Saturday Night Live Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Lily Tomlin (her second appearance), and the musical guest is James Taylor. The skits for this episode are as follows: For the opening skit, everyone is waiting around for Lily Tomlin to arrive, but she shows up...See moreThe host for the episode is Lily Tomlin (her second appearance), and the musical guest is James Taylor. The skits for this episode are as follows: For the opening skit, everyone is waiting around for Lily Tomlin to arrive, but she shows up late and announces she's not going to bother rehearsing for the show. After Lily's opening monologue, she begins talking about what she really thinks of the show, thinking that her microphone is off. President Ford gets into a strange debate with Jimmy Carter. During the Weekend Update, Laraine Newman reports on an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease and Emily Litella wonders about crustaceans hijacking airplanes. Ernestine the operator talks about why phone service is unreliable and why they don't care. A housewife is persuaded to perform a series of increasingly bizarre stunts. Lily finishes the show performing The Antler Dance with the SNL band. James Taylor performs "Shower the People", "Road Runner" and "Sweet Baby James". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Lily Tomlin Self - Host / Ernestine / Ruth Clusen / Various Self - Host / Ernestine / Ruth Clusen / Various See fewer	Nashville (1975)
James Taylor Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Funny People (2009)
Frank Oz The Mighty Favog (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) The Mighty Favog (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Jerry Nelson Scred (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Scred (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Alice Tweedy Queen Peuta (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Queen Peuta (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Richard Hunt King Ploobis's Right Hand (as Jim Henson's Muppets) King Ploobis's Right Hand (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Jim Henson King Ploobis (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) King Ploobis (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Dan Aykroyd Jimmy Carter / Various Jimmy Carter / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Tom Burke / Paul Rutherford / Self Tom Burke / Paul Rutherford / Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Self / Liz Montgomery / Self Self / Liz Montgomery / Self See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Self / Earl Roland / Ralph Hopkins Self / Earl Roland / Ralph Hopkins See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Self / Elna Sullivan / Self Self / Elna Sullivan / Self See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Emily Litella / Various Emily Litella / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Tom Davis Tommy Bell (uncredited) Tommy Bell (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Al Franken Phone Technician (uncredited) Phone Technician (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cheryl Hardwick Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Howard Johnson Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Hill Street Blues (1981)
Bert Jones Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
Tom Malone Self - Trombone (uncredited) Self - Trombone (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Lou Marini Self - Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Saxophone (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Taylor Mead Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Marilyn Suzanne Miller Shopper (uncredited) Shopper (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Michael O'Donoghue Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Karen Roston Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Alan Rubin Self - Trumpet (uncredited) Self - Trumpet (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
David Sanborn Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
The Section Themselves (uncredited) Themselves (uncredited) See fewer	Interlude of Lust (1981)
Dahaud Elias Shaar Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
Paul Shaffer Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Hercules (1997)
Howard Shore Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Mauricio Smith Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Crossover Dreams (1985)
Gary Weis Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited) See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Alan Zweibel Basketball Player / Shopper (uncredited) Basketball Player / Shopper (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)