George Carlin hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’ premiere on NBC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Oct 11 1975)


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(Saturday, October 11, 1975, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live (originally titled NBC’s Saturday Night) debuted tonight with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests.