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Saturday Night Live (1975)

Series · Rated TV-14

Comedy

A brisk, campy, and darkly comic variety show satirizes contemporary culture with broad and witty sketches.

Satirical, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Prime Video and Peacock.

Saturday Night Live parents guide

It stays inside its TV-14, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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What is Saturday Night Live about?

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary 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 an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Cast and crew

Created byDick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels
StarringMichael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Marcello Hernández, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost

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