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Saturday Night Live S2E1 — Lily Tomlin/James Taylor
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Saturday Night Live•Season 2•Episode 1

Lily Tomlin/James Taylor

6.9/10 · 207 votesSep 18, 197667 min

Ranked #10 of 22 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

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Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Big shot Lily Tomlin will do the show without rehearsing, "Debate 76", Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak, The Phone Company, "Women In Literature", Tess DiSenzo, The Antler Dance, Judith Beasley.

Directed byDave Wilson, Gary Weis
Written byLorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Chevy Chase, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall
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John Belushi

John Belushi

Self - Various Characters

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

Self - Various Characters

Gilda Radner

Gilda Radner

Self - Various Characters

Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

Self - Various Characters

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Self - Various Characters

Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris

Self - Various Characters

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Self - Various Characters

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

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Tom Davis

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Anne Beatts

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Tom Schiller

Tom Schiller

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Dave Wilson

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Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

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Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel

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Al Franken

Al Franken

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Michael O'Donoghue

Michael O'Donoghue

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H

Herbert Sargent

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R

Rosie Shuster

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M

Marilyn Suzanne Miller

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Episode Summary

"Lily Tomlin/James Taylor" is episode 1 of Saturday Night Live season 2. It scored 6.9/10 from 207 votes, ranking #10 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Dave Wilson, Gary Weis and written by Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Chevy Chase, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bruce McCall, it aired on September 18, 1976.

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