SNL 1975: Jon Batiste to Play Saturday Night Live’s First Musical Guest By According to , Oscar-winning composer (Soul) has officially joined the cast of Sony Pictures’ upcoming movie, which is currently in production. Batiste is set to portray legendary singer-songwriter Billy Preston, who was Saturday Night Live’s first-ever musical guest during its premiere episode. In addition to joining the cast, Batiste has also signed on to compose the movie’s score. Prior to his casting, his most recent acting credit was portraying the role of Grady in Warner Bros.’ musical remake of The Color Purple. Who’s the cast of
SNL 1975? SNL 1975 is being directed by Jason Reitman from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gil Kenan. It is being produced by Reitman, Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld, Erica Mills and Peter Rice. The ensemble cast of SNL 1975 includes Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson, Tommy Dewey as Michael O’Donoghue, Nicholas Podany as Billy Crystal, Andrew Barth Feldman as Neil Levy, Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin, J.K. Simmons as comedian Milton Berle and more. The first episode of
Saturday Night Live was broadcast on October 11, 1975, when a group of young comedians and writers, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, George Coe, Jane Curtin, Garrett, Morries, Larraine Newman, and Michael O’Donoghue changed television forever. Reitman and Kenan are conducting a series of interviews with all living cast, writers, and crew who were present during the first night. Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now. Besides being a fan of coming-of-age films and shows, she also enjoys watching K-Dramas and listening to her favorite
K-Pop groups. Her current TV obsessions right now are FX’s The Bear and the popular anime My Hero Academia. Share article Subscribe to our Newsletter Related