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Oct 12, 2024 · Five minutes before the show was set to start, Michaels' manager, Bernie Brillstein, was begging Belushi to sign or NBC wouldn't let him go on, he recalled in Live From New York.
- Rebecca Aizin
Oct 19, 2024 · While Milton Berle was not even at Studio 8H the night of the SNL premiere, there is some truth to the scene when the comedy legend (played by Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons) whips out his ...
Oct 11, 2024 · In Live from New York, producer and talent agent Bernie Brillstein recalled, “Five minutes before the first show, I came through the backdoor where the food and coffee was, and there was...
Oct 15, 2024 · In "Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests," written by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales, manager Bernie...
- Olivia Singh
Oct 11, 2024 · Bernie Brillstein, who would later become Belushi’s manager, remembers it like this: “Five minutes before the first show, I came through the back door where the food and coffee was and there ...
- blangmann@hearst.com
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- Entertainment Editor
Oct 11, 2024 · It all started one Saturday night... Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re unveiling the true story behind the wild, chaotic, and legendary first episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”.
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- MsMojo
Oct 13, 2024 · So Henson’s manager, Bernie Brillstein, started shopping around a “Muppet Show” reel — including to another of his clients, Lorne Michaels, who was putting together the first season of ...