variety show

Set in 1975, the cast and crew of US variety show Saturday Night Live gear up for their first episode.

He had already been the star of his own variety show on Canadian television, “The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour,” where he anchored “Weekend Update”-like segments spoofing the news.

In reality, the 22-year-old was gradually becoming one of the country's biggest celebrities as weekly updates on his progress became one of the most popular segments of variety show Denpa Shōnen.

At the age of 10, she joined the cast of Young Talent Time - a variety show that was a staple of Saturday night Australian television.

By the early 1970s, Cass was regular on US variety shows, guest hosting the Tonight Show and regularly appearing on the Carol Burnett Show, but at a cost.