Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL
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Season Twelve (1986-87): Carvey and Hartman Usher in a New Golden Age
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Season Twelve (1986-87): Carvey and Hartman Usher in a New Golden Age

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In Season Eleven, Lorne Michaels tried something new with Saturday Night Live: he brought in a cast full of movie stars who hadn’t previously performed sketch comedy. And the results showed.

Michaels famously ended the season with a sketch that trapped the cast and writers in a burning room, with only Jon Lovitz escaping the fire. As Season Twelve begins…

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