The Rover Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) I saw the show originally when it began in the 70's. That's my favorite SNL memories. There was a 2-hour Special on tonight that featured highlights and cast comments on the SNL of the 90's. There were many funny bits with the very talented cast. They also showed some excerpts from musical guests in the 90's..... All I have to say.... is what a dearth of musical talent that SNL chose to feature in the 90's ! But then, SNL's Musical Guests mostly sucked, only occasionaly being something special. Hell, tonight, I thought 5 of the bands ALL SOUNDED THE SAME !!! The only thing that Rocked, was Aerosmith ---- doing a song --- from the 70's !!!! Edited January 2, 2008 by The Rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 The best musical guest I ever saw on SNL besides SRV was a tipsy Eddie Van Halen jamming with G.E Smith from 1986. SNL Van Halen That was cool. Funny when the music stops and catches Eddie off guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Favorite moment was Belushi impersonating Joe Cocker with Joe Cocker on stage with him. He had him down to a T. http://youtube.com/watch?v=v7bFtvsYcnQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliet Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I consider the early shows with Radner, Belushi, Ackroyd etc and the early 90's shows with Hartman, Carvey etc to be the best... ...RIP PHIL HARTMAN...JOHN BELUSHI...GILDA RADNER... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I saw the show originally when it began in the 70's. That's my favorite SNL memories. There was a 2-hour Special on tonight that featured highlights and cast comments on the SNL of the 90's. There were many funny bits with the very talented cast. They also showed some excerpts from musical guests in the 90's..... All I have to say.... is what a dearth of musical talent that SNL chose to feature in the 90's ! But then, SNL's Musical Guests mostly sucked, only occasionaly being something special. Hell, tonight, I thought 5 of the bands ALL SOUNDED THE SAME !!! The only thing that Rovked, was Aerosmith ---- doing a song --- from the 70's !!!! Sorry I missed it! My husband and I were big fans of the original show. We loved Belushi. There's a classic clip of him doing an imitation of Joe Cocker. We still laugh about it b/c we'd seen Joe Cocker in concert back in the day and Belushi did a great imitation of him. Speaking of the old SNL, back in the early days of the show, they'd sometimes make reference to or mention Zep in the context of a skit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Sorry I missed it! My husband and I were big fans of the original show. We loved Belushi. There's a classic clip of him doing an imitation of Joe Cocker. We still laugh about it b/c we'd seen Joe Cocker in concert back in the day and Belushi did a great imitation of him. Speaking of the old SNL, back in the early days of the show, they'd sometimes make reference to or mention Zep in the context of a skit. Bill Murray referenced Zep frequently. Several times in the Lounge Singer act. Now that the entire first season is out, people can see what we saw in our "youth"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorzep Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Favorite moment was Belushi impersonating Joe Cocker with Joe Cocker on stage with him. He had him down to a T. http://youtube.com/watch?v=v7bFtvsYcnQHis 'package' rivals Percy's in that clip. Guess that's why they call him Joe Cocker? Edited January 2, 2008 by Thorzep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levee Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Sorry I missed it! My husband and I were big fans of the original show. We loved Belushi. There's a classic clip of him doing an imitation of Joe Cocker. We still laugh about it b/c we'd seen Joe Cocker in concert back in the day and Belushi did a great imitation of him. Speaking of the old SNL, back in the early days of the show, they'd sometimes make reference to or mention Zep in the context of a skit. I remember a skit where a radio DJ did a on air commercial for a place called "Stairway To Headphones" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Bill Murray referenced Zep frequently. Several times in the Lounge Singer act. Now that the entire first season is out, people can see what we saw in our "youth"... Yes! I loved the show for that! It was perfect for its time and for the many Zep fans who watched it. My husband and I were talking about this tonight and he reminded me that I had met Bill Murray in the late '70s. I couldn't even remember that. I remember a skit where a radio DJ did a on air commercial for a place called "Stairway To Headphones" I loved when they did the Zep references! We were all Zep fans watching that show back then so we got everyone of those references too. About the Belushi/Joe Cocker skit: my husband remembered that Belushi first imitated Joe Cocker on the show by himself and Joe Cocker was so cool about it that he came on the show at a later date and then did the duet with Belushi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I've always been an SNL fan, and I've loved several casts/eras: The early 80's cast: Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, Tim Kazurinsky, Robin Duke, etc The 1984/85 cast: Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, etc The 1986-early 90's cast: core of Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, etc, then the addition of the young guys who came to dominate the show like Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley The late 90's into the 2000's: Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 A lot of people have a fondness for the original 70's SNL cast, but as shown in that special, the 90's were a strong decade. The Chris Farley Chippendales sketch was one of the all-time best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I think it's kind of a hip thing to say that only the original cast was any good, but it's just not true. If I had to sit in a room and watch every episode from a particular season back-to-back, and could pick the season, any season from the 70's would be WAY down on my list. But that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maven2blue Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I'll never forget Chris Farley's faux interview with Paul Mccartney. Sometimes, when I do or say stupid things and I get frustrated, I remember that skit and laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorzep Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I'll never forget Chris Farley's faux interview with Paul Mccartney. Sometimes, when I do or say stupid things and I get frustrated, I remember that skit and laugh.Loved that one. I met him once on the street very briefly. He was so approachable. I said something like "Hey Chris Farley" and we shook hands. He was like "Hey wanna go get a beer?" I was late for work, so I passed. Very cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I'll never forget Chris Farley's faux interview with Paul Mccartney. Sometimes, when I do or say stupid things and I get frustrated, I remember that skit and laugh. That's because that's how anyone of us would act if we got to interview Paul McCartney. I'd probably forget my name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Anyone else bought the first two seasons on DVD? I did - great stuff. I remember staying up real late to watch when I was like 5, 6, 7 watching the end of the original cast and rebirth with Murphy and those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 ^^ Kill The White People, reggae-style! Buckwheat sings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) A lot of people have a fondness for the original 70's SNL cast, but as shown in that special, the 90's were a strong decade. The Chris Farley Chippendales sketch was one of the all-time best. Yes, indeed, the 90's were a strong decade for SNL. More consistency than in the 70's. But, I think that the most memorable individual skits...were done in the 70's. I say "most" memorable. I love the best of the 90's also. I was already 20 when SNL debuted. So, I guess if I had seen some of the more juvenille and sophpomoric stuff when I was a teen, or pre-teen, then that would make a difference in how I perceived the show. Edited January 3, 2008 by The Rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 The best musical guest I ever saw on SNL besides SRV was a tipsy Eddie Van Halen jamming with G.E Smith from 1986. SNL Van Halen Man, G.E. Smith. Basically The Joker without the white skin. the guy can not stop smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Jim Carrey's Best Almost as funny is the link below with a recreation of this sketch for a school talent show. They kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 One of my favorite lines ever, Seth Myers on Weekend Update... "A Long Island cat became the first to have a hip replacement, which was just several thousand dollars more expensive than the common practice...total cat replacement." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Eddie Murphy to return to "Saturday Night Live" after 35 years https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/eddie-murphy-return-saturday-night-live-after-35-years-n1106206 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 This topic needs more cowbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Tried watching SNL a few weeks back when Will Farrrell was the host and there was not one laugh in the monologue. When the fuck are these assholes going to get over Trump winning the election 3 years ago? Alec Baldwin who is talented has basically ruined his career continuing to do these lame Trump skits that aren't funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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