Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
- Documentary
February 20, 2005 (US)
•1h 26m
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.
February 20, 2005 (US)
•1h 26m
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.
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American television programming dominates around the world at the expense of regional cultural voices.
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