‘Samurai Deli’ sketch featured on ‘Saturday Night’ 40 years ago this hour (Jan 17 1976)

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(Saturday, January 17, 1976, 11:50 p.m.-1:20 a.m. EST) — A samurai (John Belushi) runs a late-night deli, where a customer (Buck Henry) is impressed with his unique way of slicing sandwiches on tonight’s episode of the NBC late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show Saturday Night.

TV Guide and TV Land ranked the moment this moment #69 of the “100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time” in 2004.