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I have been an SNL  fan since the first episode with George Carlin in October 1975 when I was ten years old, and I haven't missed an episode since. As an expert and historian for Saturday Night Live , who graduated from Second City  and prides himself on being an expert on Saturday Night Live , let me say that I absolutely loved this special. And it wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. The Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special   was a three-and-a-half-hour

"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music" : A Landmark Celebration of Comedy and Sound As you probably know, I am an SNL fanatic and have been since the first episode aired in October 1975. I also host a podcast called "That Show Hasn't Been Funny in Years: An SNL Podcast"  on the Radio Misfits Podcast Network . This is a very special year for us "Saturday Night Live"  fans because it is the show's 50th anniversary. Several special events and shows are part of the season-

My next monthly Nick's Pix is Steven Spielberg 's "1941," the epic comedy with an all-star line up. This one-night-only screening is at 7pm, Wednesday, December 4th at Classic Cinemas Lake Theater in Oak Park with trivia, prizes, and fun. Get your tickets here! It's one of the craziest movies ever AND a personal favorite. "1941" is breathlessly entertaining, unapologetically loud, and completely go-for-broke in its manic depiction of the widespread hysteria that blankete