Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live."
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From Skit to Screen: It's Saturday Night Live Spinoffs!
1 user likes thisMany "Saturday Night Live" sketches have also found fame on the big screen.
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- In this satirical comedy, a conservative folk singer (Tim Robbins) turns his hand to politics, running for the U.S. Senate. He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
- A nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon), dreams of superstardom. Also featuring Will Ferrell.
- Two brothers (Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan) yearn to become movers and shakers in the L.A. nightclub scene. A series of fortunate accidents ushers them into the ultra-hip Roxbury and a life they are totally unprepared for.
- Jake Blues (John Belushi) rejoins with his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the home where the two were raised.
- Dan Aykroyd returns as Elwood Blues and must reunite the old band and go on another "Mission from God." This action-packed comedy costars John Goodman and includes appearances by B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Eric Clapton.
- Sporting conical crania, extraterrestrials Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtain) crash land on Earth, where they are forced to live out a life as typical suburban humans, much to the chagrin of both their new and old planets.
- Former special operative MacGruber (Will Forte) is called back into action to take down his arch-enemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, D.C.
- Leon (Tim Meadows) loses his radio show because of his X-rated on-air comments. He then gets a letter from a former flame promising him a lifetime of wealth and happiness. Things are looking up!
- When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) a contract to tape their late-night cable-access show at his network studio, they discover the road to the big time is full of gnarly twists and turns.
- The inseparable duo, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey), organize a rock concert while Wayne fends off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.
- Stuart's (Al Franken) "shame spiral" begins when his cable-access show is canceled. Then, his aunt dies. But with the help of his best friend and Al-Anon sponsor, Stuart takes on the armies of denial that threaten his family and future.
- A 1994 slapstick comedy based on the SNL character Pat, played by Julia Sweeney, whose indeterminate gender continues to make people wonder.
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