May 14, 1983

May 14, 1983  Season 8 episode
Episode	159
Season Episode	20
Host	Mayor Ed Koch
Musical Guest(s)	Kevin Rowland & Dexy's Midnight Runners
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"Come On Eileen" "The Celtic Soul Brothers"

Previous Episode May 7, 1983

Next Episode October 8, 1983 (Season 9)

The season finale of Season 8 and the 159th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 14, 1983, hosted by Then-Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch with musical guest Kevin Rowland & Dexy's Midnight Runners. Special guest is actor, comedian and magician Harry Anderson. This is Ed Koch's 2nd appearance, as well as his first-time hosting SNL, and the only musical guest appearance for Kevin Rowland & Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Cast

Repertory Players

• Robin Duke
• Mary Gross
• Brad Hall
• Tim Kazurinsky
• Gary Kroeger
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• Eddie Murphy
• Joe Piscopo

Sketches

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
Monologue by Ed Koch		Making his second SNL appearance, Then-Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, hosting for the first time. He thanked the FCC for not censoring his opinions on the president.

Trivia

• Though no cast members left at the end of the season, this is the final season, for 10 members of the Saturday Night Live Band:
  • Most notably including original band members Lou Marini (saxophone) and Alan Rubin (trumpet) (both of them had been with the band, since the show's inception in 1975), as they both exited the band after eight years.
  • In addition to Marini and Rubin, this was the last episode for about 8 other band members (who of whom started back in 1980), all of whom were dropped after just three years.
  • Starting with the next season, the SNL Band became a sextet, with only six members of the band returning (Though it would no longer be a sextet as of season 11 in 1985, which went back to a bigger-sized band).

Preceded by: May 7, 1983

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: October 8, 1983 (Season 9)