Saturday Night Live Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Season 1, Episode 23)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Season 1, Episode 23)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Louise Lasser, and the musical guest is The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: John Belushi and Chevy Chase have an argument over how the opening to the show should be done. ...See moreThe host for the episode is Louise Lasser, and the musical guest is The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: John Belushi and Chevy Chase have an argument over how the opening to the show should be done. After Louise Lasser's opening monologue, General Idi Amin comes on to warn viewers about the importance of checking oneself for V.D., using himself as an example of the effects of advanced-stage syphilis. In a parody of Swedish films, a couple involved in a secret affair fool death by sending him out for a pizza. An advertisement pitches potholders made from human hair. Chevy Chase presents the Weekend Update, with a special segment on Olga Korbut. Two teenage girls discuss the hazards of dating with a padded bra and whether they'd want to see a guy naked. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs "Panama". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Louise Lasser Self - Host / Inger Self - Host / Inger See fewer	Happiness (1998)
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest See fewer	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Dan Aykroyd Jimmy Carter / Various Jimmy Carter / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Various Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Weekend Update Anchor / Land Shark / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Land Shark / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Sandra Good / Various Sandra Good / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Idi Amin / Various Idi Amin / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Squeaky Fromme / Various Squeaky Fromme / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Olga Korbut / Various Olga Korbut / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Joe Dicso Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Michael Sarrazin Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Tom Schiller Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alan Zweibel Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)