It’s not live, and it’s not from New York, but it is time for Saturday Night—aka the new movie about Saturday Night Live, which is opening in a handful of theaters this weekend.
Directed by Jason Reitman, and written by Gil Kenan, this new biographical drama tells the story of the 1975 premiere of the now-renowned live comedy sketch show, created by Lorne Michaels (who is played by Gabriel LaBelle in the movie.) The sprawling ensemble sketch show includes Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin, Nicholas Braun as Andy Kaufman / Jim Henson, Matthew Rhys as George Carlin, Willem Dafoe as David Tebet, J. K. Simmons as Milton Berle, and so many more.
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