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>> lorne michaels, this canadian comedy producer, was given free rein. >> hi. >> i am lorne michaels. >> he hires improv comics. >> rehearsal and warmup, let's do 28 face slaps. come on. slap. come on. pick a hand. >> george carlin was the first host. wanted to be permanent host. >> nice to see you. welcome and thanks for joining us live. >> there were a lot of names bandied about in terms of permanent hosts. >> that's one of those tv rules you mustn't break, until you do. then you realize, why don't you have a different host every week? but it was the cast that finally won people's hearts. >>...

♪ >> he always looked as if he was a bit lost. people thought that it was because he was tiddly. but that was part of the charm. >> here he is, ed sullivan! ♪ >> thank you very much. thank you. >> no matter who controlled the tv set the night other nights of the week, on sunday night, you know, 8:00, you were going to watch ed sullivan. >> now, ladies and gentlemen, a very fine novelty act. >> ed sullivan was a phenomenon. he was a powerful force. >> quiet, please. >> the beauty of the sullivan kind of variety show is that if you didn't like something, something else would be around in fou...

>> lorne michaels, this canadian comedy produce, was given free reign. and he ultimately ends up hiring a bunch of improv comics. >> george carlin was the first host and wanted to be on vernon and host. >> thanks for joining us live. >> there were a lot of names banding about in terms of permanent hosts. >> then, you realize why don't you have a different host every week? but it was the cast that finally one people's hearts. >> come on. who is this? >> andy grant. >> you got your own six. >> i'm barbara wawa. >> thank you so much. >> you were drawn to the tv set because you knew something insa...

>> try to find a western. >> all right. >> once everyone had a tv set in their living room and advertisers had fully gotten a grip on how effective this was a way to sell products, the very definition of what you were doing was to create entertainment that would appeal to as many people as possible. >> beaver, eat your brussels sprouts. >> gee, mom, i can't. my stomach's filled up to my throat. >> now, no excuses. >> "leave it to beaver" was something that a lot of families understood. it's the first show that was ever shot from the perspective of a child. >> beaver. >> most people have had a ...

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