Saturday Night Live season 8

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

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== Format changes ==

== Format changes ==

[[Dick Ebersol]] brought back the show's cold openings that ended with "''Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!''" and the monologues by the hosts. Ebersol also changed Weekend Update's name for the second time, to ''Saturday Night News''. Since [[Brian Doyle-Murray]] and [[Christine Ebersole]] had both been dropped, a new anchor was needed for the segment. [[Brad Hall]] got the gig and became the new anchor.

For the season, [[Dick Ebersol]] brought back the show's opening phrase "[[Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!]]" and the monologues by the hosts. Ebersol also changed ''Weekend Update''{{'}}s name for the second time, to ''Saturday Night News''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atwater |first=Carleton |date=2011-01-06 |title=Looking Back at Saturday Night Live, 1980-1985 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/01/looking-back-at-saturday-night-live-1980-1985.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> Since [[Brian Doyle-Murray]] and [[Christine Ebersole]] had both been dropped,{{sfn|Hill|Weingrad|1986|pp=450, 461}} a new anchor was needed for the segment. [[Brad Hall]] got the gig and became the new anchor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=SNL Weekend Update Hosts Through the Years |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/snl-weekend-update-hosts-in-order |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=NBC |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Notable moments ==

== Notable moments ==

Notable moments of this season included [[Drew Barrymore]] hosting the show—the youngest ever person to host. During the episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not [[Andy Kaufman]] should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted by a [[Premium-rate telephone number|1-900]] number. At the end of the show, Kaufman was banned from ever performing on ''SNL'' again.

Notable moments of this season included [[Drew Barrymore]] hosting the show—the youngest ever person to host.{{sfn|Ebersol|2022|p=110}} During the episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not [[Andy Kaufman]] should be banned from the show.{{sfn|Ebersol|2022|pp=110-111}} The vote was conducted by a [[Premium-rate telephone number|1-900]] number. At the end of the show, Kaufman was banned from ever performing on ''SNL'' again.

Another notable moment was when [[Eddie Murphy]] hosted the show. Murphy substituted for his ''[[48 Hours (film)|48 Hours]]'' co-star [[Nick Nolte]]. Murphy became the only person to have hosted the show while still a cast member. He announced "Live from New York, it's the Eddie Murphy Show!"

Another notable moment was when [[Eddie Murphy]] hosted the show. Murphy substituted for his ''[[48 Hours (film)|48 Hours]]'' co-star [[Nick Nolte]].{{sfn|Hill|Weingrad|1986|p=466}} Murphy became the only person to have hosted the show while still a cast member. He announced "Live from New York, it's the Eddie Murphy Show!"

==Cast==

==Cast==

Before the start of the season, Brian Doyle-Murray, Christine Ebersole and Tony Rosato were dropped from the cast. To fill the void, Dick Ebersol went to the [[The Second City]] to look for performers; however, Second City was tired of losing their talent to network shows and instead directed him to [[The Practical Theatre Company]],<ref name="80s">{{cite AV media |title=Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found |url=https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_j0lidhjh/31261611 |publisher=NBC |access-date=22 May 2024 |date=November 13, 2005}}</ref> where Ebersol discovered [[Brad Hall]], [[Gary Kroeger]] and [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]. The three were hired to the ''SNL'' cast on the spot.{{sfn|Shales|Miller|2002|p=213}}<ref name="80s" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 29, 1982 |title=New 'SNL' cast getting used to idea |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TyY0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=w-AIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3747%2C6091506 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |work=Bangor Daily News |page=5ME |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Before the start of the season. [[Brian Doyle-Murray]], [[Christine Ebersole]] and [[Tony Rosato]] were dropped and replaced by [[Brad Hall]], [[Gary Kroeger]] and [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]].

===Cast roster===

===Cast roster===

'''Repertory players'''

'''Repertory players'''

{{columns-start}}

*[[Robin Duke]]

*[[Robin Duke]]

*[[Mary Gross]]

*[[Mary Gross]]

*'''[[Brad Hall]]'''

*'''[[Brad Hall]]'''

*[[Tim Kazurinsky]]

*[[Tim Kazurinsky]]

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*[[Gary Kroeger]]

*[[Gary Kroeger]]

*[[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]

*[[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]

*[[Eddie Murphy]]

*[[Eddie Murphy]]

*[[Joe Piscopo]]

*[[Joe Piscopo]]

{{columns-end}}

<small>'''bold''' denotes Weekend Update anchor</small>

<small>'''bold''' denotes Weekend Update anchor</small>

==Writers==

==Writers==

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{{main|List of Saturday Night Live writers#season 8}}

Before the season, Paul Barrosse was added as a writer.

Before the season, Paul Barrosse was added as a writer.<ref name=":0" />

This season's writers were Paul Barrosse, Barry W. Blaustein, Robin Duke, Ellen L. Fogle, Nate Herman, Tim Kazurinsky, Andy Kurtzman, Eddie Murphy, Pamela Norris, Margaret Oberman, Joe Piscopo, David Sheffield, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, Tracy Tormé and Eliot Wald. The head writers were Bob Tischler and Andrew Smith.

This season's writers were Paul Barrosse, Barry W. Blaustein, Robin Duke, Ellen L. Fogle, Nate Herman, Tim Kazurinsky, Andy Kurtzman, Eddie Murphy, Pamela Norris, Margaret Oberman, Joe Piscopo, David Sheffield, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, Tracy Tormé and Eliot Wald. The head writers were Bob Tischler and Andrew Smith.

*Kenny Loggins performs "[[Heart to Heart (Kenny Loggins song)|Heart to Heart]]" and "I Gotta Try".<ref name="SNL" />

*Kenny Loggins performs "[[Heart to Heart (Kenny Loggins song)|Heart to Heart]]" and "I Gotta Try".<ref name="SNL" />

*[[Merv Griffin]] appeared in the [[cold opening]].

*[[Merv Griffin]] appeared in the [[cold opening]].

*During the week, Blake was very hard to work with and reportedly threw a crumpled script into the face of cast member/writer [[Gary Kroeger]]. Blake would be banned from ever hosting again.

*During the week, Blake was very hard to work with and reportedly threw a crumpled script into the face of cast member/writer [[Gary Kroeger]].{{sfn|Shales|Miller|2002|pp=281-282}} Blake would be banned from ever hosting again.

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*[[Lily Tomlin]] acts as both host and musical guest for this episode.

*[[Lily Tomlin]] acts as both host and musical guest for this episode.

*Tomlin (as Hawkins) performs "We Care"<ref>https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2014/8/20/classic-snl-review-january-22-1983-lily-tomlin-purvis-hawkins-s08e10</ref>

*Tomlin (as Hawkins) performs "We Care"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2014/8/20/classic-snl-review-january-22-1983-lily-tomlin-purvis-hawkins-s08e10 |title=Classic SNL Review: January 22, 1983: Lily Tomlin / "Purvis Hawkins" (S08E10) |website=Brownyn Joan |date=August 20, 2014}}</ref>

*As Murphy did the episode before, Tomlin opens the show by announcing: "Live from New York, it's the ''Lily Tomlin'' Show!"

*As Murphy did the episode before, Tomlin opens the show by announcing: "Live from New York, it's the ''Lily Tomlin'' Show!"

*[[Andy Kaufman]] makes a guest appearance in a pre-taped segment, ostensibly as "bought commercial time" since this is the only way he can still get to appear on ''SNL''. It would be the last time Kaufman would appear on any form on ''SNL''.

*[[Andy Kaufman]] makes a guest appearance in a pre-taped segment, ostensibly as "bought commercial time" since this is the only way he can still get to appear on ''SNL''. It would be the last time Kaufman would appear on any form on ''SNL''.

== References ==

== References ==

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===Works cited===

*{{cite book|last=Ebersol |first=Dick |year=2022 |title=From Saturday Night to Sunday Night: My Forty Years of Laughter, Tears, and Touchdowns in TV

|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1982194482}}

*{{cite book|last1=Hill |first1=Doug |last2=Weingrad |first2=Jeff |year=1986 |title=Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live|publisher=Beech Tree Books |isbn=978-0688050993}}

*{{cite book|last1=Shales |first1=Tom |last2=Miller |first2=James Andrew |title=Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live |year=2002 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=978-0316781466 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MjJkAQAACAAJ}}

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