#dick ebersol

[ninetyminutes]

"Lorne just took my breath away the way he talked about things, how he wanted to have the first television show to speak the language of the time. He wanted the show to be the first show in the history of television to talk — absent expletives — the same language being talked on college campuses and streets and everywhere else."

— Dick Ebersol in the book Live from New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

[whatsnewtonetflix]

What's New to Netflix welcomes you to the new year and our special "Doc-uary" episode, where we review three documentaries, go over our top three and bottom three movies of 2024, and discuss everything coming in January 2025!

Then it's the story of the XFL as told by the people who created it and why it failed in "30 for 30" This Was the XFL from 2016. After that we got the scoop on the two eccentrics that committed the largest cryptocurrency theft in history when we look at Biggest Heist Ever from 2024. And last but not least, what do an Elvis impersonator, a fridge full of body parts, a karate expert, and mysterious envelopes full of poison all have in common? We'll fill you in when we talk about The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga from 2024.

All of this plus reality shows going global, dudes doing dude things, literal stars, WWE Raw, Graham Norton's new gig, Walking Dead spin-offs, real relationship problems, and even more Netflix documentaries.

CLICK BELOW TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD

got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflix@gmail.com

[cinemedios]

¡Todo sobre 'Saturday Night', la película sobre el primer 'Saturday Night Live'!

Con el reciente anuncio de su estreno en el Toronto International Film Festival, nos parece el momento idóneo para repasar toda la información sobre la próxima película dirigida por Jason Reitman 'Saturday Night' que conocemos hasta ahora.

Con el reciente anuncio de su estreno en el Toronto International Film Festival, nos parece el momento idóneo para repasar toda la información sobre la próxima película dirigida por Jason Reitman ‘Saturday Night’ que conocemos hasta ahora. ‘Saturday Night Live’ actualmente es uno de los programas de televisión estadounidenses más icónicos, reconocidos, divertidos y vistos de todos los tiempos,…

[st4rry4pples]

GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS

BIG DAY FOR ME!!!!

[saturdaynight-2024]

[onlydylanobrien]

Cory Michael Smith, Lamorne Morris, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Ella Hunt, Kim Matula, and Dylan O’Brien.

Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien) restrains an irate John Belushi (Matt Wood) as Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) and Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt) look on alongside alarmed crew workers.

The cast and crew watch a crucial performance: (from left) Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Jane Curtin (Kim Matula), Cooper Hoffman as NBC’s weekend late-night exec (Dick Ebersol). Behind him is Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien) and Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn). Writer Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott) stands at center, alongside Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris), writing and performing duo Tom Davis and Al Franken (Mcabe Gregg and Taylor Gray) and the overwhelmed producer, Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle.)

First look at Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Mcabe Gregg as Tom Davis and Taylor Gray as Al Franken in Jason Reitman’s "Saturday Night".

Release Date: October 11, 2024 in theaters

��©: vanityfair.com

[snl-imagine-this]

Imagine lorne michaels pushing dick ebersol against the stairwell wall and passionately kissed him after dick told him the system was rigged against him

Thank you so much for your submission Jake!

[themosleyreview]

The Mosley Review: Saturday Night

As a theatre kid, this film was a cathartic experience. I vividly remember the intense feeling of excitement, anxiety and readiness to perform in a auditorium packed to the rafters with over three hundred people. The hours leading up to the curtain rise, you are feverishly combing over every line of dialogue, tracing every step of your blocking and making sure every costume fits and each change was seamless. There's no thrill like live theatre and that is what this film captures on another level. Many have wanted to do a "making of" or origin story of Saturday Night Live, but this film decided to do something even better than a standard biopic. From the moment the film begins, you are both a fly on the wall and in the shoes of the man that created what has now lived on for 50 historical years. It changed broadcast television and the world of comedy forever and it wasn't without its doubts and difficulties. This film captures that fateful night and the 90 minutes leading up the iconic opening in break neck speed and a pulse pounding way that was truly unexpected and welcomed.

Gabriel LaBelle was fantastic as the ambitious, passionate and stressed out comedic genius, Lorne Michaels. I loved that no matter what, he was on task the entire time and even though the pressure steadily increased throughout the night, he was ready to deal with anything. I felt his anxiety, determination and heart as Gabriel brings to life that inner creative force of the visionary. Rachel Sennott was awesome as his wife, Rosie Shuster. The two of them had a working relationship that was both filled with love, trust and friendship. They worked so well off of each other even if their relationship wasn't traditional. Cooper Hoffman was great as his co-producer, Dick Ebersol and loved his loyalty to Lorne. He was sort of the balance in the chaos that set him straight and told him the truth when he needed to hear it. They had a great chemistry and it was a highlight of the film. Tommy Dewey was hilarious, witty and strongly sarcastic as Michael O'Donoghue. I loved his quick insults and humor that felt modern and revolutionary in its delivery. He has an amazing standoff scene with the "Standards and Practices" editor that was darkly offensive, sharp and hilarious. Willem Dafoe is no slouch and as David Tebet, he delivers as the main NBC network executive Lorne has to prove himself to. The tension of broadcasting something untested was truly highlighted in their scenes together. J.K. Simmons is like a good luck charm to every film and as the legendary Milton Berle, he was truly having fun as the rightfully larger than life entertainer.

Now the biggest thing this film captures is the night the original cast of SNL prepared to take the stage and all the high jinks that ensued before cameras rolled. Cory Michael Smith was absolutely brilliant and spot as Chevy Chase. He captured his comedic timing, wit and charm as the leading man in the room. He instantly would draw the most focus when in attendance of meetings or even just hanging out with his fellow cast members. Ella Hunt was sweet as Gilda Radner. She nailed her shy and loveable personality as you see the start of a love triangle between her and another classic cast member. Dylan O'Brien was outstadning as Dan Aykroyd as he pulled off his iconic speech pattern and cadence. I loved that he highlighted the flirtatious nature of Dan and his ever expansive attention to detail in one particular sketch. Emily Fairn was great as Laraine Newman and she looked almost exactly like her. She was very spunky and quirkie. Matt Wood was fantastic and unpredictable as John Belushi. He looked and sounded just like John as he nailed his personality and his devotion to comedy. He was a troublsome person and he brings that to life in many scenes. Kim Matula was great as Jane Curtin and she highlights her striking sense of humor and line delivery in one particular scene in the film. Lamorne Morris was perfection as the legendary Garrett Morris. Lamorne is known for his brilliant impressions, but he becomes Garrett instantly the moment he moves and speaks. Nicholas Braun was a complete chameleon in his portrayal of both Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson. He disappeared into both characters and he nailed Andy's childlike charm and comedic timing and definitely brought to life the soft spoken and kind nature of Henson. What a wonderful cast.

The score by the wonderful Jon Batiste was funky, smooth, warm, and fueled the tension of the story. It kept the pacing of the film up and the stress level high in the constant drum beat that felt like the heartbeat of the film. He gets a chance to perform as the great Billy Preston in number of scenes and he was great as well. Visually, this film was stunning and felt like I was watching a documentary shot on Super 8 film stock. The attention to the detail of the many film scratches and subtle dots in the scene transition was great. There are so many Easter eggs and beginnings of classic SNL sketches that you see being constructed that any die hard fan will catch. Jason Reitman has truly made pulse pounding, stressful and beautiful love letter to the greatest sketch comedy show on television. This was truly one of the best film experiences I've had in a while and most definitely one of the best films of the year! This is a must see!! Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

[wanderingmind867]

As a continuation of my SNL post from earlier today, the one and only takeaway I have from this brief interest is a newfound hatred for Lorne Michaels. He seems like a horrible boss, and everything I've heard makes me hate him. I don't know why NBC brought him back as producer, when one of their funniest cast members came from Dick Ebersole and Jean Doumanian (Eddie Murphy). Nevermind the fact that at least two of his cast members died of drug overdoses. That falls at his feet. He should have been trying to help them (especially after it already had happened once)! If he hires the writers, that would explain why the show is never consistently good, either. He has bad taste (or some of his writers do). Nevermind the fact that it sounds like his workplace is very cruel (based on testimonials of half the people he worked with). There's an old New Yorker magazine article I've stumbled upon and read twice already (once recently and once years ago). It really emphasizes all my problems with him.

[90363462]

and live from New York it’s (the 50th anniversary of) Saturday Night!

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety showcreated by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.

The show's comedy sketches, which often parody contemporary American culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members.

Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, with featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold opensketch that is usually based on political events and ends with someone breaking characterand proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show.

In 1980, Michaels left the show to explore other opportunities. He was replaced by Jean Doumanian, who was then replaced by Ebersol after a season of bad reviews. Ebersol ran the show until 1985, when Michaels returned. Since then, Michaels has held the job of showrunner. Many SNL cast members have found national stardom while appearing on the show, and achieved success in film and television, both in front of and behind the camera. Others associated with the show, such as writers, have gone on to successful careers creating, writing, and starring in television and film.

Broadcast from Studio 8H at NBC's headquarters in the Comcast Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, SNL has aired 970episodes since its debut and began its 50th season on September 28, 2024, making it one of the longest-running network television programs in the United States. The show format has been developed and recreated in several countries, meeting with different levels of success. Successful sketches have seen life outside the show as feature films, including The Blues Brothers (1980) and Wayne's World(1992). The show has been marketed in other ways, including home media releases of "best of" and whole seasons, and books and documentaries about behind-the-scenes activities of running and developing the show.

Throughout five decades on air, Saturday Night Live has received a vast number of awards, including 84 Primetime Emmy Awards, six Writers Guild of America Awards, and three Peabody Awards.

In 2000, it was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. It was ranked tenth in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, and in 2007 it was listed as one of Time's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME."

As of 2022, the show had received over 305 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, the most received by any television program. The live aspect of the show has resulted in several controversies and acts of censorship, with mistakes and intentional acts of sabotage by performers as well as guests.

Nevertheless despite controversies, times of declining ratings and many cast changes Saturday Night Live remains a cultural phenomenon that keeps people engaged and laughing for fifty years

happy 50th birthday Saturday night live! what was your favorite sketch? Featured player? Episode? Season? Guess host/musical guest?

[ninetyminutes]

DICK EBERSOL: “Lorne and I never had any real disagreements between us until the fourth show, the first time Candice Bergen did the show. There was a complete fuckup that night with NBC, where they made this enormous electronic mistake. They basically cued real commercials off of fake commercials. Somebody wasn't paying attention in broadcast control. And Lorne went nuts.”

[moorheadthanyoucanhandle]

SKETCHER ON THE RISE

Opening here in the Valley today; wide October 11:

Saturday Night--The evening in question is October 11, 1975, and we're at 30 Rock in Manhattan, watching the final rehearsal for the very first episode of Saturday Night Live. Out on the sidewalk an NBC page (Finn Wolfhard) is trying to scare up an audience for the show, but passersby aren't interested in free tickets for this moment in broadcast and cultural history. Up in the studio, the camera darts and weaves through the chaos backstage and onstage as the minutes tick down to 11:30 p.m. in something approximating real time.

Through most of the movie, director Jason Reitman follows the frantic pipsqueak Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) as he scurries from one absurd crisis to another. These range from getting a live llama up from the loading dock to getting bricks laid on the stage while union stagehands refuse to help to getting John Belushi (Matt Wood) to sign his contract.

Belushi is immobilized by anger at having to wear the silly bee costume, until he's taunted by his cocksure castmate and rival Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), at which point Michaels must keep the two men from pummeling each other. There are also executives and affiliates for Michaels to schmooze, with the diplomatic help of his long-suffering, appeasing Programming Executive Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), and technical difficulties to solve, and sketches and musical numbers to be cut; the earlier rehearsal ran three hours. And Jim Henson (Nicholas Braun) would like somebody to write a script for his Muppets to perform. 

And so on. At heart this is an old-school "hey kids, let's put on a show" movie, with Michaels in the Mickey Rooney part. But like it or not, this isn't just any show. Even in its formidable best vintages, Saturday Night Live has never been the finest sketch comedy show on TV. But it has almost certainly been the most directly and widely influential, and Reitman's movie makes the case that its very existence was a tenuous fluke, borne of a squabble between the network and Johnny Carson over weekend airings of reruns of The Tonight Show.

The script, which Reitman co-wrote with Gil Kenan, feels romanticized, but it also ingeniously finds ways to incorporate references to classic bits that came on later episodes, like Julia Child's kitchen accident or Garrett Morris singing "Gonna Get Me a Shotgun." When these and countless other iconic gags are spun past us in such a concentrated way, we realize the degree to which SNL has inhabited our generational psyches.

Not everything works, but like the show it's celebrating, Saturday Night barrels along even when jokes fall flat, largely through remarkable acting. LaBelle, from Spielberg's The Fabelmans, is willing to play Michaels as a bit of a pretentious, self-important young ass, which goes a long way toward holding sentimentality at bay. It helps you buy into the hero's determination to get the show on, both because he believes his vision could be great and because he knows this night might be his only chance to take over the asylum.

Rachel Sennott strikes a strategically seductive tone as writer Rosie Shuster, the insufficiently-recognized wife of Michaels. The huge supporting cast includes impressive work by Dylan O'Brien as a handsy Dan Aykroyd, Nicholas Podany as Billy Crystal, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Kim Matula as an alluring Jane Curtin, Lamorne Morris nailing the voice and body language of Garrett Morris (no relation!) and Ella Hunt coming about as close as a mortal could to capturing some of the enchantment of Gilda Radner. Some of these work better than others, but none are embarrassments.

Amusing in smaller turns are Matthew Rhys as George Carlin, J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle, Jon Batiste (who also wrote the score) as Billy Preston, Tracy Letts as Herb Sargent, Willem DaFoe as forbidding NBC exec David Tebet and Robert Wuhl as director Dave Wilson. There's also a startlingly chameleon-esque double role; see if you can spot it.

With Batiste's insistent jazz pushing Michaels along through the halls and dressing rooms, the film often recalls Inarritu's Birdman, from 2014. But I found Saturday Night much more enjoyable than Birdman; it's Birdman with a heart, and without the sour, unearned cynicism.

I'm predisposed to like show-biz stories, and I well remember watching, at 13, that baffling but entertaining first "cold open," between Belushi and headwriter Michael O'Donoghue (Tommy Dewey). So Saturday Night admittedly had an advantage with me. But it wouldn't have held me without Reitman and his cast's skillful execution of Hawksian overlapping dialogue and manic ensemble hum. SNL has turned many of its performers into stars, and this film could do the same.

[themovieblogonline]

"Saturday Night" Screens At Nashville Film Festival

Jason Reitman came to the Nashville Film Festival on 9/21/2024 with his newest film, “Saturday Night,” a re-enactment of the opening night (October 11, 1975) when “Saturday Night Live” went on the air “live” for the first time. Writer/Director Jason Reitman brought the casting director, John Papsidera with him. That was a master stroke, because this re-enactment of the opening night of “Saturday Night Live,” boasts a star-studded cast. There are so many up-and-coming young talents (and established talents, like Willem Dafoe and J.K. Simmons) involved that it is almost impossible to list them all.  But it’s worth trying so that you can keep an eye out amongst the over 80 speaking parts to figure out who that individual was, (in historical terms). We can marvel at the job that casting ”Saturday Night” represents. THE CAST The plot is told through the eyes of the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” Lorne Michaels. Michaels is played by Gabriel LaBelle, who was cast as young Steven Spielberg in “The Fabelmans” (2022).  Jon Batiste plays Billy Preston. Kaia Gerber (daughter of Cindy Crawford) is Jacqueline Carlin. Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) portrays an unnamed NBC page, Lamorne Morris (recent Emmy winner for “Fargo”) is Garrett Morris. Tommy Dewey (“Casual”) is head writer Michael O’Donoghue.  Nicolas Braun (“Succession”) handles two roles, as Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman. Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) is George Carlin. Cooper Hoffman (“Licorice Pizza”) plays Dick Ebersol.  Andrew Barth Feldman (“No Hard Feelings”) is Neil Levy. Taylor Gray (“Star Wars: Rebels”) is Al Franken. Rachel Sennott (“Bottoms”) is Lorne Michaels’ first wife, Rosie Shuster.  Dylan O’Brien (“Maze Runner,” 2014) is Dan Aykroyd.  I’ve probably failed to properly mention a few of the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow that are in this film about 1975’s up-and-coming stars of tomorrow You’ll want to see how close the actors come to resembling the real "Saturday Night Live" stars. There are over 80 speaking parts in the film. John Papsidera (a sometimes Nashville resident), who also worked on “Oppenheimer,” described that as a huge number. The most difficult cast member to decide upon turned out to be Dan Aykroyd, (said the duo in the Q&A after the screening). With the other cast members, they said, they “tried to find the essence of the person. The movie is about who they are.” The key was to find one main characteristic per character.  Chevy Chase was primarily portrayed as egotistical, Garrick Morris was trying to identify how he fit into the cast, O’Donaghue displayed the ability to say the nastiest things but have them come from a place of humor. Gilda Radner was always taking care of others...         THE PERFECT DIRECTORIAL CHOICE Back in 2007, right after “Juno” made waves for Reitman with Best Director and Best Picture Oscar nominations, Jason was asked what he wanted to do next. He mentioned his desire to write for SNL (in addition to continuing to direct). Jason was given a one-night stand opportunity to participate in the behind-the-scenes goings on of a SNL episode. Reitman shared that Ashton Kutcher was the host (and starred in the skit Reitman wrote, entitled “Death by Chocolate”). Gnarls Barkley was the musical guest “which gives you an idea what decade it was,” laughed Reitman. THE MUSICAL SCORE “Jon Batiste is a genius unlike anyone I’ve ever met in my life.  He has a photographic memory of sound.  We decided we should try to do the sound track the way they did SNL: live. There is music in the movie that would never have been there if Jon hadn’t been giving it to me like that.” Batiste’s rendition of “Nothin’ from Nothin” that kicks off the first show is electric. Batiste’s interpretation of the Afro-haired musician (who actually wore wigs for his gigs) was spot-on.   SCRIPT The writing shows Reitman’s award-winning touch ( Gil Kenan is  co-writer). Reitman’s film “Juno” won a nomination for Best Screenplay based on Diablo Cody’s script in 2007 and “Up in the Air” won the Golden Globe in 2010 for Best Screenplay (based on the Sheldon Turner book). “Up in the Air” was also Oscar-nominated (2009) for Best Adapted Screenplay while winning the BAFTA that year. The script for "Saturday Night" has more zingers and one-liners than any film released this year. Here’s  one quick example, “Let me know when my expectations exceed your capabilities” (Head writer O’Donaghue to the lighting crew, after lights nearly fall on the performers.) Another good one, aimed at a meddling middle-aged female censor (Catherine Curtin as Joan Carbunkle; no relation to Jane Curtin): “I’ve heard that love is blind, and now I know why.” One running joke involves how the writers constantly try to sneak risqué sexual references past NBC censor Carbunkle by mis-explaining a variety of sexual terms. AWARDS When I spoke with Jason Reitman and mentioned meeting him previously In Chicago in 2018, the year of “The Front Runner,” he suggested that I might be one of the few at tonight’s screening who had seen the film. Reitman added, “It turns out that people were less interested in Gary Hart’s Senate campaign than in Saturday Night Live.” Sad, that.  “The Front Runner,” “Up In the Air,” “Tully,” “Thank You for Smoking” and “Jennifer’s Body” are among my favorite films by any director currently working.  Reitman also produced (but did not write or direct) the 2011 DuPlass Brothers comedy “Jeff, Who Lives At Home” with Susan Sarandon, Jason Segel, and Ed Helms. STYLE “Saturday Night” is shot using 16 millimeter film. The pacing of the film is aided by the use of real time as the cast struggled to make the project gel before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night. This time-line adds to the tension.  The great (and oft-nominated Willem Dafoe) portrays David Tebet, the Chief Suit who will decide if “Saturday Night” goes on the air live or if re-runs of Carson’s “Tonight” show,  bump it. Like “Apollo 13,” even though we know how that resolves  itself, it adds tension to the plot’s story and emphasizes the show’s conflict and dilemma. (*No idea if this was legitimate or poetic license for the film.)Referencing the frenetic  pace of the show on that night, the  Michael Ritchie (“The Candidate”) style was described as “Robert Altman on amphetamines.” This is such an ambitious project. Congratulation to all involved!  "Saturday Night" documents the passing of the torch from one comedic generation to another. With the current political situation in the United States, passing the torch from one generation to another is a hot topic. With Jean Smart (“Hacks”) set to host the opening program of the 50th year of “Saturday Night Live,"  this edge-of-your-seat attempt to show who the original “Saturday Night Live” not-ready-for-prime-time players were is a great movie. As Reitman said, “It requires so much control to pull off the chaos.” And there is plenty of orchestrated chaos in this one. CONCLUSION "Saturday Night" is “the prism that captures the light of an emerging generation.” The 50th season of “SNL” is upon us. The movie's release date of October 11th is an homage to “Saturday Night Live’s” original debut date. Let the comedy begin! Does “Saturday Night” work? Yes, it does. Check it out at your local theater beginning October 11th, 2024.

[onlydylanobrien]

New Still of Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Kim Matula as Jane Curtain, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase and Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol in "Saturday Night". (2024)

📷©: thedialog.org