SNL: Saturday Night Live

Governor Paterson Wants To Come On SNL

source: TVgasm

Governor Paterson thinks it will bring in ratings. He told the Gothamist, "I've offered to come on 'Saturday Night Live' because I thought I would help them get the ratings. Because clearly that humor that they had when they first had Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi... has gone [with]...

Published Tue, Oct 20

On Demand picks

source: Boston.com

THE BLUES BROTHERS (Encore on Comcast ) Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi exploit their “Saturday Night Live’’ characterization under the feverish direction of John (“Animal House’’) Landis. Besides being about music, the movie is about car crashes. Too many of them. (R; runs through Nov. 5)

Published Wed, Oct 7

Steve Aschburner: Twins clinch Central in epic fitting of park that won't die

source: SI.com

Back in the day, the Thing That Wouldn't Leave was John Belushi, in a classic Saturday Night Live skit about a rude slob who plants himself on the neighbors' couch, raids their refrigerator, dials long-distance and sent his castmates into screams of mock terror. It was all done to -- da-dah...

Published Wed, Oct 7

Have you ever seen the SNL auditions of Belushi, Carvey, and Hartman?

source: TV Squad

Filed under: Saturday Night Live, Video, Celebrities, Reality-Free This is an interesting find: the Saturday Night Live audition tapes for Phil Hartman, John Belushi, Will Ferrell, and Dana Carvey. Below is Hartman's audition, and after the jump Carvey's two audition bits (Choppin'...

Published Sun, Aug 16

Opinion: First Season: Third Episode

source: solitairerose.com

And it's John Belushi doing his Joe Cocker Impression singing “A Little Help From My Friends”. Even if you have no idea in the world who Joe Cocker is, this is a great sequence. I loved it. Best bit of the show: Belushi as Joe Cocker, but “Dangerous But Inept” came close.

Published Tue, Jan 13

Who Rules the SNL Weekend Update Desk?

source: BuddyTV

The relative quality of Saturday Night Live is always in question. The Tina Fey years were the best. No, the Will Ferrell years. No, the Chris Farley years. No, the Eddie Murphy years. No, the John Belushi years. No, after episode one, it was all downhill.

Published Fri, Oct 19