Editing Siskel and Ebert (section)

== Appearances ==
Siskel and Ebert were known for their many appearances on late-night talk shows including appearing on ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'' sixteen times and ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' fifteen times. They also appeared together on  ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'', ''[[Howard Stern]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', and ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''.

Normally, Siskel and Ebert would refuse to guest-star in movies or television series, as they felt it would undermine their "responsibility to the public."<ref name="Gene Siskel Tribute">{{cite web|title=Gene Siskel Tribute January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999|url=https://siskelebert.org/?p=1640|website=Siskel And Ebert Movie Reviews|access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref> However, they both "could not resist" appearing on an episode of the animated television series ''[[The Critic]]'', the title character of which was a film-critic who hosted a television show.<ref name="Gene Siskel Tribute"/> In the episode, entitled "Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice" (which aired in 1995), Siskel and Ebert split and each wants Jay Sherman, the eponymous film critic, as his new partner.<ref name="The Critic">{{cite episode |url=https://siskelebert.org/?p=6377 |title=Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice |series=The Critic |air-date=March 12, 1995 |season=2 |number=2 |access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref> The episode is a parody of the film ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]''.<ref name="The Critic"/>

They also appeared as themselves on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' three times, 1982, 1983, and 1985.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Chevy Chase|series=[[Saturday Night Live]]|airdate=September 25, 1982|season=8|number=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Brandon Tartikoff|series=[[Saturday Night Live]]|airdate=October 8, 1983|season=9|number=1}}</ref> They appeared in the episode "Chevy Chase/Queen" (1982) where they reviewed sketches from the night's telecast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/the-night-siskel-and-ebert-took-over-snl.html|title=The Night Siskel and Ebert Took Over 'SNL'|website=Vulture|date=November 18, 2015|first=Joe|last=Blevins|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>