Candice Bergen
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So whenever he needs someone inducted, you're his first port of call.
But you were the first woman to host SNL, which at the time I'm sure you didn't feel like as big a deal because it had just started.
I did the third show.
Wow.
What did people think of it back then?
You know, it took a while for the show to be discovered.
I think Paul Simon hosted the first show, which was a Thanksgiving show, and he was dressed as a turkey and sang Still Crazy After All These Years, which I thought was brilliant.
Yeah.
And then I did the third show.
And, of course, it was the purest terror.
Lauren said I looked like Patty Hearst when she opened the door to the SLA.
It was like, gah.
Who was on the cast then, the first cast?
Gilda.
Okay.
Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Danny Aykroyd.
Do you remember any of your first sketches?
Garrett Morris.
No, honey.
Yes, you do.