Back in 1975, ABC greenlit a live variety show called Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell. Now you’re probably thinking, “Wait…Saturday Night Live?” That’s right, ABC got the title ...

The episode inspired Cosell to pursue Lennon for a Beatles reunion on the short-lived 1975 variety show, “Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell.” (Lennon politely declined.) Then on another ...

Howard Cosell passed away 20 years ago this month ... as well as for Cosell’s short-lived variety show in the mid-70’s, and recently finished his stint as ESPN’s Ombudsman, told me.

Weeks earlier, ABC had debuted a prime-time variety show called Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell. So Lorne Michaels’ late-night creation had to go by, simply, Saturday Night — the same ...

Four months as a writer on his lame variety show, “Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell,” were hilarious and hellish. He could also be kindly, generous, fine company, and startlingly wise.

had snapped up producer Lorne Michaels’ first choice of name for his mercifully short-lived comedy-variety show on ABC, Howard Cosell’s Saturday Night Live. And, looking over the overstuffed ...

Woody Allen's comedy classic Bananas, featured two of boxing’s best known pundits - Don Dunphy and Howard Cosell ... ABC had Cosell star in his own variety show but the show bombed.

around the same time when the only way Cosell could increase his profile was to host a disastrous 1975 variety show, ”Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell.”) I’d say that at times ...

Howard Cosell didn’t know what to do ... He spent more than 18 years with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports Department in a variety of roles. Before joining The Times, he worked for more than ...