Garrett Morris made his debut in the first episode.
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Morris, a founding cast member and also the first Black cast member of SNL, appeared on the program between 1975 and 1980 before moving on to work on a variety of sitcoms.
Modern viewers who look back at these early episodes of SNL will likely be shocked by the length of the skits, which were generally only around two minutes in length. This is a marked contrast to skits of the ’90s and 2000s, many of which were criticized for overstaying their welcome.