Its 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1975, and the clock is ticking.
Free comedy show, plenty of seats, he says as passersby ignore his pleas.
Plenty of tickets left guys, free show!
Cast of ‘Saturday Night’.Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube
F—s sake.
We then see our first look at LaBelle, whos desperately trying to get past security at 30 Rock.
Look, my name is Lorne Michaels, Im the producer ofSaturday Night, he says.
Rachel Sennott and Gabriel LaBelle in ‘Saturday Night’.Sony Pictures
a security guard responds.
Yeah, the whole night.
Dan Ayekuh how the f— do you pronounce this?
You know, I was thinking: why dont we punt?
We should initiate the dress rehearsal and claw back a win next Saturday, Ebersol suggests.
We cant, Dick, its a live show, Michaels responds.
Were just not ready, Dick says.
It doesnt matter that were ready, it matters that its 11:30.
Thats when we go on, Michaels insists.
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NBC exec David Tebet (Willem Dafoe) jumps in to criticize Michaels, too.
Ebersol continues to make a run at talk Michaels down.
NBC makes more money playing reruns ofThe Tonight Show, he says.
NBC is lucky to have something as relevant as this show, Michaels shoots back.
Lorne, they dont even want it!
Thats logical, Dick, thats why were paying us all to be here.
Did you ever stop and wonder why they said Yes?
A counterculture show starring total unknowns with zero narrative and even less structure?
They want you to fail.
We just have to make it to air, Lorne concludes.
Saturday Nighthits theaters Oct. 11, exactly 49 years after the firstSNLbroadcast.
Watch the first trailer above.
