'SNL' strike benefit -- live from N.Y. but not on air

• Story Highlights
• "Saturday Night Live" cast, writers stage benefit for staff affected by writers' strike
  
• Small Manhattan audience gets to see production, while "SNL" rerun ran on NBC
  
• Performance includes all trappings of a typical "SNL" episode minus commercials
  
• "It was a little dirtier than usual," one audience member says
  
• Next Article in Entertainment »