Saturday Night Live: 1987-1988

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  Season 13: 1987-1988


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Starring:

Dana Carvey

Nora Dunn

Phil Hartman

Jan Hooks

Victoria Jackson

Jon Lovitz

Dennis Miller

Kevin Nealon

Featuring:

A. Whitney Brown

Al Franken

Episodes

10/17/87: Steve Martin / Sting

10/24/87: Sean Penn / L.L. Cool J, Michael Penn & The Pull

10/31/87: Dabney Coleman / The Cars

11/14/87: Robert Mitchum / Simply Red

11/21/87: Candice Bergen / Cher

12/05/87: Danny DeVito / Bryan Ferry

12/12/87: Angie Dickinson / Buster Poindexter, David Gilmour

12/19/87: Paul Simon / Linda Ronstadt

01/23/88: Robin Williams / James Taylor

01/30/88: Carl Weathers / Robbie Robertson

02/13/88: Justine Bateman / Terrance Trent D’Arby

02/20/88: Tom Hanks / Randy Travis

SummaryAfter three seasons of unstable casting decisions, returning Producer Lorne Michaels has finally brought the stride back to “Saturday Night Live”. Only three members of his 1985 cast were considered funny and popular enough to bring back for the next season, and 1986’s cast hit such a high-note with viewers that Lorne brought them all back for this season – including an upgrade for featured player Kevin “Mr. Subliminal” Nealon.

Although no episode left viewers disappointed, the season did come to an early end due to a writer’s strike. Any other great comedy that was to surface would have to wait until the following season. The biggest disappoint of all was the news that original cast member Gilda Radner had agreed to host by season’s end, but now, because of the writer’s strike, was unable to. By the strike’s end, and the next season’s premiere, Radner had to cancel her engagement when she developed the early signs of cancer.

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Author: Don Roy King

Don Roy King has directed fourteen seasons of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him ten Emmys and fourteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for fifteen DGA Awards and won in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. View all posts by Don Roy King