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>> they had three female performers and three female writers. which if you look at the comedy landscape at that time, is unheard of. >> what made "saturday night live" different from those other shows was our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation. >> then the man -- [ sounds ] >> that's disgusting. >> and then you scream, and then he screams, and then it's over. >> the early days of "snl" were a tale of two worlds because you had these great female writers like ann beats and marilyn miller and rosy shuster. then you had -- john belushi didn't want to do pieces ...

>> "saturday night live," amazing that out of the gate, it wr p was wr p newman and ratner, thee hilarious. >> hey, stud muffin, do you wat to make bouncy, bouncy? >> they had three female performers and three female writers. if you look at the comedy landscape at the time was unheard of. >> our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation. >> then the man. -- >> >> yeah. that was disgustid you scream and he screams and then it is over. >> oh! >> the early days of "snl" were a tale of two worlds because you had these great writers. then,

When we were making decisions about who was going to take over after dave, the pressure was enormous. i really only knew a world with david letterman. it was scary. >> someone leaves, there is always someone who can fit into their shoes. there is none of us that's irreplaceable. >> the conversation was always about finding the very best person, and stephen was always one of the most innovative and freshest voices in the comedy landscape. >> and in fact, colbert's manager had deliberately timed the last two or three of his contracts to coincide with letterman's. >> stephen colbert, who was a co...

Pressure was enormous. i really only knew a world with david letterman. it was scary. >> someone leaves, there is always someone who can fit into their shoes. there is none of us that is irreplaceable. >> the conversation was always about finding the very best person, and stephen was always one of the most innovative and freshest voices in the comedy landscape. >> and in fact, colbert's manager had deliberately timed the last two or three of his contracts to coincide with letterman's. >> stephen colbert, who was a correspondent on the daily show, who then hosted the ironic colbert report. >> c...

Candy? >> they could definitely hang with the guys, they were just as important and hilarious. >> hey, stud muffins, want to make bouncy, bouncy? >> they had three female performers, and three female writers. which if you look at the comedy landscape at that time, is unheard of. >> what made "saturday night live" different from those other shows was our show was the first one to really have a voice for a younger generation. >> then the man -- >> eww! >> eww! >> yuck. >> that's disgusting. >> and then you scream, and then he screams, and then it's over. >> the early days of "snl" were a tale of...