At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

“Reitman also is a master of pacing, packing the film’s 90 minutes with a head-spinning amount of activity. He manages to capture the adrenaline and terror of mounting a live sketch-comedy show on air through careful editing and an economical writing style. ‘Saturday Night’ moves at such a frenetic pace that it amps up the stakes of this predetermined outcome.” ~ Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly

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