Series · Comedy, News
Saturday Night Live (1975)Season 10
Saturday Night Live aired its tenth season during the 1984-1985 television season on NBC. The season contained 18 episodes and was cut short due to a writer's strike and budget constraints. During the previous season Eddie Murphy left the show mid season. Because of Murphy's departure Joe Piscopo also left the show because he did not want to do it without Murphy. Dick Ebersol then fired Robin Duke, Brad Hall and Tim Kazurinsky. Ebersol then wanted to blow up the show by adding seasoned comedians instead of newcomers. He hired Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer, New Zealander Pamela Stephenson, Rich Hall, Martin Short, and Christopher Guest. Guest would become the anchor of Saturday Night News. In the middle of the season, Harry Shearer left the show, due to "creative differences". Despite his departure, his image is still shown in the opening credits.
- Creator
- Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels
- Writers
- Lorne Michaels, Jim Downey, Robert Smigel
- Network
- NBC
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- October 11, 1975
- Status
- Returning
- Next episode
- S52E4 · October 31, 2026
Cast
Kenan ThompsonSelf - Various Characters
Darrell HammondDonald Trump (uncredited)
Colin JostEmployee (uncredited)
Seth MeyersSelf - Host
Michael CheSelf - Various Characters
Fred ArmisenSelf - Host
Al FrankenThe Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Cecily StrongSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Kate McKinnonSelf - Host
Mikey DaySelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Aidy BryantSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Tim MeadowsLeon Phelps (uncredited)
Bobby MoynihanSelf
Kyle MooneySelf - Various Characters
Maya RudolphSelf - Host
Kevin NealonFranz (uncredited)
Jason SudeikisPolice Officer (uncredited)
Pete DavidsonSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Bill HaderSelf - Various Characters
Tina FeyLaughing Writer (uncredited)
Episodes
0/17 watched- Episode 1: (no host)/Thompson Twins1 h 7 min · Oct 6, 1984
- Episode 2: Bob Uecker/Peter Wolf1 h 7 min · Oct 13, 1984
- Episode 3: Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps1 h 7 min · Oct 20, 1984
- Episode 4: Michael McKean/Chaka Khan, The Folksmen1 h 7 min · Nov 3, 1984
- Episode 5: George Carlin/Frankie Goes to Hollywood1 h 7 min · Nov 10, 1984
- Episode 6: Ed Asner/The Kinks1 h 7 min · Nov 17, 1984
- Episode 7: Ed Begley, Jr./Billy Squier1 h 7 min · Dec 1, 1984
- Episode 8: Ringo Starr/Herbie Hancock1 h 7 min · Dec 8, 1984
- Episode 9: Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers1 h 7 min · Dec 15, 1984
- Episode 10: Kathleen Turner/John Waite1 h 7 min · Jan 12, 1985
- Episode 11: Roy Scheider/Billy Ocean1 h 7 min · Jan 19, 1985
- Episode 12: Alex Karras/Tina Turner1 h 7 min · Feb 2, 1985
- Episode 13: Harry Anderson/Bryan Adams1 h 7 min · Feb 9, 1985
- Episode 14: Pamela Sue Martin/Power Station1 h 7 min · Feb 16, 1985
- Episode 15: Mr. T & Hulk Hogan/The Commodores1 h 7 min · Mar 30, 1985
- Episode 16: Christopher Reeve/Santana1 h 7 min · Apr 6, 1985
- Episode 17: Howard Cosell/Greg Kihn1 h 7 min · Apr 13, 1985
