Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
MezzA101
Broadway Star Joined: 3/29/23
#2Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Posted: 8/20/25 at 3:55pm
Interesting that this is happening so close on the heels of a major movie that covered the exact same topic.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#3Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Posted: 8/20/25 at 4:03pm
Kad said: "Interesting that this is happening so close on the heels of a major movie that covered the exact same topic."
We’re running out of ideas and I’m bored.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Posted: 8/20/25 at 4:18pm
Kad said: "Interesting that this is happening so close on the heels of a major movie that covered the exact same topic."
The 2024 film SATURDAY NIGHT was entirely just about the chaos that started 90 minutes prior to the show’s very first episode. It had zero to do with the creation of the show, or the casting of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, or the writers, etc. This play looks to be about all the things the film SATURDAY NIGHT wasn’t.
#5Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Posted: 8/20/25 at 4:25pm
I’m a huge fan of SNL but after all the 50th anniversary specials and the aforementioned film, I can’t be the only one who’s SNL’d out. There’s not much more mystery to unravel here.
Updated On: 8/20/25 at 04:25 PM
KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
#6Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Posted: 8/20/25 at 4:27pm
Kad said: "Interesting that this is happening so close on the heels of a major movie that covered the exact same topic."
It's the 50th anniversary of the show, so I imagine that jump-started a lot of the interest.
#7Deadline: Early Days Of 'SNL' To Be Portrayed In New Off Broadway Play
Posted: 8/20/25 at 4:51pm
TheQuibbler said: "I’ma huge fan of SNL but after all the 50th anniversary specials and the aforementioned film, I can’t be the only who’s SNL’d out. There’s not much more mystery to unravel here."
As a proud member of Quaid Army, I find myself mostly in agreement with Seth Myers's catchphrase "An Golden Era:" the show leans far too hard on the mythology of the first five years, when those weren't truly "THE shining golden era" that deifies itself and eclipses everything else. Instead, every few years we find "AN golden era" that deserves to be celebrated the way sports teams have good eras, not a singular era when they were great.
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