Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series) entertainment. In the episode, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to fight in gladiatorial games on a planet resembling the Roman Empire, but possessing mid-20th century Earth technology. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise" is on routine patrol when it finds wreckage of the SS "Beagle". The "Beagle" was under the command of Captain R. M. Merik (William Smithers), whom Captain Kirk (William Shatner) knew during his academy days. First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) traces the path of debris back to a planet in the previously unexplored system 892. The "Enterprise" picks up a 20th-century-style television news broadcast, reporting in
The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise talent. John Belushi was ranked at number one, with "Rolling Stone" citing his Captain Kirk parody as evidence of his youthful innocence among his often lunatic-like performances in a 2015 article. The website Rotten Tomatoes characterized the sketch as a satire that did not lose its effectiveness with age. The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise "The Last Voyage of the Starship "Enterprise"" is a comedy sketch that first aired on May 29, 1976, during episode 22 of the first season of the NBC variety show, "Saturday Night Live". The twelve-minute sketch was written by Michael O'Donoghue during a month-long