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Speaking of “too”…..there’s just too much.
The Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline Show (featuring Veronika and Jeremy) continues to deliver but we can probably get rid of most of this other stuff. It’s just too distracting.
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I wouldn’t say Belushi “killed” that night. It was a rough outing for him. We looked back on this night here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
One of the crazier stories about Belushi's drug use during his days at SNL was after a long night partying with Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones. Belushi finally found his way back to NBC, and was so drugged up before the live taping, he was coughing up blood. Lorne Michaels got a doctor to look over Belushi and see if he could go on, but the doctor said he absolutely didn't think Belushi should and may even die if he performed instead of going to the hospital. Lorne asked, "What are the odds he'll die?" The doctor said, "50/50." Lorne said, "I can live with that." Belushi gave a thumbs up and killed that night. For anyone interested, the episode was Season 4, Episode 13 (1979)
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My thanks to @MarleneWeisman my guest this week. We talked about the work she did on #SNL, including creating the box for Colon Blow, Shmitts Gay Beer, Crystal Gravy, the drawings on Simon, and the fonts of Wayne's World, work w/@Chirsrock and many more. open.spotify.com/episode/3iO…
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S52 premiere of @nbcsnl tonight! @jalenbrunson1 continues the legacy of #NYC sports personalities appearing on the show w/ @katseyeworld as MG. The tradition dates all the way back to the very 1st season, when @nyknicks forward Bill Bradley showed up unannounced on the the second-ever episode. The future Hall-of-Famer (and Senator) made a cameo during the goodnights to present host @PaulSimonMusic with a trophy in honor of his basketball skills. #SNL #SaturdayNightLive #LFNY
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Movie Law: Teachers are terrible at clock management. They always seem surprised when the bell rings, and as the students hurry out, the teachers’ reminders about homework assignments or overdue papers go unheeded.
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As usual…his podcast is great! Can’t wait to listen to the rest of the season!! #ThePlotThickens
This was fun. And much harder than I thought. Thanks, @Criterion.
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Both of them the finest and funniest I encountered on SNL
Happy belated Birthday to the Murricane. The greatest comedy leading man of our time. So many adventures over the years. One night shooting GB2, we appropriated two fully equipped police motorcycles from the movie’s motor pool and spent an hour chasing each other around a closed Central Park with full lights and sirens. No consequences. After all, we were Ghostbusters.
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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was a crazy shoot. Director Stanley Kramer, best known for heavy dramas like Judgment at Nuremberg, assembled an Avengers-level lineup of comedy legends to make “a comedy to end all comedies.” It took 166 days to shoot, and at a time when Hollywood had only 100 stunt performers, 80 of them worked on this film.
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“I’m not being defensive. You’re the one who’s being defensive. Why is it always the other person who’s being defensive? Have you ever asked yourself that? Why don’t you ask yourself that?”
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This is the true me, Judge Alvin from Nothing But Trouble. The film cost Warner Brothers $38 million and made 4. It effectively ended my directorial career, but was the best experience thanks to having Spielberg’s crew—Dean Cundey, Cinematographer and Michael Lantieri, Special Effects. As well as William Sandell, Art Director. We came in under budget but the studio opened us against Jodi Foster in Silence of the Lambs and Julia Roberts in Sleeping With the Enemy. We didn’t have a chance. But I’m proud of the picture as a perfectly serviceable comedy. I can be and prefer to be addressed as Judge, by virtue of my serving as a sworn Canadian federal judge for 2 hours wherein I welcomed new immigrant families to Canada. So Judge Aykroyd will be fine. And also Doctor. Judge Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor…
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Happy Anniversary to the "Brown Album"! 🤎 Released on this day in 1969, The Band’s second studio album remains a flawless piece of music history. Take a look back at this performance of the standout track "Up On Cripple Creek" from The Last Waltz. Which track from this album do you always find yourself coming back to?
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OMG I was there .. Man could that guy water ski
49 years ago today, Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and cut off jeans, "jumped the shark" on Happy Days.
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The one scene between Bill Murray and Chevy Chase in CADDYSHACK is obviously hilarious, but also helped end the feud between the two since their fight at SNL one year prior when Chase returned to host - a fight that was fueled by ego and status after Chevy became a big star. Bill Murray said this about what happened while filming the movie: “I’d never really done anything with Chevy. We’d always had sort of a… funny relationship. But it was like, ‘O.K., I liked that when you did that. Let’s just keep going.’ We kept going, and it was funny because Ty Webb’s not far from who Chevy is. So he was pretty comfortable in his space. And I was comfortable as Carl. So he could be free to laugh at me. And if Ty laughed, Carl thought it meant, ‘Hey, he’s my friend!’ It’s a really fun, self-aware example of whatever the heck Harold maintains the movie is about – status.”
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The cast was breaking so much during dress rehearsal that Lorne Michaels told Will Forte to do less dancing so that the sketch wouldn't completely fall apart. It didn't matter, you can see each actor, one by one, fail to hold it together. That's the power of Will Forte.
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ya ppl talk about Chris Elliott’s daughter becoming a cast member… but not enough bots are upping content re: how his best friend’s daughter *also* joined the cast. and his nephew was in the writers room. it’s a full blown conspiracy…
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Never Forget September 29, 2001 (Cold Open)
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FIRST FOUR OF SEASON 52!!!
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This was Saturday Night Live's best cast, bar none.
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