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SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Saturday Night Live (1975) began as an experimental sketch comedy show, and became an American institution. Five decades later, special guests and some of the original cast members unite with the current cast to celebrate.
Style:
sketch comedy, parody, fast paced, political comedy
Plot:
celebration, satire, nostalgia, variety show, tribute, irreverent, improv, behind the scenes, television, political satire, social satire, anniversary, reminiscence, live broadcast, reunion, musical number, reenactment, news satire, late night
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Story:
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