January 21, 1978 Season 3 episode
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| Episode | 55 |
| Season Episode | 9 |
| Host | Steve Martin |
| Musical Guest(s) | Randy Newman The Dirt Band |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Short People" "Rider in the Rain" "On the Loose with the Blues" "White Russia" |
| Previous Episode December 17, 1977 |
Next Episode January 28, 1978 |
The 55th episode and ninth episode of Season 3 of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 21, 1978, hosted by the comic actor Steve Martin with musical guests Randy Newman and The Dirt Band. This is Steve Martin's 4th time hosting and Randy Newman made his 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL, as well as the only musical guest appearance on SNL for the Dirt Band.
Cast[]
The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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Trivia[]
- Steve Martin performs onstage with The Dirt Band. They were collaborators outside of SNL; as "The Toot Uncommons," they backed up Martin on the studio recording of King Tut.
| Preceded by: December 17, 1977 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 28, 1978 |