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Saturday Night Live 15

1989-09-30 | Comedy,News | 20 episodes
Overview
Saturday Night Live aired its fifteenth season during the 1989 - 1990 television season on NBC. The fifteenth season started off with a 15th anniversary special on September 24, 1989 and ended on May 19, 1990. 21 episodes were produced, including the anniversary special. Few changes happened before the start of the season. The only change was the absence of Ben Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left the show due to creative differences with Lorne Michaels. Mike Myers was upgraded to repertory status. This season saw the first hosting gigs of three celebrities who would go on to be frequent SNL hosts: John Goodman, Christopher Walken, and Alec Baldwin. This season is also notorious for an in-cast spat towards the end of the season. Nora Dunn staged a boycott over the host of the episode, controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay. Dunn refused to appear in the episode because of Clay's profane jokes about women. The original musical guest for the episode, Sinéad O'Connor, joined Dunn in her boycott and canceled her scheduled appearance. O'Connor was replaced by Julee Cruise and The Spanic Boys.

50 Seasons

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Episode

Bruce Willis/Neil Young (1989)

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""thirtysomething Cereal,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Phil Donahue,"" ""Anal-Retentive Carpenter,"" ""Johnny O'Connor,"" ""Sprockets,"" and ""Bruce Willis' Bluesy Commercial Jingles""

Bruce Willis/Neil Young poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones (1989)

Sketches include ""Jackie Mason,"" ""The Big Bitch Bull Dyke Bust Out of '89,"" ""Honey, I Shrunk Hans and Franz,"" ""Merv Griffin's Money-Losing Hotel,"" ""Wild Horse,"" ""New Baseball Commissioner,"" ""Baby Talk,"" and ""Word Busters"".

Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel (1989)

Sketches include ""The Miracle Of Fatima '89,"" ""Plug Away,"" ""Die Squaren Ost Berliner,"" ""Donheiser,"" ""The Eggman,"" ""Lank Thompson,"" ""All About Deborah Norville,"" ""Average Blind Date,"" ""Last Maxwell House Ad""

Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

James Woods/Don Henley (1989)

Sketches include ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""Yard-a-pult,"" ""Dracula and AIDS,"" ""Primetime Live,"" ""Ventriloquist Act,"" ""Falling in Love,"" ""Three Dudes Holistic Automotive,"" ""Hemsley Spook House,"" and ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein.""

James Woods/Don Henley poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Chris Evert/Eurythmics (1989)

Sketches include ""Wimbledon,"" ""Oneupmanship,"" and ""Lothar of the Hill People.""

Chris Evert/Eurythmics poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Cast

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profile image of Dana Carvey
Dana Carvey Self - Various Characters
profile image of Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn Self - Various Characters
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Dennis Miller Self - Various Characters
profile image of Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz Self - Various Characters
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Jan Hooks Self - Various Characters
profile image of Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson Self - Various Characters
profile image of Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman Self - Various Characters
profile image of Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon Self - Various Characters
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Mike Myers Self - Various Characters

Featured Crew

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Lorne Michaels Executive Producer

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