Saturday Night Live season 8

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Saturday Night Live aired its eighth season during the 1982 - 1983 season on NBC. This was the third season to air since Lorne Michaels had left his first tenure as executive producer. There were minor casting changes done. Christine Ebersole, Tony Rosato, and Brian Doyle-Murray were let go. Hired in their places were Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Brad Hall's future wife and future Seinfeld castmember), and Gary Kroeger. Weekend Update's name was changed yet again; this time, it was changed to Saturday Night News (with Brad Hall as the new anchor). Don Pardo returned as SNL's announcer, as well as the cold openings that ended with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" and the monologues by the host.

The 8th season started on September 25, 1982 and ended on May 14, 1983.

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Episode
Number		 Date Host(s) Musical Guest(s) Remarks
140 September 25, 1982 Chevy Chase Queen
  • This was the first (and only) time that the host did not appear on stage. Chase was stuck in Burbank, California after missing his flight to New York. The producers improvised by using a satellite link to show Chase on a small TV monitor on stage.
  • Queen gave their first performance on American television.
  • Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Gary Kroeger's first episode as cast members
141 October 2, 1982 Louis Gossett, Jr. George Thorogood & the Destroyers  
142 October 9, 1982 Ron Howard The Clash
143 October 23, 1982 Howard Hesseman Men at Work  
144 October 30, 1982 Michael Keaton The New Joe Jackson Band  
145 November 13, 1982 Robert Blake Kenny Loggins
  • Blake was banned from hosting after a week of giving writers a hard time, including a fight in which he crumpled up the script of a sketch written by cast member Gary Kroeger and allegedly threw it in Kroeger's face.
146 November 20, 1982 Drew Barrymore Squeeze
  • During this episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not Andy Kaufman, a regular cameo on SNL, should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted by a 1-900 number. At the end of the night, the people had spoken, and Kaufman was banned from ever performing on SNL again.
  • Barrymore is the youngest person ever to host Saturday Night Live, beating Jodie Foster (the former youngest celebrity to host SNL) by seven years.
147 December 4, 1982 The Smothers Brothers Laura Branigan  
148 December 11, 1982 Eddie Murphy Lionel Richie
  • Eddie Murphy substituted for his 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte after Nolte fell ill (Nolte became hung over following a night of partying at Studio 54), the only person to have hosted the show while still a cast member. Steve Martin appeared near the end to chastise Eddie Murphy for being a second choice. This was Steve Martin's only appearance on SNL which was not produced by Lorne Michaels.
149 January 22, 1983 Lily Tomlin Tomlin as Pervis Hawkins
  • Appearing in the musical act also technically makes her the first to host and appear in the musical act twice. Though again the show was listed without a musical guest so she was not given credit.
150 January 29, 1983 Rick Moranis
Dave Thomas		 The Bus Boys  
151 February 5, 1983 Sid Caesar Joe Cocker
Jennifer Warnes		  
152 February 19, 1983 Howard Hesseman Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  
153 February 26, 1983 Beau Bridges
Jeff Bridges		 Randy Newman  
154 March 12, 1983 Bruce Dern Leon Redbone  
155 March 19, 1983 Robert Guillaume Duran Duran  
156 April 9, 1983 Joan Rivers Musical Youth  
157 April 16, 1983 Susan Saint James Michael McDonald  
158 May 7, 1983 Stevie Wonder  
159 May 14, 1983 Ed Koch Kevin Rowland
Dexys Midnight Runners		  
Preceded by
Season 7		 Saturday Night Live
Season 8		 Succeeded by
Season 9