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In American professional wrestling, the term Black Saturday refers to Saturday, July 14, 1984, the day when Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) took over the timeslot on Superstation WTBS that had been home to Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) and its flagship weekly program, World Championship Wrestling, for twelve years.
A seminal figure in SNL history, Chris Farley displayed his physical-comedy genius for five seasons of Saturday Night Live. From 1990 to 1995, he performed such iconic characters as the over-the ...
O'Donoghue died from cerebral hemorrhage after suffering from severe chronic migraine headaches for most of his life. Bill Murray honored O'Donoghue's memory in an appearance on a season 20 episode [ 29 ] (hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker with musical guest R.E.M. ) by replaying his sketch "Mr. Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Stories: The Soiled ...
In July 1984, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, and other shareholders sold their shares in Georgia Championship Wrestling to Vince McMahon for $900,000 (equivalent to $2,639,000 in 2023) in what became known in the wrestling industry as "Black Saturday". The deal gave McMahon a 90% stake in the promotion and control over Georgia Championship ...
The 50th season of "SNL" premiered last month. Since the first show in 1975, 165 comedians and actors have been a part of "SNL.". Three new comedians joined for season 50. "Saturday Night Live" is ...
Most of Kovacs's early television work was performed live: some kinescopes have survived. [ 156 ] [ 157 ] [ 158 ] Some videotapes of his ABC specials were preserved; others, such as his quirky game show, Take a Good Look , were available mostly in short segments until recently, with the release of some complete, videotaped episodes. [ 15 ]
Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985.
Patrice Malcolm O'Neal (December 7, 1969 – November 29, 2011) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his stand-up comedy career and his regular guest appearances on the talk show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and the radio show Opie and Anthony.