SNL Season 6, Episode 6: Ray Sharkey

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The 6th Episode of Season 6 of Saturday Night Live aired on January 10, 1981. The host was Ray Sharkey, and the musical guest was Jack Bruce & Friends.

Ray Sharkey SNL Season 6 Cold Open

Gangster Jimmy “The Weasel” Fratianno (Matthew Laurance) is shot by a criminal (Charles Rocket). Eddie Murphy pops in to deliver the “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night” line for the first time in his sotied tenure on SNL.

Cast

Episode Details

Producer: Jean Doumanian
Head Writer: Jeremy Stevens & Tom Moore

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Ray Sharkey, Jack Bruce & Friends, January 10, 1981, SNL Season 6, SNL Season 6 Episode 6