I wonder if their going to focus on Billy Krystal’s “burn-out” flaky walkout where he essentially got cold feet, left the studio, got on a subway ride back home all the time subconsciously feeling he just sabotaged his own career as a comedian, performer, and actor. He couldn’t have been the only comedian on the show who was very nervous about whether the show would be a hit or not because in the context of mid-70’s U.S late night programming, aside from Hee-Haw and perhaps Monty Python, SNL was still very much a brand new novelty “variety show” act.
I was completely unaware that Crystal was supposed to be on SNL’s first season and that he essentially quit the show hours before the first show aired in November 1975.