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the 1978 Saturday Night Live song King Tut with Steve Martin was one of the most expensive sketches the show had attempted at the time. Producer Lorne Michaels put everything behind the production.

Mar 6, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: the 1978 Saturday Night Live song “King Tut” with Steve Martin was one of the most expensive sketches the show had attempted at the time. Producer Lorne Michaels put everything behind the production.

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