5/29/2023 0 Comments The gilda stories![]() ![]() Before the next season, Ebersol also fired most of the remaining cast, leaving Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo as the only remnants from Doumanian's tenure. Shortly after, the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike kicked off, forcing the show into a hiatus during which it saw even more retooling. Once Doumanian was fired (along with much of the cast), TV exec Dick Ebersol took over for the Apepisode. ![]() With associate producer Jean Doumanian now at the helm, the show lumbered through a chaotic period, which started late due to the 1980 actors' strike. The end of season 5 saw the exit of creator Lorne Michaels, as well as the departure of the original years' remaining performers. New York in the early '80s was like a modern frontier town, a gritty no man's land that almost certainly was reflected both by SNL's onscreen aesthetic and offscreen tumult. Here, we look back on how previous strikes impacted seasons of SNL, and the hosts and musical guests we missed out on. Pete Davidson on SNL (screen grab) CR: NBC ![]()
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