Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 65 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 65 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy Preston and Janis Ian. The skits for this episode are as follows: an ESL teacher gives increasingly bizarre sentences to his student, who repeats his every word; ...See moreThe host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy Preston and Janis Ian. The skits for this episode are as follows: an ESL teacher gives increasingly bizarre sentences to his student, who repeats his every word; until the teacher suffers a fatal heart attack, and the student dutifully acts out an identical "death". New Dad Insurance offers bereaved families a new father to take the place of their deceased one. A distraught rape victim in a courtroom describes the attacker's words in writing, which then confuses an inattentive jurist. Andy Kaufman sings along with a Mighty Mouse record. A reporter interviews the victim of a shark bite who, despite his claims to the contrary, obviously still has all his limbs. Two men, claiming to be a married couple, discuss the benefits of a new vitamin product called Jamitol. A mock ad for pain-reliever Triopenin plays up the product's child-proof caps. Albert Brooks presents a documentary titled "The Impossible Truth," in which he presents several shocking news stories. In the maternity ward of a hospital for bees, father bees anxiously wait to find out if their children will be drones or workers. The Academy of Better Careers offers people an exciting new life answering telephones. Valri Bromfield presents a monologue as a volleyball coach giving some very personal advice to her players before a game. In a mock commercial parodying Lark cigarettes, a truck rolls through town asking people to show their guns. A home security system installer breaks into a couple's home and scares them to death to demonstrate how much they need an alarm installed. Finally, another mock commercial presents 3-bladed razors as an absolute household necessity. During the show, George Carlin performs monologues on blue food, religion, baseball vs. football, and other observations. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase reports about President Ford blowing his nose and Emperor Hirohito visiting Disneyland. Billy Preston performs "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady," while Janis Ian performs "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian.

Cast	+ Add Cast
41 cast members

Name	Known for
George Carlin Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Janis Ian Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Mean Girls (2004)
Billy Preston Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Albert Brooks Interviewer (segment 'The Impossible Truth') (voice) Interviewer (segment 'The Impossible Truth') (voice) See fewer	Drive (I) (2011)
The Muppets Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Jane Curtin Phyllis Crawford / Various Phyllis Crawford / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Harvey Morgomaster / Various Harvey Morgomaster / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Mrs. Kromer / Various Mrs. Kromer / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Dan Aykroyd Kenny Vorstrather / Various Kenny Vorstrather / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Martin Gresner / Mr. Kromer / Various Martin Gresner / Mr. Kromer / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
George Coe Various Various See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Michael O'Donoghue Various Various See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Valri Bromfield Self - Stand-up Act Self - Stand-up Act See fewer	Needful Things (1993)
Andy Kaufman Self - Stand-up Act Self - Stand-up Act See fewer	Taxi (1978)
Richard Belzer Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Jacqueline Carlin Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Wendell Craig ABC Spokesman (uncredited) ABC Spokesman (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Sidney Davis Triple-Trac Spokesman (uncredited) Triple-Trac Spokesman (uncredited) See fewer	De Düva: The Dove (1968)
Tom Davis Juror (segment 'The Courtroom') (uncredited) Juror (segment 'The Courtroom') (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Audrey Peart Dickman Show us your Guns woman (uncredited) Show us your Guns woman (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Andrew Duncan Triple-Trac Announcer (uncredited) Triple-Trac Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Slap Shot (1977)
Clifford Einstein Man Dating 7-Year-Old (uncredited) Man Dating 7-Year-Old (uncredited) See fewer	Face/Off (1997)
Al Franken Caveman (uncredited) Caveman (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Elliott Gould Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited) See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Rhonda Hansome Vazh (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Vazh (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Jim Henson King Ploobis (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Neil Levy Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited) See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
Marvin Miller Narrator (uncredited) Narrator (uncredited) See fewer	The Millionaire (1955)
Jerry Nelson Scred (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Scred (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Frank Oz The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Tom Schiller Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rosie Shuster Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Paul Simon Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	One-Trick Pony (1980)
Alice Tweedy Queen Peuta (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Gary Weis Man on the Street (uncredited) Man on the Street (uncredited) See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Syreeta Wright Self on Fancy Lady (uncredited) Self on Fancy Lady (uncredited) See fewer	The Holiday (2006)
Akira Yoshimura Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alan Zweibel Man on the Street (uncredited) Man on the Street (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)