Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York the original cast of SNL (including Dan Aykroyd Gilda Radner and John Belushi) set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970's turning it into an instant sensation. Although only the second year on the air the 1976-1977 season turned out to be the last for Chevy Chase but the first for a young comedian named Bill Murray. The complete second season of SNL contains legendary musical performances by artists Joe Cocker The Band Brian Wilson Paul Simon George Harrison Frank Zappa Chuck Berry The Kinks Santana and Tom Waits and classic appearances by hosts Lily Tomlin Norman Lear Steve Martin Dick Cavett Jodie Foster Candice Bergen Ralph Nader Fran Tarkenton Sissy Spacek Elliott Gould and Shelly Duvall.
| Title | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily Tomlin / James Taylor - September 1 | 1:07:24 | Buy on Amazon |
| 2 | Norman Lear / Boz Scaggs - September 25, | 1:06:43 | Buy on Amazon |
| 3 | Eric Idle / Joe Cocker with John Belushi | 1:06:50 | Buy on Amazon |
| 4 | Karen Black / John Prine - October 16, 1 | 1:06:44 | Buy on Amazon |
| 5 | Steve Martin / Kinky Friedman - October | 1:06:59 | Buy on Amazon |
| 6 | Buck Henry / The Band - October 30, 1976 | 1:06:59 | Buy on Amazon |
| 7 | Dick Cavett / Ry Cooder - November 13, 1 | 1:06:15 | Buy on Amazon |
| 8 | Paul Simon / Paul Simon & George Harriso | 1:07:38 | Buy on Amazon |
| 9 | Jodie Foster / Brian Wilson - November 2 | 1:06:13 | Buy on Amazon |
| 10 | Candice Bergen / Frank Zappa - December | 1:07:34 | Buy on Amazon |
| 11 | Ralph Nader / George Benson - January 15 | 1:06:50 | Buy on Amazon |
| 12 | Ruth Gordan / Chuck Berry - January 22, | 1:06:55 | Buy on Amazon |
| 13 | Fran Tarkenton / Leo Sayer / Donny Harpe | 1:08:22 | Buy on Amazon |
| 14 | Steve Martin / The Kinks - February 26, | 1:06:59 | Buy on Amazon |
| 15 | Sissy Spacek / Richard Baskin - March 12 | 1:08:47 | Buy on Amazon |
| 16 | Broderick Crawford / Levon Helm / The Me | 1:06:50 | Buy on Amazon |
| 17 | Jack Burns / Santanna - March 26, 1977 | 1:07:20 | Buy on Amazon |
| 18 | Julian Bond / Tom Waits - April 9 , 1977 | 1:06:54 | Buy on Amazon |
| 19 | Elliott Gould / Rosalyn Kind, Kate & Ann | 1:06:41 | Buy on Amazon |
| 20 | Eric Idle / Alan Price & Neil Innes - Ap | 1:06:45 | Buy on Amazon |
| 21 | Shelley Duvall / Joan Armatrading - May | 1:07:16 | Buy on Amazon |
| 22 | Buck Henry / Jennifer Warnes - May 21, 1 | 1:06:46 | Buy on Amazon |
