Original Saturday Night Live star Laraine Newman has addressed the accuracy of Saturday Night, contrasting the movie to the sketch comedy's real launch. Directed by Jason Reitman, the biographical film dramatizes the day leading up to the premiere of NBC's famous sketch comedy series. The cast of Saturday Night portray a variety of actors who were the first to star in the series, including Newman, who is played by Emily Fairn. The movie has been praised for its balance of drama and comedy, alongside its success as a nostalgic playback of when the series first began.

Speaking with Screen Rant during an interview about her hosting the Sentinel Awards, Newman explained how she saw Saturday Night as a "love letter" thanks to the work of Reitman and the film's co-writer, Gil Kenan. While the actor revealed many parts of the movie are fictional, she says it doesn't matter much...