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©2006
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8 videodiscs (approximately 26 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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A live comedy television show featuring short skits, sketches, parodies, guest musicians, and pop-cultural guest hosts
Originally produced for television broadcast on NBC, 1975-1976
Full frame presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio)
Bonus features: original screen tests; 1975 TV interview with cast; limited ed. photo journal (31 p. : ill.)
Producer, Lorne Michaels
Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner
Disc 1: George Carlin, Paul Simon, Rob Reiner, hosts ; Billy Preston, Janis Ian, Simon & Garfunkel, Phoebe Snow, Randy Newman, The Jesse Dixon Singers, Joe Cocker with John Belushi, musical guests. Disc 2: Candice Bergen, Robert Klein, Lily Tomlin, hosts ; Esther Phillips, ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III, Howard Shore's All-Nurse Band, musical guests. Disc 3: Richard Pryor, Candice Bergen, Elliott Gould, hosts ; Gil Scott-Heron, Martha Reeves & The Stylistics, Anne Murray, musical guests. Disc 4: Buck Henry, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Dick Cavett, hosts ; Bill Withers, Toni Basil, Neil Sedaka, Jimmy Cliff, musical guests. Disc 5: Peter Boyle, Desi Arnaz, Jill Clayburgh, hosts ; Al Jarreau, Desi Arnaz, Leon Redbone, musical guests. Disc 6: Anthony Perkins, Ron Nessen, Raquel Welch, hosts ; Betty Carter, Patti Smith Group, Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian, musical guests. Disc 7: Madeline Kahn, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, hosts ; Carly Simon, Leon & Mary Russell, Gordon Lightfoot, musical guests. Disc 8: Elliott Gould, Louise Lasser, Kris Kristofferson, hosts ; Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins, Joyce Everson, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, musical guests
DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0
Closed-captioned