Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live, Buck Henry: May 20, 1978

Season 3, Episode 20

Buck Henry hosts with musical guest Sun Ra.
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Buck Henry: May 20, 1978
S3 E20 • 67m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Buck Henry hosts with musical guest Sun Ra.

Richard Dreyfuss: May 13, 1978
S3 E19 • 67m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Richard Dreyfuss hosts with musical guests Jimmy Buffett and Gary Tigerman.

Steve Martin: April 22, 1978
S3 E18 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Steve Martin returns with musical guest The Blues Brothers.

Michael Sarrazin: April 15, 1978
S3 E17 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Michael Sarrazin hosts with musical guest Keith Jarrett.

Michael Palin: April 8, 1978
S3 E16 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Monty Python alum Michael Palin hosts with musical guest Eugene Record.

Christopher Lee: March 25, 1978
S3 E15 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Christopher Lee hosts with musical guest Meat Loaf.

Jill Clayburgh: March 18, 1978
S3 E14 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Jill Clayburgh returns to host with musical guest Eddie Money.

Art Garfunkel: March 11, 1978
S3 E13 • 67m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Art Garfunkel hosts and performs; plus, a musical performance by Stephen Bishop.

O.J. Simpson: February 25, 1978
S3 E12 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

O. J. Simpson hosts with performances by Ashford and Simpson.

Chevy Chase: February 18, 1978
S3 E11 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Chevy Chase returns as host with musical guest Billy Joel.

Robert Klein: January 28, 1978
S3 E10 • 67m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Comedian Robert Klein hosts with musical performances by Bonnie Raitt.

Steve Martin: January 21, 1978
S3 E9 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Steve Martin hosts with musical guest The Dirt Band.

Miskel Spillman: December 17, 1977
S3 E8 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Anyone Can Host winner Miskel Spillman welcomes Elvis Costello for this SNL Christmas episode.

Mary Kay Place: December 10, 1977
S3 E7 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Mary Kay Place is joined by musical guest Willie Nelson; special appearance by Andy Kaufman.

Buck Henry: November 19, 1977
S3 E6 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Buck Henry hosts and kicks off the Anyone Can Host contest; Leon Redbone returns as musical guest.

Ray Charles: November 12, 1977
S3 E5 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Ray Charles appears as host and musical guest; special appearance by stand-up comedian Franklyn Ajaye.

Charles Grodin: October 29, 1977
S3 E4 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Charles Grodin welcomes musical guest Paul Simon; sketches include Coneheads Halloween and Mainway.

Hugh Hefner: October 15, 1977
S3 E3 • 67m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Hugh Hefner hosts with musical guest Libby Titus.

Madeline Kahn: October 8, 1977
S3 E2 • 66m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Madeline Kahn hosts with musical guest Taj Mahal; special appearance by Dame Edna (Barry Humphries).

Steve Martin: September 24, 1977
S3 E1 • 69m • HDClosed CaptionedTVPG

Steve Martin returns to host the season premiere with musical guest Jackson Browne.

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  • About this Episode
  • Talented actors and comedians who are accompanied by a weekly guest host present a series of sketches; includes musical performances from popular artists. Catch new episodes first on NBC.
  • TV144K UHDHDR
  • Ratings
    53%
  • CastKenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Bowen Yang
  • GenreComedy, Stand-Up Comedy
  • Seasons50
  • StudioNBC Show Logo

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