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  • Saturday Night Live Eric Idle/Joe Cocker/Stuff (Season 2, Episode 3)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Eric Idle/Joe Cocker/Stuff (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host is Eric Idle, and the musical guests are Joe Cocker and Stuff. The skits are as follows: A Chevy Chase impersonator attempts to do the opening fall. Eric Idle starts to perform a song, but is convinced by Jane Curtin to put it off...See moreThe host is Eric Idle, and the musical guests are Joe Cocker and Stuff. The skits are as follows: A Chevy Chase impersonator attempts to do the opening fall. Eric Idle starts to perform a song, but is convinced by Jane Curtin to put it off until the end of the show. A young couple discusses assembling their new child with the help of a geneticist who presents them with bizarre options. A DJ attempts to work two stations simultaneously, maintaining opposite personas for each one. Baba Wawa talks to America about why she's leaving NBC. During the Weekend Update, Jane discusses the Norton-Ali fight, while Garrett Morris reports on the circumcision of Michelangelo's David. The Rutles trick Lorne Michaels into giving them the money for the Beatles reunion. Dan Aykroyd and Eric Idle dress up in drag, only to be told by John Belushi that American audiences don't find it funny. Dan and Eric begin drag racing, running around the studio in women's clothing. Jacques Cousteau talks about the care and feeding of fish, pouring all sorts of items into his fish tank. Ken Norton insists that he's a better boxer than Ali, despite losing the close-fought match. Erica Viedonagen ponders whether comedians from outer space visited Earth in the past. Two college guys talk about their math test while playing Pong. Joe Cocker performs "You Are So Beautiful" and "Feelin' Alright" (with John Belushi). Stuff performs "Foots". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Head writer
Michael O'Donoghue (written by)
Directors
Dave Wilson | Gary Weis | Eric Idle (segments: The Rutles)
Writers
Anne Beatts (written by) | Chevy Chase (written by) | Al Franken (written by) | Tom Davis (written by) & 10 more
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 2, 1976

Release date
Oct 2, 1976 (United States)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Eric Idle
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Joe Cocker
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Various Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Joe Cocker / Ed Ames / Various Joe Cocker / Ed Ames / Various   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Ken Norton / Various Ken Norton / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Various Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Baba Wawa / Various Baba Wawa / Various   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Richard Belzer
Chevy Chase Chevy Chase   See fewer
David Battley
Stig O'Hara (uncredited) Stig O'Hara (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Patron (uncredited) Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Pong Player (voice) (uncredited) Pong Player (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Halsey
Barry Wom (uncredited) Barry Wom (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Innes
Ron Nasty (uncredited) Ron Nasty (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorne Michaels
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Nazi (uncredited) Nazi (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Self - Pianist (uncredited) Self - Pianist (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Shore
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Rabbi (uncredited) Rabbi (uncredited)   See fewer
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