History of The Groove Tube: Comedy That Led to SNL — Comedy History 101

History of The Groove Tube: Comedy That Led to SNL — Comedy History 101

The Groove Tube is a 1974 comedy film that gave both Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer their first screen roles. It’s also a film that laid the groundwork for the humor of early Saturday Night Live. The low-budget movie, which satirizes TV and counterculture of the early 70s, began as an innovative.

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