The time, 11:30 at night on NBC. T.V history has been born. A group of comedians have taken the trip to New York and said some words that many others would say in the next 27 years. Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!!!!!!" Those people:

Dan Aykroyd		Himself (1975-79)
John Belushi		Himself (1975-79)
Chevy Chase		Himself (1975-76)
Jane Curtin		Herself (1975-80)
Garrett Morris		Himself (1975-80)
Laraine Newman		Herself (1975-80)
Gilda Radner		Herself (1975-80)
Albert Brooks		Himself (1975-76)
George Coe		Himself (1975)
Andy Kaufman		Himself (1975-82)
Michael O'Donoghue		Himself (1975-79)
Don Pardo		Himself / Announcer (1975-)

From that moment on, many other would say,"I want to work for Lorn Michels!" Thoses others are:

Tom Davis		Himself (1977-80)
Al Franken		Himself (1977-80, 1986, 1987-95)
Bill Murray		Himself (1977-80)
Don Novello		Himself (1978-80, 1985-86)
Paul Shaffer		Himself (1978-80)
Jim Downey		Himself (1979-80)
Harry Shearer		Himself (1979-80, 1984-85)
Peter Aykroyd		Himself (1980)
Denny Dillon		Herself (1980-81)
Gilbert Gottfried		Himself (1980-81)
Yvonne Hudson		Herself (1980-81)
Matthew Laurance		Himself (1980-81)
Gail Matthius		Herself (1980-81)
Joe Piscopo		Himself (1980-84)
Ann Risley		Herself (1980-81)
Charles Rocket		Himself (1980-81)
Terry Sweeney		Himself (1980-81)
Patrick Weathers		Himself (1980-81)
Brian Doyle-Murray		Himself (1981-82)
Robin Duke		Herself (1981-84)
Christine Ebersole		Herself (1981-82)
Mary Gross		Herself (1981-85)
Tim Kazurinsky		Himself (1981-84)
Eddie Murphy		Himself (1981-84)
Tony Rosato		Himself (1981-82)
Brad Hall		Himself (1982-84)
Gary Kroeger		Himself (1982-85)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus		Herself (1982-85)
James Belushi		Himself (1983-85)
Billy Crystal		Himself (1984-85)
Christopher Guest		Himself (1984-85)
Rich Hall		Himself (1984-85)
Martin Short		Himself (1984-85)
Pamela Stephenson		Herself (1984-85)
Joan Cusack		Herself (1985-86)
Robert Downey Jr.		Himself (1985-86)
Anthony Michael Hall		Himself (1985-86)
Nora Dunn		Herself (1985-90)
Jon Lovitz		Himself (1985-90)
Bruce McCulloch		Himself (1985-86, 1994-95)
Dennis Miller		Himself (1985-90)
Randy Quaid		Himself (1985-86)
Danitra Vance		Herself (1985-86)
Dan Vitale		Himself (1985-86)
Damon Wayans		Himself (1985-86)
A. Whitney Brown		Himself (1986-91)
Dana Carvey		Himself (1986-93)
Phil Hartman		Himself (1986-94)
Jan Hooks		Herself (1986-91)
Victoria Jackson		Herself (1986-92)
Kevin Meaney		Himself (1986)
Kevin Nealon		Himself (1986-95)
Mike Myers		Himself (1989-95)
Ben Stiller		Himself (1989)
Chris Farley		Himself (1990-95)
Chris Rock		Himself (1990-93)
Julia Sweeney		Herself (1990-94)
Beth Cahill		Herself (1991-93)
Ellen Cleghorne		Herself (1991-95)
Siobhan Fallon		Herself (1991-92)
Melanie Hutsell		Herself (1991-94)
Tim Meadows		Himself (1991-2000)
Adam Sandler		Himself (1991-95)
Rob Schneider		Himself (1991-94)
Robert Smigel		Himself/Animator (1991-93, 1998-)
David Spade		Himself (1991-95)
Norm Macdonald		Himself (1993-98)
Jay Mohr		Himself (1993-95)
Sarah Silverman		Herself (1993-94)
Morwenna Banks		Herself (1994-95)
Chris Elliott		Himself (1994-95)
Janeane Garofalo		Herself (1994-95)
Laura Kightlinger		Herself (1994-95)
Michael McKean		Himself (1994-95)
Mark McKinney		Himself (1994-97)
Molly Shannon		Herself (1994-2001)
Jim Breuer		Himself (1995-98)
Will Ferrell		Himself (1995-2002)
Darrell Hammond		Himself (1995-)
David Koechner		Himself (1995-96)
Cheri Oteri		Herself (1995-2000)
Colin Quinn		Himself (1995-2000)
Nancy Walls		Herself (1995-96)
Ana Gasteyer		Herself (1996-2002)
Chris Kattan		Himself (1996-)
Tracy Morgan		Himself (1996-)
Fred Wolf		Himself (1996)
Jimmy Fallon		Himself (1998-)
Chris Parnell		Himself (1998-)
Horatio Sanz		Himself (1998-)
Rachel Dratch		Herself (1999-)
Tina Fey		Herself (2000-)
Jerry Minor		Himself (2000-)
Maya Rudolph		Herself (2000-)

    "Saturday Night Live" is a late-night sketch-comedy television program which has been running on the NBC (National Broadcasting Company) television network since October 11, 1975 (Host: George Carlin). It is seen live, by the east coast, at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday nights. Its television season typically begins in late September and ends in mid-May, producing 20 live episodes per season. Reruns and specials are inserted between live shows, with no more than three live shows being done in consecutive weeks.

"SNL" has been the highest rated late-night show in America since 1977, when its ratings surpassed "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." While the cast members have changed over the years, the basic elements remain the same: a celebrity host, musical guest, sketches, commercial parodies, and fake news segment.

"SNL" has seen many fans come and go as the "'SNL' Eras" have changed. Here's a break-down for you:

• 1975-80: "The Not Ready for Prime-Time Era"
  This is still referred to by the majority of "SNL's" fans as the best era of the show's life. Stars who emerged from this era include Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Al Franken, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer, and even Steve Martin (and he wasn't even a cast member, just a frequent host).

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• 1980-81: "The Crappy Era, Part One"
  This season had the misfortune of following an era America had grown to love. No hold-overs at all from the original cast, and weak writing, had America looking elsewhere for entertainment on Saturday nights. Stars who emerged from this era include Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo (the only two of whom even made it into the next era), Gilbert Gottfried, and Charles Rocket.

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• 1981-84: "Eddie's Era"
  "SNL" rebounded with an era that won back fans and critics who deserted the show during the 1980-81 season. This era is known as the one that really let Eddie Murphy shine and become a full-fledged star! Stars to emerge from this era include Jim Belushi and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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• 1984-85: "The Era of Celebrity Cast Members, Part One"
  Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Martin Short were already celebrities when they joined the cast of "SNL" for this one-season era. (Crystal, in fact, had already hosted "SNL" once.) Despite several popular characters that Crystal developed over the course of the season, many critics panned the Eddie Murphy-less show.

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• 1985-90: "The Return of Lorne Michaels"
  Lorne Michaels, who was the executive producer of the show for its first era, returned in 1985 to the helm of the struggling show. In 1986, after another critically-panned season, Michaels did away with such soon-to-be stars as Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, and Randy Quaid, and hired a new cast (saving only Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz, and Dennis Miller from the previous season). Writers such as Conan O'Brien, and the new cast -- including Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Kevin Nealon, and, eventually, Mike Myers -- helped to save the show from extinction. Critics and fans hailed the last four seasons of this era as the best since the first era.

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• 1990-94: "Stuff the Cast with Featured Players, Fa La La La La, La La La La"
  Lorne Michaels wanted stars in the wings, so he jammed as many featured players into the ensemble as he could, and it worked beautifully! As cast members Dennis Miller, Victoria Jackson, Jon Lovitz, and, eventually, Dana Carvey left, Michaels simply gave popular featured players a raise to cast member status. Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, David Spade, and Julia Sweeney were among those who started as featured players, but eventually replaced exiting cast members.

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• 1994-95: "The Crappy Era, Part Two / The Era of Celebrity Cast Members, Part Two"
  This one-season era is referred to by some as the worst in the show's history; This, despite the star power of Chris Elliot, Chris Farley, Janeane Garafalo, Michael McKean, Adam Sandler, and David Spade. Popular recurring characters were no where to be found and many sketches seemed to have no ending. One element of this Phil Hartman-less era which critics praised was the "Weekend Update" segment, anchored by then-relatively unknown comic Norm Macdonald.

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• 1995-present: "The Era of Funny Females"
  Despite a very apparent rise in the show's quality, the loss of Adam Sandler and Chris Farley -- coupled with competition from FOX's "Mad TV" -- resulted in low Nielsen Ratings for the first season of this era. Eventually, however, "SNL's" audience found its way back ... as did the show's reliance on recurring characters. This era has seen Tim Meadows and Norm Macdonald emerge as stars (despite the latter's firing from "Weekend Update" in January 1998). The last four seasons have been praised for one of the most talented female ensembles in "SNL" history. In fact, despite the men outnumbering the women every season, Molly Shannon is the only cast member during this era to earn an Emmy nomination for her performance on the show. Male cast members Jim Breuer, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, and Chris Kattan have won over cult followings.

Many movies have been made that feature or star fictional characters who have appeared on "SNL." This list includes "The Blues Brothers" (1980), "Gilda Live" (1980), "Wayne's World" (1992), "Mo' Money" (1992), "Bob Roberts" (1992), "Mr. Saturday Night" (1992), "Coneheads" (1993), "Wayne's World 2" (1993), "It's Pat" (1994), "Casper" (1995), "Stuart Saves His Family" (1995), "Blues Brothers 2000" (1998), "A Night at the Roxbury" (1998), "Office Space" (1999), and "Superstar" (1999).