A look back at SNL’s 1977 Mardi Gras special from New Orleans, which didn’t exactly work out as planned. Featuring quotes from Lorne Michaels, Randy Newman, Alan Zweibel, Anne Beatts, and more. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Live Music Archive Librivox Free Audio. Featured. All Audio; SNL Mardi Gras Special (1977) by SNL. Publication date 1977-02-20 Topics snl, mardi gras Language English Live From Mardi Gras was an Saturday Night Live special that premiered on February 20, 1977. The cast and crew participate in the annual Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. Jane Curtin and Buck Henry try to provide commentary on the parade. Eric Idle, Penny Marshall and Henry Winkler cameo in the special. Live from Mardi Gras: Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis. With Randy Newman, Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Penny Marshall. There's no host for this broadcast. Randy Newman is the musical guest for this episode, which is performed live in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras celebration. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Although cast members were scattered throughout the city, parade delays, technology failures and general Mardi Gras mayhem made for one of the most chaotic shows in SNL's history. David Cuthbert, is a longtime New Orleans reporter who covered the event for The Times Picayune back in 1977. He joins us to share his SNL memories. Forty-one years ago today, the very first episode of "Saturday Night Live" aired, on Oct. 11, 1975. It would, of course, become an instant and enduring cultural sensation. Saturday Night Live Transcripts Season 2: 1976-1977The Complete Second Season on DVD. 02/20/77: Mardi Gras Special. 02/26/77: Steve Martin / The Kinks. For the Weekend Update, Garrett Morris receives the combination to the city from Mayor Landrieau, Evel Kenivel jumps the Mardi Gras parade in his hospital bed, Larraine Newman interviews a man carrying on the Mardi Gras tradition of taping mice to his eyes, and Emily Litella interviews a liver-boat captain. "Saturday Night Live" Live from Mardi Gras (TV Episode 1977) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We're both huge fans of the "original cast" era of Saturday Night Live. This Mardi Gras special was broadcast once and never re-shown on television. This gave it a legendary status among fans of SNL. Part of the allure of SNL is that "anything can happen" on live tv. But cast members and hosts have rarely gone off script, nor have any major on What could go wrong? When Saturday Night Live decided to do a primetime special from Mardi Gras in 1977, the answer was “pretty much everything.” Director Dave Wilson told Lorne Michaels he was crazy for even trying it, according to Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live. But Michaels wanted to go for it, bozos urinating I vaguely remember The Fonz being at Mardi Gras, but I was just a kid. Watch here on the internet archive! What the professor said: The whole affair was off from the very beginning. Saturday Night Live, starring The Not-Ready for Primetime Players, doing a live 2 hour primetime special in New Orleans, during Carnivalon a Sunday night. Today on Louisiana Considered, with all the excitement surrounding SNL’s 50th anniversary, we take a look at the show’s ties to the Crescent City, including an ill-fated episode at Mardi Gras. Jane Curtin shares stories from SNL’s infamous live Mardi Gras show including a no-show parade and a dramatic police escort.Late Night with Seth Meyers. Str The Meters perform “Hey Pocky A-Way” and “Mardi Gras Mambo”Note: The Meters were originally to close the broadcast while performing these local favorites, but ended up cut from the show entirely. They did get a chance to play on SNL a month later, though, by that time, keyboardist Art Neville had already left the group. After 45 years as the pre-eminent American television comedy series, Saturday Night Live's classic format - cold opens, host monologues, musical guests, Weekend Update, etc. - has become something close to a sanctified religious ceremony among its fans. The rigid following of that format has made For her full interview, see Mardi Gras February 20, 1977. Special Guests: Jimmy Carter Live: Laraine Newman Rosalynn Carter: Musical Performance "Louisiana 1927" Paul Shaffer: Lew Del Gatto:
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