Q 01/05
A) Dick Ebersol
B) Lorne Michaels
C) Fred Silverman
D) Bernie Brillstein
Answer · why
He has run the show for most of its history; it has been broadcast from Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza since 1975.
Q 02/05
A) Richard Pryor
B) Steve Martin
C) George Carlin
D) Lily Tomlin
Answer · why
Billy Preston and Janis Ian were the musical guests that night, and the show was still billed as NBC's Saturday Night.
Q 03/05
A) The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players
B) The Late Night Irregulars
C) The Studio 8H Company
D) The Saturday Night Regulars
Answer · why
That first troupe included John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and Chevy Chase.
Q 04/05
A) Darrell Hammond
B) Fred Armisen
C) Seth Meyers
D) Kenan Thompson
Answer · why
He was already a sketch veteran, having been an original cast member of Nickelodeon's All That in the 1990s.
Q 05/05
A) Bill Cosby
B) Jonathan Winters
C) Carl Reiner
D) Richard Pryor
Answer · why
He grew up in Peoria, Illinois, and won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album five times.
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