August 26, 2010
'Saturday Night Live' ticket lottery open through August
Long-shot lovers and underdogs of the world, August is the one time of the year you can apply to the lottery to obtain Saturday Night Live tickets for the upcoming season.
Send an email to snltickets@nbcuni.com with all your contact details but don’t hold your breath. (Update as of Aug. 31: NewYorkology’s Twitter followers are getting bounced e-mails from NBC, indicating the lottery closed a day early.)
“Saturday Night Live” also does stand-by tickets, but be warned that people tend to line up starting on Thursdays (as pictured up top.)
Tickets are free, though they have shown up in the past on sites such as Charity Buzz auction with an estimated value of $1,000.
 Tickets to other shows taped in NYC are easier to come by, and generally they’re all free. Here’s an updated list of shows that tape in NYC and offer audience tickets:
Late Show with David Letterman
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Colbert Report
MTV studio audience
Good Morning America
The Marriage Ref
The View
The Martha Stewart Show
The Rachel Ray Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Wendy Williams Show
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Live! with Regis and Kelly
Comedy Central Presents
Other NBC shows
Other resources:
Related: The On Location Vacations blog crowd sources filming locations and compiles a daily list of what’s filming where.
The automated Twitter feed @DailyTix tweets every time tickets are available for John Stewart’s or Stephen Colbert’s shows.
1iota and On Camera Audiences often have free tickets to special events taping with a live audience.
A “sample” of current NYC productions from the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.
Food Network tickets are not currently available.
Picture credits: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
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August 26, 2010 11:11 AM in Cheap Stuff
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