Saturday Night Live S0 E1 - Mardi Gras Special

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live S0 E1 - Mardi Gras Special
May 02, 2026 min Comedy Movies
7.0

One of the few episodes to air from a location outside of NBC's studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, the Mardi Gras Special was broadcast live from New Orleans on Mardi Gras 1977. It was hosted by Randy Newman, who also performed songs, and featured a number of special guests, including Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Cindy Williams, and Henry Winkler.

Creator Dick Ebersol
Actor Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes
Country United States of America
Production Broadway Video