A Manifest Destiny Hit: The Story of Saturday Night Live
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Scot Bertram and Christian Schneider of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL tell the story of how a reserved Canadian and a rag-tag group of unknown comedians from across the country created one of the longest-lasting and most important shows of all time.
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