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How Saturday Night Cast Compares to Their SNL Counterparts
The Saturday Night cast has Us shook by their resemblance to their real-life Saturday Night Live counterparts.
The film, which was originally titled SNL 1975, will focus on the behind-the-scenes story of the night leading up to SNL‘s first broadcast in October 1975. The movie’s director Jason Reitman wrote the screenplay with Gil Kenan, which was based on an extensive series of interviews with living cast members, writers and crew.
Saturday Night stars Lamorne Morris, Dylan O’Brien, Cory Michael Smith, Matt Wood, Gabriel LaBelle and Cooper Hoffman as some of the iconic comedians who helped establish the sketch series. Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is also set to play an NBC page.
Since its inception, Saturday Night Live has become a fixture in late-night programming. In addition to each episode featuring a celebrity host and a musical guest, the show has helped launch the careers of many cast members such as Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Adam Sandler, Pete Davidson and Kate McKinnon.
Keep scrolling to see how the cast of Saturday Night compares to their real-life counterparts from SNL: