Lorne Michaels
Director
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Season 8
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 th
Released Oct. 11, 1975
Episode 67 min
14+
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Production Companies: Broadway Video, NBC Studios, Universal Television, SNL Studios, NBC Universal Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S8E1 - 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.""
Sept. 25, 1982, midnight
S8E2 - Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Sketches include Mister Robinson's Neighborhood #4.
Oct. 2, 1982, midnight
S8E3 - Ron Howard/The Clash
Sketches include "Opie's Back", "Whiners Want a Baby" and "Focus On Film". The Clash performs "Rock The Casbah".
Oct. 9, 1982, midnight
S8E4 - Howard Hesseman/Men at Work
None
Oct. 23, 1982, midnight
S8E5 - Michael Keaton/The New Joe Jackson Band
None
Oct. 30, 1982, midnight
S8E6 - 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""
Nov. 13, 1982, midnight
S8E7 - 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""
Nov. 20, 1982, midnight
S8E8 - The Smothers Brothers/Laura Branigan
None
Dec. 4, 1982, midnight
S8E9 - Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie
Sketches include ""A Message From Eddie,"" ""Merry Christmas, Dammit!,"" and ""April May June's Holiday Message.""
Dec. 11, 1982, midnight
S8E10 - Lily Tomlin
Sketches include ""Lily Confronts Eddie,"" ""Geraldine,"" ""Irish-American Radio Hour,"" and ""Coffees of the World.""
Jan. 22, 1983, midnight
S8E11 - Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys
None
Jan. 29, 1983, midnight
S8E12 - Sid Caesar/Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
None
Feb. 5, 1983, midnight
S8E13 - 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.""
Feb. 19, 1983, midnight
S8E14 - Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges/Randy Newman
None
Feb. 26, 1983, midnight
S8E15 - Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone
None
March 12, 1983, midnight
S8E16 - 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.
March 19, 1983, midnight
S8E17 - Joan Rivers/Musical Youth
None
April 9, 1983, midnight
S8E18 - Susan Saint James/Michael McDonald
None
April 16, 1983, midnight
S8E19 - 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.""
April 16, 1983, midnight
S8E20 - Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners
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.""
May 14, 1983, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 67 min.
Season Runtime: 66933 min.
Released: Oct. 11, 1975
Last Air Date: Dec. 20, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Jan. 17, 2026, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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