On This Day, Oct. 11: 'Saturday Night Live' premieres on NBC

On Oct. 11, 1975, "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC with George Carlin as host and musicians Janis Ian and Billy Preston ...
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Skewers Donald Trump’s Late-Night TV Crackdown As POTUS Warns “Daddy’s Watching”

Saturday Night Live opened its 51st season with a skit skewering Donald Trump‘s crackdown on late-night TV, as the president (James Austin Johnson) warned that “daddy’s watching.” The skit also ...
Florida Today

Will Saturday Night Live be targeted by Trump? See president’s past comments about SNL

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned after a brief suspension, raising questions about the future of other late-night comedy shows. Former President Donald Trump has a history of criticizing "Saturday Night ...
Yahoo

'SNL' takes on Kimmel controversy, mocks Trump and Pete Hegseth in cold open

"SNL" wasted no time before taking on the Jimmy Kimmel controversy in its season premiere. The sketch show's cold open on Oct. 4 addressed the recent suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and spoofed the ...

White House spokesperson calls 'Saturday Night Live' a 'waste' of time after season premiere

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson gave a brief response to Entertainment Weekly about NBC’s “Saturday Night Live" ...
Los Angeles Times

Trump has late-night shows in his crosshairs. ‘SNL’ has long been a target of his ire

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump has said many things about “Saturday Night Live” over the years. Few of them are favorable, ...