Saturday Night Live to re-air classic episodes for 40th season

Saturday Night Live will re-air classic episodes to celebrate its 40th season.

SNL Vintage will begin airing Saturday nights at 10pm ET, with each instalment edited down to one hour.

Richard Pryor performing on Saturday Night Live

This Saturday (September 27), NBC will air a December 1975 show featuring host Richard Pryor and musical guest Gil Scott-Heron.

The following weekend on October 4, the Peacock Network has scheduled an April 2000 episode starring Christopher Walken and Christina Aguilera.

NBC is slated to air an all-star primetime special celebrating Saturday Night Live's anniversary in February.

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SNL kicks off its new season this weekend, with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande.

Sarah Silverman and Bill Hader will both host upcoming episodes, with Jim Carrey also tipped to return for an upcoming show.

Watch a clip from 1975 below (warning: adult language):

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