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Studio 8H is a 6,102-square-foot (566.9 m 2) television studio located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The studio is a part of NBC Studios, ...
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Studio 8H is the studio used for Saturday Night Live, measuring 6102ft2. The studio is a part of NBC Studios, the home of the NBC television network, located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Studio 8H was originally built in 1933, at the time of Radio City’s initial construction. It was intended not only for orchestral performances but also for radio variety programs with large studio audiences. It became the home of Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra in 1937. At the time of construction, Studio 8H was the world's largest radio ...
Aside from SNL, two episodes of NBC sitcom 30 Rock, "Live Show" and "Live from Studio 6H" were also broadcast live from the studio, a departure from the show's usual film format.
The first season finale of The Apprentice and the fifth anniversary special of Late Night with Conan O'Brien have both used the studio for one night each. Likewise, Later with Bob Costas, Love, Sidney, the 50th anniversary television episode of Today in 1990, House Party with Steve Doocy, and the fifth anniversary special of Late Night with David Letterman were broadcast from Studio 8H. Last Call with Carson Daly used the studio until 2005, when the show moved to Studio 9 at the NBC Studios in Burbank, California.
The show Your Hit Parade filmed in 8H, where Fred Rogers worked writing music for the program. Years later, Eddie Murphy performed a parody of Mr. Rogers' children’s show character named "Mr. Robinson" on Saturday Night Live in Studio 8H.
In January 1975, a special one-hour episode of the daytime drama The Doctors was taped in Studio 8H. It usually was taped in Studio 3B.
During the Summer of 1990, Today relocated its set from Studio 3B to Studio 8H, to allow for construction of a new set that debuted in Studio 3B on September 10, 1990.
In May 2002, NBC celebrated its 75th anniversary and used 8H to shoot the live broadcast of the event. Lorne Michaels (executive producer of 8H mainstay Saturday Night Live) executive produced the event. The studio was also used for the live parts of the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice on March 27, 2008.
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Saturday Night Live, also referred to as SNL, has been filming at 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s studio 8H since 1975. The 90-minute sketch and variety show features a regular cast, a weekly guest celebrity host, and a weekly guest musical act.
SNL is filmed in Studio 8H, located in the iconic Rockefeller Center in New York City. Studio 8H has been the home of SNL since its inception in 1975. The historic studio has witnessed countless memorable moments, both on and off camera, making it an integral part of the show’s legacy. 7 Unique Facts about SNL and Studio 8H:
Jun 7, 2020 · When NBC converted the studio for color television in the early 1960s there was a thankfully short-lived effort to rename 8H the “Peacock Studio.” But an alternate name, going back to the 1930s, was the “Auditorium Studio.” The smaller nearby Studio 8G, by the way, was referred to as the “Guild Studio.”
Jan 2, 2024 · There’s a Pre-Show Only the Live Audience Sees. The “Saturday Night Live” cast and crew ensures Studio 8H feels alive from the moment guests enter the space, even before the broadcast begins.
For the start of season 46 (October 3, 2020), the show returns to Studio 8H for the first time since the shutdown. Elon Musk hosts SNL on May 8, 2021 . During said episode, in a sketch titled "Gen Z Hospital" that played on popular Internet phrases, derived from African-American Vernacular English was met with criticism by Twitter users calling the show out for poking fun at it.
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