The Real Story Behind 'Saturday Night,' the Movie About the Television Show That Changed Comedy Forever

Gregory Wakeman Freelance Writer The 1960s and early 1970s ushered in a sea change in the American comedy scene. Acts by the likes of Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis grew stale; their material, often focused on marriage and stereotypes, failed to excite the maturing baby boomer population. New faces, including Phyllis Diller, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, told radical jokes about sex, race and politics in clubs and…