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When does Saturday Night Live Season 8 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 8 premiered Saturday, September 25, 1982 on NBC and ended Saturday, May 14, 1983. The season has 20 episodes.

Saturday Night Live aired its eighth season during the 1982–1983 season on NBC. The 8th season started on September 25, 1982 and ended on May 14, 1983. This was the third season to air since Lorne Michaels had left his first tenure as executive producer. Many changes happened before the start of the season. Brian Doyle-Murray, Christine Ebersole and Tony Rosato were dropped from the show to make room for new cast members. Hired in their places were Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Gary Kroeger. Dick Ebersol brought back the show's cold openings that ended with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" and the monologues by the host. Ebersol also changed Weekend Update's name for the second time, to Saturday Night News. Since Doyle-Murray and Ebersole had both been dropped, a new anchor was needed for the segment. Hall got the gig and became the new anchor. Notable moments of this season included Drew Barrymore hosting the show—the youngest ever person to host the show. During the episode hosted by Barrymore, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not Andy Kaufman should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted by a 1-900 number. At the end of the show Kaufman was banned from ever performing on SNL again.

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Saturday Night Live Season 8 release schedule

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1. Chevy Chase/Queen

Sketches are ""Chevy Live from Burbank,"" ""Tyrone Green Art Gallery,"" ""Joe Piscopo In Love,"" ""John Hinckley for President,"" ""Mystery Theatre,"" ""Popeil Galactic Prophylactic,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""PTC Club."" Queen performs ""Crazy Little Thing Called Love"" and ""Under Pressure.""

Saturday · 44 years ago

2. Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Sketches include Mister Robinson's Neighborhood #4.

Saturday · 44 years ago

3. Ron Howard/The Clash

Sketches include "Opie's Back", "Whiners Want a Baby" and "Focus On Film". The Clash performs "Rock The Casbah".

Saturday · 44 years ago

4. Howard Hesseman/Men at Work

Saturday · 44 years ago

5. Michael Keaton/The New Joe Jackson Band

Saturday · 44 years ago

6. Robert Blake/Kenny Loggins

Sketches include ""The Merv Griffin Show,"" ""Shuttle Mission,"" ""PBS Promo,"" ""Talent Show,"" ""Little House on the Prairie,"" ""Masterful Theatre,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""No More Andy Kaufman,"" ""DTV""

Saturday · 44 years ago

7. Drew Barrymore/Squeeze

Sketches include ""Dressing Room Opening,"" ""Gertie Kills E.T.,"" ""The Whiners,"" ""Mr. Blunt,"" ""Tim Kazurinsky Babysits Drew,"" ""My Friend Zeus,"" ""Robin Duke's Biological Clock""

Saturday · 43 years ago

8. The Smothers Brothers/Laura Branigan

Saturday · 43 years ago

9. Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie

Sketches include ""A Message From Eddie,"" ""Merry Christmas, Dammit!,"" and ""April May June's Holiday Message.""

Saturday · 43 years ago

10. Lily Tomlin

Sketches include ""Lily Confronts Eddie,"" ""Geraldine,"" ""Irish-American Radio Hour,"" and ""Coffees of the World.""

Saturday · 43 years ago

11. Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys

Saturday · 43 years ago

12. Sid Caesar/Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

Saturday · 43 years ago

13. Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Sketches are ""Howard Works on his Monologue,"" ""Sleepy Boy 2000,"" ""Elvis Presley, Back and Black,"" ""The A-Team,"" and ""Dion and Margie's Dreams."" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform ""Change of Heart"" and ""The Waiting.""

Saturday · 43 years ago

14. Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges/Randy Newman

Saturday · 43 years ago

15. Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone

Saturday · 43 years ago

16. Robert Guillaume/Duran Duran

Tim Kazurinsky was attacked by the monkey during the dress rehearsal of ""I Married A Monkey."" Tim was able to escape, but the monkey (actually a male) ripped off the dress he was wearing and began pleasuring himself.

Saturday · 43 years ago

17. Joan Rivers/Musical Youth

Saturday · 43 years ago

18. Susan Saint James/Michael McDonald

Saturday · 43 years ago

19. Stevie Wonder

Sketches include ""VD,"" ""Kannon AE-1,"" ""Stevie Wonder Impersonator,"" ""Hitler: The Secret Diaries,"" ""The Story of Stevie Wonder,"" ""Stevie at Dion's Salon,"" ""Cotton Land,"" and ""The Hunchback Busboy."" Wonder performs the songs ""Fingertips,"" ""Overjoyed,"" and ""Go Home.""

Saturday · 43 years ago

20. Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners Finale

Sketches include ""What's the most disgusting thing you've seen in New York?"" ""Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""Crowded Ledge,"" ""The Enquirer,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""Woman's Auxillery Meeting."" Dexy's Midnight Runners perform ""Come On, Eileen,"" while Kevin Rowland performs ""The Celtic Soul Brothers.""

Saturday · 43 years ago

Saturday Night Live Season 8 guest stars

  • Susan Saint James

    Susan Saint James

    Self - Host

  • Joe Cocker

    Joe Cocker

    Self - Musical Guest

  • George Thorogood

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Don King

    Don King

    Self (uncredited)

  • David Susskind

    David Susskind

    Self (uncredited)

  • Harry Anderson

    Harry Anderson

    Various

  • Michael McDonald

    Michael McDonald

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Stevie Wonder

    Stevie Wonder

    Self - Host & Musical Guest

  • Joe Jackson

    Joe Jackson

    Self - Musical Guest

  • John Zacherle

    John Zacherle

    Self - Mystery Theatre Host (uncredited)

  • Bill Irwin

    Bill Irwin

    Self - Special Guest

  • Robert Blake

    Robert Blake

    Self - Host

  • Jennifer Warnes

    Jennifer Warnes

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Self - Host

  • Steven Wright

    Steven Wright

    Self - Special Guest

  • Sid Caesar

    Sid Caesar

    Self - Host

Saturday Night Live Season 8 FAQ

When does Saturday Night Live Season 8 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 8 premiered Saturday, September 25, 1982 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Saturday Night Live Season 8?

Saturday Night Live Season 8 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 8 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Saturday Night Live Season 8 finale?

The Saturday Night Live Season 8 finale (Episode 20) aired Saturday, May 14, 1983.

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