). Sketches include Prince Charles Tells You How to Pick Up Girls! and Heavy Sarcasm. Update features Roseanne Roseannadanna talking about East Hampton. Special Appearance by Andy Kaufman.
3 Bill Russell - November 3, 1979
11/3/79
Bill Russell hosts with musical guest Chicago ("I'm a Man" and "Street Player"). Sketches include Nick in the Arctic, The Continuing Correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mr. Bill Stays Home.
4 Buck Henry - November 10, 1979
11/10/79
Buck Henry hosts with musical guest Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ("Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That"). Sketches include Matchmaker Nerds.
5 Bea Arthur - November 11, 1979
11/11/79
Bea Arthur hosts with musical guest The Roches ("Bobby's Song", and "Hallelujah'"). Sketches include Thanksgiving Dinner and Mr. Bill Builds a House. Update features Al Franken. Special appearance by Andy Kaufman.
6 Howard Hessman - December 8, 1979
12/8/79
Howard Hessemen hosts with musical guest Randy Newman ("It's Money That I Love", "I'm Gonna Take Off My Pants" and "The Story of a Rock & Roll Band"). Sketches include Great Moments in Rock & Roll, The Holliday Inn Horror, and The Bel-Airabs. Update features Al Franken introducing the Al Franken Decade.
7 Martin Sheen - December 15, 1979
12/15/79
Martin Sheen hosts with musical guest David Bowie ("The Man Who Sold the World, "TV-C 15", and "Boys Keep Swinging". Sketches include Project Stop "Apocalypse Now" and Martin Sheen Hairspray. Update features Father Guido Sarducci talks about Mr. Tea.
8 Ted Knight - December 22, 1979
12/22/79
Ted Knight hosts with musical guest Desmond Child & Rouge ("Tumble in the Night", and "Goodbye Baby"). Sketches include Nerds Christmas Pageant, and Schiller's Reel: Java Junkie. Update features Roseanne Roseannadanna talking about Charities. Special appearance by Andy Kaufman.
9 Teri Garr - January 26, 1980
1/26/80
Teri Garr hosts with musical guest The B-52'S ("Rock Lobster" and "Dance This Mess Around"). Sketches include Debs Behind Bars, Bad Playhouse, and Mr. Bill Gets Help. Update Features Father Guido Sarducci talking from a jail in Tokyo.
10 Chevy Chase - February 9, 1980
2/9/80
Chevy Chase hosts with musical guest Marianne Faithfull ("Broken English", and "Guilt"). Sketches include Pre-Chew Charlies, The Bel Airabs, You Can't Win, and Schiller's Reel: Linden Palmer, Hollywood's Forgotten Director. Special appearance by Bert Convy. Special musical performance by Chevy Chase and Tom Scott "16 Tons."
11 Elliott Gould - February 16, 1980
2/16/80
Elliott Gould hosts with musical guest Gary Numan ("Cars" and "Praying to the Aliens"). Sketches include Nixon in New York, Jewess Jeans, and Kennedy-Carter Debate.
12 Kirk Douglas - February 23, 1980
2/23/80
Kirk Douglas hosts with musical guest Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know Like I Know"). Sketches include What If?, Nick at Greg's Bar Mitzvah, and Schiller's Reel: Mask of Fear.
13 Rodney Dangerfield - March 8, 1980
3/8/80
Rodney Dangerfield hosts with musical guest The J. Geils Band ("Love Stinks" and "Sanctuary"). Update features Father Guido Sarducci talking about illegal immigrants.
14 100th Episode - March 15, 1980
3/15/80
The 100th Show with musical guests Paul Simon and James Taylor collaborating on "Cathy's Clown", "Sunny Skies" and "Take Me to the Mardi-Gras" and David Sanborn performing "Anything You Want". Sketches include Todd's Campaign, and The David Susskind Show. Special appearances by John Belushi, Ralph Nader, Michael O'Donoghue, and Michael Palin. Update features Roseanne Roseannadanna.
15 R. Benjamin - April 5, 1980
4/5/80
Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss hosts with musical guest The Grateful Dead ("Alabama Getaway" and "The Saint of Circumstances"). Sketches include The Franken and Davis Show, and Mr. Bill Strikes Back.
16 Burt Reynolds - April 12, 1980
4/12/80
Burt Reynolds hosts with musical guest Anne Murray ("Lucky Me" and "Why Don't You Stick Around"). Sketches include Deliverance II, and Baba Wawa at Large. Update features Father Guido Sarducci talking about saving the pandas.
17 Strother Martin - April 19, 1980
4/19/80
Strother Martin hosts with musical guest The Specials ("Gangsters" and "Too Much, Too Young"). Sketches include The Village Persons "Bend Over Chuck Berry", Irwin Mainway's Kiddie Fun World and The Farbers.
18 Bob Newhart - May 10, 1980
5/10/80
Bob Newhart hosts with musical guests Bruce Cockburn & the Amazing Rhythm Aces ("Who Will The Next Fool Be", "Third-Rate Romance", and "Wondering Where The Lions Are"). Sketches include The Dating Zone, and Mr. Bill Goes to Jail.
19 Steve Martin - May 17, 1980
5/17/80
Steve Martin returns with musical guests Paul & Linda McCartney performing "Coming Up" and & 3-D performing "All-Night Television". Sketches include Father Guido Sarducci in London, and Apartment Messer Uppers.
20 Buck Henry - May 24, 1980
5/24/80
Buck Henry hosts the season finale with musical guest Andrew Gold performing "Kiss This One Goodbye", and Andrae Crouch, & The Voices of Unity performing "Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus". Sketches include Lord & Lady Douchebag, Uncle Roy, Nick at Trader Nick's, and Week in Review. Update features Roseanne Roseannadanna talking about volcanic activity in Washington.

About this show

For forty plus years this famous phrase has signalled the start of one of the greatest and most innovative sketch comedy shows of all time. Since its launch in 1975, "Saturday Night Live" has been the destination for generation after generation of ground-breaking comedic performers. The show has launched the careers of numerous comedy legends, including Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and many more. Through the years, the ever-evolving cast has kept a finger firmly on the pulse of the times. From pop culture parodies to political satire, the show has produced countless unforgettable characters and catchphrases, while playing host to some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports, music and politics.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
990 reviews
felicia sawyer
November 3, 2013
why on earth were some of the skits and also the musical performances cut out? if your paying to watch it, you should get to watch it all. i would give a higher rating if i felt i was getting my money's worth. i bought this episode to see bruno mars perform, and one skit and both performances were cut out. last time i purchase something like this from google play. rip off!
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Susan Kenen
February 1, 2020
This show was funny in the 70's and 80's. Most sketches are not even funny now - you're lucky to get one laugh per show. I think comedy has been eviscerated, perhaps by overactive "social consciousness." I'm not sure. But I can't tell you how much I wish this show would be funny again. Please, God, do whatever is necessary to make this happen.
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Terri Davis
November 2, 2021
This was really good back in the seventies in the 80s but whoever is running Saturday Night Live now can't even operate a bubble gum machine There is no comedy and Saturday Night Live anymore in fact the entertainment altogether anything past the 1990s is just simply disgusting not even worth spending any money. I'm NOT paying those dirty rats in Hollywood. I miss the old days when things was really entertaining and funny and when you turn on the television people had class and Showmanship.
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