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Revision as of 11:09, 2 January 2025 by Gaboinkgaboink (talk | contribs) (←Created page with 'Throughout ''Saturday Night Live''s history, the show has featured short films from a wide range of comedy filmmakers, both unknown and revered. Filmmakers like Albert Brooks, Christopher Guest, and Adam McKay had regular slots to make shorts on the show before they became successful feature directors<ref>https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/the-short-films-of-albert-brooks.html</ref>. Famed filmmakers like Robert Altman, Paul Thomas An...')(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Throughout Saturday Night Lives history, the show has featured short films from a wide range of comedy filmmakers, both unknown and revered. Filmmakers like Albert Brooks, Christopher Guest, and Adam McKay had regular slots to make shorts on the show before they became successful feature directors. Famed filmmakers like Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Noah Baumbach have swooped in to direct one-offs for the show after establishing themselves already in Hollywood. The show has also featured animated shorts from the likes of Robert Smigel and Mike Judge. Many feature films have developed from shorts that aired on SNL, including Office Space, A Mighty Wind, Bob Roberts, and Harold. The short film slot eventually evolved into the SNL Digital Short slot on the show, when Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone arrived at the show in 2005.
The following is a list of short films that aired on SNL, organized by the date in which they first aired.
| Director | Series | FilmTitle | Original airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Brooks | A Film by Albert Brooks | "The Impossible Truth" | 10/11/75 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Show Us Your Guns" | 10/11/75 | |
| Albert Brooks | A Film by Albert Brooks | "Parent's Home Video" | 10/18/75 | |
| Albert Brooks | A Film by Albert Brooks | "Operation" | 10/25/75 | |
| Albert Brooks | A Film by Albert Brooks | "Super Season" | 11/7/75 | |
| Albert Brooks | A Film by Albert Brooks | "Sick in Bed" | 12/13/75 | |
| Albert Brooks | A Film by Albert Brooks | "Audience Research" | 1/10/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Homeward Bound" | 12/20/75 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Play Misty For Me" | 1/10/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Who's Funny?" | 1/17/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "The Paramount Novelty Store" | 1/24/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Clothing Designer & Plastic Surgeon" | 1/31/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Pledge Allegiance" | 2/14/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Pet Talk with Taylor Mead | 2/21/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Wegman" | 2/28/76 | |
| Walter Williams | The Mr. Bill Show | (22 segments) | 2/28/76-10/17/81 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Cats & Dogs" | 3/13/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Garbage" | 4/17/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Raquel" | 4/24/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "No Reason to Leave New York" | 5/8/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Niagara Falls" | 5/15/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Toilet Seats" | 5/22/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Uncle Charlie's School" | 5/29/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Taylor Mead" | 9/18/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Sight Gag" | 9/25/76 | |
| Eric Idle | "The Rutles" | 10/2/76 | ||
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Pips" | 10/16/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Autumn in New York" | 10/23/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "It's Halloween Tonight" | 10/30/76 | |
| Eric Idle | "Crackerbox Palace" | 11/20/76 | ||
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Kids' Dreams" | 11/27/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Diana Nyad" | 12/11/76 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Night Moves | 1/22/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Small Worlds" | 1/29/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Cemeteries" | 2/20/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Gary Weis Down South" | 2/20/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "New Orleans Soul Food Restaurant" | 2/26/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Baton" | 3/12/77 | |
| Robert Altman | "Sissy's Roles" | 3/12/77 | ||
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Broderick's Old Neighborhood" | 3/19/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Rocky" | 3/26/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Patti Smith" | 4/9/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Sport Violence" | 4/16/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Body Language" | 4/23/77 | |
| William Wegman | "Dog in Bed" | 5/21/77 | ||
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Autumn in New York" | 10/8/77 | |
| Tom Schiller | Schiller's Reel | (29 segments) | 10/8/77-11/13/93 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "The Five Finalists" | 11/19/77 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Hollywood Homes" | 1/21/78 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "The Voice" | 2/18/78 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Cold As Ice" | 3/25/78 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Swan Lake Ballet" | 4/22/78 | |
| Gary Weis | A Film by Gary Weis | "Hollywood Homes" | 1/21/78 | |
| Aviva Slesin | "A Bird For All Seasons" | 4/7/79 | ||
| Randall Kleiser | Short Shots | "Foot Fetish" | 11/15/80 | |
| Jonathan Demme | Short Shots | "Gidget Goes to Hell" | 11/15/80 | Not created for SNL originally. Music video for the band Suburban Lawns that aired on the show. |
| Ken Friedman | Short Shots | "Showdown" | 11/22/80 | |
| Bill Paxton | "Fish Heads" | 12/6/80. | Not created for SNL orgiinally, this is a music video for the novelty song "Fish Heads." | |
| Leon Ichaso | "Pepe Gonzales | 12/6/80 | ||
| Martin Brest | Short Shots | "Hot Dogs For Gaugin | 12/13/80. | Not created for SNL originally. This was Brest's 1972 student film. |
| Michael Nesmith | "The Man with the Black Hat" | 1/10/81 | ||
| William Dear | "The Foreign Film" | 1/24/81 | ||
| Leon Ichaso | "Sweet Hearts" | 2/14/81 | ||
| Yoko Ono | "Season of Glass" | 10/3/81 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol's T.V. | "Andy Warhol's T.V." | 10/3/81 | |
| Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol's T.V. | "Andy Warhol's T.V." | 10/10/81 | |
| Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol's T.V. | "Andy Warhol's T.V." | 10/31/81 | |
| William Wegman | "Man Ray and Mic" | 11/14/81 | ||
| Andy Breckman | "The Bulge" | 10/6/84 | ||
| Christopher Guest | "Ballplayers" | 10/13/84 | ||
| Jack Zander | Tippi Turtle | "Tippi Turtle" | 10/13/84 | |
| Jack Zander | Tippi Turtle | "Tippi Turtle" | 10/20/84 | |
| Christopher Guest | "The Folksmen" | 11/3/84 | ||
| Jack Zander | Tippi Turtle | "Tippi Turtle" | 11/17/84 | |
| Christopher Guest | "Minkman Novelties" | 11/17/84 | ||
| Andy Breckman | "White Like Me | 12/15/84 | ||
| Christopher Guest | "Lifestyles of the Relatives of the Rich & Famous" | 12/15/84 | ||
| Christopher Guest | "Minkman's Dream" | 2/9/85 | ||
| Christopher Guest | "Tony Minetti's Comeback" | 4/13/85 | ||
| Andy Breckman | "Run, Throw & Catch Like A Girl Olympics" | 4/13/85 | ||
| Tim Robbins | "Bob Roberts" | 12/13/86 | This short was developed into the 1992 feature film Bob Roberts. | |
| Ben Stiller, Ralph Glenn Howard, and Steve Klayman | "The Hustler of Money" | 3/28/87 | Starring Ben Stiller and John Mahoney | |
| Lyndhall Hobbs | "Hollywood Mom" | 5/16/87 | ||
| Douglas McGrath & Liz Welch | "Laurie Has a Story" | 10/5/88 | Starring Laurie Metcalf and Catherine O'Hara | |
| Mike Judge | Office Space | "Office Space" | 9/25/93 | Mike Judge's "Office Space" series of shorts were developed into the feature film Office Space. |
| Mike Judge | Office Space | "Office Space" | 3/19/94 | |
| Mike Judge | Office Space | "Office Space" | 10/22/94 | |
| Bruce McCulloch | A Film by Bruce McCulloch | "Stalking" | 12/17/94 | |
| Bruce McCulloch | A Film by Bruce McCulloch | "Snowbird" | 2/25/95 | |
| Robert Smigel and Company | TV Funhouse | (102 segments) | 9/28/96-3/1/08 | |
| Mark Alt | A short film by Adam McKay | "Drinky Crow Gets a Job" | 9/26/98 | Written by Tony Millionaire based on his comic strip Maakies |
| Mark Alt | Maakies | "Mermaid" | 10/3/98 | Written by Tony Millionaire based on his comic strip Maakies |
| Adam McKay | A short film by Adam McKay | "The Heat Is On" | 2/5/00 | |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | "Fanatic" | 2/19/00 | ||
| Adam McKay | A short film by Adam McKay | "Neil Armstrong: The Ohio Years" | 3/11/00 | |
| Adam McKay | A short film by Adam McKay | "Stavenhagens Pawn Shop" | 4/15/00 | |
| Adam McKay | A short film by Adam McKay | "The Pervert" | 1/13/01 | |
| Adam McKay | A short film by Adam McKay | "The Baby and the German Intellectual" | 2/10/01 | |
| Adam McKay | A short film by Adam McKay | "The Doberman!" | 3/17/01 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | "The Adventures of Harold" | 5/15/04 | This short evolved into the feature film Harold. | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 5/15/04 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 10/23/04 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 10/23/04 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 12/18/04 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 2/5/05 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bathroom Blues" | 3/12/05 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 5/7/05 | |
| T. Sean Shannon | Bear City | "Bear City" | 5/21/05 | |
| Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone | SNL Digital Short | (108 segments) | 10/3/05-5/19/12 + reprisals | |
| Jason Reitman | Death By Chocolate (3 parts) | 4/12/08 | ||
| Noah Baumbach | New York Underground | 10/18/08 | Co-written by Baumbach, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader | |
| Noah Baumbach | Clearing the Air | 11/15/08 | Co-written by Baumbach, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader |
References
- https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/the-short-films-of-albert-brooks.html
- https://collider.com/office-space-saturday-night-live/
- https://ew.com/movies/2017/09/02/tim-robbins-bob-roberts-donald-trump/