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The History of SNL’s Weekend Update

By Lindsey Anderson
- Thursday, January 2, 2025

Weekend Update first aired halfway through the original broadcast of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Conceived by writers Herb Sergent and Al Franken and original cast member and Update host, Chevy Chase, the program was written to parody the NBC monthly magazine “Update.” During his time as host,...