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Saturday Night Live Samurai: December 13, 1975 John Belushi: John Belushi plays a samurai warrior, who speaks only (mock) Japanese, and wields a katana. He is seen in various occupations ranging from a hotel desk clerk to a tailor. Mel's Char Palace December 20, 1975 Dan Aykroyd: A steakhouse commercial parody featuring Dan Aykroyd. At Mel's ...
The genesis of the Blues Brothers was a January 17, 1976, Saturday Night Live sketch. In it, "Howard Shore and his All-Bee Band" play the Slim Harpo song "I'm a King Bee", with Belushi singing and Aykroyd playing harmonica, dressed in the bee costumes they wore for "The Killer Bees" sketches. [1]
In Live From New York, director John Landis recalled visiting the SNL offices, where he was struck by an attractive woman and asked Belushi who she was. "John says, 'That’s Rosie Shuster. "John ...
The first cast member hired was Gilda Radner. [5] The rest of the cast included fellow Second City alumni Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, as well as National Lampoon "Lemmings" alumnus Chevy Chase (whose trademark became his usual falls and opening spiel that cued the show's opening) who was chosen as anchor for Weekend Update, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, and Groundlings alumna Laraine Newman.
Belushi, played by Matt Wood in the movie, appeared on SNL throughout the 1970s, winning a 1977 Emmy for writing. He was Aykroyd’s right-hand man in the Blues Brothers sketches, which turned ...
“The Killer Bees: Home Invasion”: This sketch with Elliott Gould evolves into a parody of Mexican westerns at the time. The bees even demand, "Give us your pollen." The bees even demand, "Give ...
Pat Sullivan, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1999–2000 one of The Boston Teens (1999–11) Patrick Fitzwilliam, co-host of Top o' the Morning (2002) Randy Goldman from Wake Up Wakefield! (2001) Rodney "The Zipper" Calzoun from Rialto Grande (2003) Señor Galupe Juameras from The How Do You Say? Ah, Yes ...
That same year, John Cocker shared his set with John Belushi, who stood beside the famous British musician impersonating his signature jerky performance moves and over-the-top facial expressions ...