SNL: Saturday Night Live

How Second City has fed 'SNL' and Hollywood, including Harold Ramis, Dan ...

source: Chicago Tribune

SNL" subsequently dipped into the Second City pool for Gross, Tim Kazurinsky, Jim Belushi, Mike Myers, Tim Meadows, Chris Farley, Adam McKay (as a writer; ... and more »

Published Sun, Dec 6

Reitman, from Belushi to the Governator

source: The Province - Canada.com

When producer Lorne Michaels hired that whole cast except for Ramis to be on the then-new Saturday Night Live the next year, Reitman and Ramis teamed up to ...

Published Sat, Dec 5

Talented duo performing at Comedy Night Special

source: Canada.com

The judge for the competition was Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and the presenter of the prize was SNL alum Dan Aykroyd. ... and more »

Published Fri, Dec 4

New on DVD: 'SNL' season five

source: Chicago Daily Herald

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd had left at the end of the previous season, and the show hired new writers along with new cast members. ...

Published Thu, Dec 3

Show: “Saturday Night Live: The Complete Fifth Season” (Universal)

source: Metromix South Florida

The fifth season of “Saturday Night Live” was the end of an era for this late-night sketch comedy show. While John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd had left the year ... and more »

Published Wed, Dec 2

Marshall Fine: Smarter than the average studio exec

source: Huffington Post

I'll admit to a personal bias against Dan Aykroyd, who's built a career on mediocre-to-worse movies in the 30-plus years since he debuted on Saturday Night Live. His filmography is jam-packed with drek and his continued viability as a film performer baffles me. I guess I consider Aykroyd i...

Published Mon, Nov 16

Was Last Night's SNL Really The Worst Episode Ever?

source: gawker.com

Standardized Responses for SNL Threads. 1. SNL is still on? 2. I might have to watch this SNL sometime. 3. SNL hasn't been funny since _____ (insert name) was president. 4. The Tina Fey era was the (Choose one:) Best/ Worst. 6. (Me, other Oldes:) Jane Curtin/ Dan Aykroyd - now there was a Weekend Update.

Published Sun, Nov 15

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