SNL

Client: NBC Saturday Night Live

Challenge: NBC needed a series of short motion pictures for Saturday Night Live performers.

Solution: Continuing Marshad’s 42+ year association with NBC, Saturday Night Live and writer Tom Schiller, Marshad created films with Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey, Jan Hooks, Teri Garr, Phil Hartman, Victoria Jackson, Jon Lovitz, and Peter Aykroyd. NBC contracted with Marshad to provide production management, cinematography, production design, post production, casting services, location search and management, set design and construction, and special effects.

Result: These short films were a contribution to increasing ratings in this classic comedy series. SNL has been a network television showcase for short films by Robert Altman, Albert Brooks, Tim Robbins, Andy Warhol, and Tom Schiller. The show has been nominated for 85 Emmy Awards, and has been honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and continues to achieve the highest ratings of any late-night television program. Some of the films Neal produced and shot for Saturday Night Live include “Love is a Dream” with Phil Hartman, “Hooked On Sushi” with Kevin Nealon, “Java Junkie” with Teri Garr, “Falling in Love” with Jon Lovitz, and others. “Love is a Dream” was featured on SNL40 in 2015.