Saturday Night (15)

★★ This SNL origin tale is just as unfunny as the show itself. Jason Reitman’s dramedy about the American comedy show’s first broadcast is contrived and annoying. ~ The Telegraph.

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At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever.

Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

Full of humour, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…

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★★★ The origin story behind long-running comedy institution ‘SNL’ is dramatic but messy. ~ NME.

★★★ Jason Reitman’s buoyant but over-safe SNL origin story is more James than John Belushi. ~ Time Out.

★★★★ It's a loving and entertaining tribute to an American TV institution; you get a sense of that history and how that mindset of the opening quote is still there in SNL today. Jokes and sets are still being created up to the last possible minute. ~ RTE.