Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan conducted an extensive series of interviews with the living cast, writers and crew of the first-ever episode of Saturday Night Live, which aired on October 11, 1975 on NBC and has been going ever since. The result of their efforts is Sony Pictures’ upcoming Saturday Night, a movie retelling the story of that night.
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The pic formerly known as SNL 1975, which Reitman and Kenan co-wrote and which Reitman is directing, tells the chaotic behind-the-scenes story of what happened that first night, just before the live cameras clicked on to launch a late-night institution and a slew of eventual stars among the young, mostly unknown troupe of comedians including John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner, all under the watchful eye of creator Lorne Michaels.
Some of the fun with Saturday Night is following as the cast assembles to play members of that iconic SNL team, with The Fabelmans star Gabriel LaBelle among the first to land a role, playing Michaels.
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Scroll below to see what other actors have landed parts, and who they are playing. Check back as more are announced.
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Gabriel LaBelle playing Lorne Michaels
Image Credit: Getty/Everett Gabriel LaBelle playing Lorne Michaels
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Matt Wood playing John Belushi
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Ella Hunt playing Gilda Radner
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Cory Michael Smith playing Chevy Chase
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Dylan O’Brien playing Dan Aykroyd
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Lamorne Morris playing Garrett Morris
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Kim Matula playing Jane Curtin
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Emily Fairn playing Laraine Newman
Image Credit: Phil Sharp/Everett Emily Fairn playing Laraine Newman
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Nicholas Podany playing Billy Crystal
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Cooper Hoffman playing Dick Ebersol
Image Credit: Getty/Everett Cooper Hoffman playing Dick Ebersol
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Tommy Dewey playing Michael O’Donoghue
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Taylor Gray playing Al Franken
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Mcabe Gregg playing Tom Davis
Image Credit: Nicholas Small/Getty Mcabe Gregg playing Tom Davis
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Billy Bryck, left, and Joe Crest playing Herb Sargent
Image Credit: Getty/Massengale Photography/Getty Billy Bryck & Joe Crest playing Herb Sargent
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Nick Braun playing Jim Henson
Image Credit: Getty Images Nick Braun playing Jim Henson
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J.K. Simmons playing Milton Berle
J.K. Simmons playing Milton Berle
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Willem Dafoe playing David Tebet
Image Credit: Chris Chapman for Deadline/Getty Willem Dafoe playing David Tebet
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Leander Suleiman playing Anne Beatts
Image Credit: Jibun Jishin/Getty Images Leander Suleiman playing Anne Beatts
