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Laraine Newman on What ‘Saturday Night’ Does – And Doesn’t – Get Right

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SNL pioneer Laraine Newman dishes on the liberties taken in the new film 'Saturday Night' and how she transitioned from sketch comedy to voiceovers.
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  • Newman reveals the movie's depiction of Billy Crystal, John Belushi, and Chevy Chase getting into backstage drama was completely fabricated, contrary to the film's 'based on true events' claim.
  • Despite her infamous Bafta Awards tweet criticizing the comedy categorization of her daughter's show 'The Bear', Newman says she regrets the tweet as it embarrassed her daughter who is friends with the 'The Bear' cast.
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Laraine Newman, Janis Ian, Billy Preston, George Carlin, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Billy Murray, Jane Curtin, Hannah Einbinder, Despicable Me, Inside Out 2, Everybody Hates Chris, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night, The Bear
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