tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post3528308758640304239..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Saturday Night Live Characters That I MissPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-86695143253667601772014-03-30T18:27:42.294-04:002014-03-30T18:27:42.294-04:00I loved the Matt Foley character - he was original...I loved the Matt Foley character - he was originally in Farley's Second City sketches in Canada. <br /><br />Matt Foley was actually based on a real person - Farley's priest, Matt Foley, who later served as an Army chaplain in Afghanistan:<br /><br />http://www.examiner.com/article/matt-foley-does-not-live-a-van-down-by-the-river-he-s-a-priest-serving-afghanistanBobby Trosclairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-63740247259734189862012-05-24T12:39:58.215-04:002012-05-24T12:39:58.215-04:00I can't remember names of the actresses but th...I can't remember names of the actresses but the 2 absolutely boring female public radio show gals always had me in stitches and the "Dysfunction Family Christmas Album" sketch is my all tme favorite.Acid Spunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410980611480136443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-83138980533226392112012-05-24T12:31:01.440-04:002012-05-24T12:31:01.440-04:00Rosanna Rosannadana
Toonces The Driving Cat
Mr. Bi...Rosanna Rosannadana<br />Toonces The Driving Cat<br />Mr. Bill<br />Jan Brady<br />Church Lady<br />Mr.Robinson (and his neighborhood)<br />Land Shark<br />George Bush (the elder)<br />Debbie Downer<br />Spartan Cheerleaders<br />Paul Baldwin (The original host of Coffee Talk, also played by Michael Myers, before he switched to Linda Richman)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157568989062985441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-48302755637188051532012-05-23T22:40:17.551-04:002012-05-23T22:40:17.551-04:00Christopher Walken as The Continental...Christopher Walken as The Continental...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-58003624520788422932012-05-16T19:52:55.104-04:002012-05-16T19:52:55.104-04:00@Teena in Toronto - same here. I've watched/re...@Teena in Toronto - same here. I've watched/recorded it when someone I like is hosting the show, but it just doesn't have the magic touch anymore. <br /><br />@lazlo, you grew up on the show the same time I did. Free wheeling is the right expression for it. <br /><br />@Doug, I looked up an old "Nerds" skit and Bill Murray was singing a song about chess to the tune of "Grease" (chess is the word...) Stupid but funny...<br /><br />@Stonemaven - I honestly don't remember the Muppets being on SNL! I'll have to dig up some clips. <br /><br />@Darrin - yep, check out the clip I posted for Matt Foley. It's the one with David Spade trying to hide the fact that he was ready to bust into laughter any second.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-2139600380065291452012-05-15T10:44:01.199-04:002012-05-15T10:44:01.199-04:00Matt Foley! How great was he?!? I love how in on...Matt Foley! How great was he?!? I love how in one skit, David Spade totally broke character and had to cover his face because he started cracking up. <br /><br />As for the current season.. it's all about the guest. It really depends on who's guest hosting the show.<br /><br />Guess those of us who saw Belushi.. Akroyd.. Chase.. Farley.. Crystal etc. are spoiled!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791420477284901556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-9907341178952761102012-05-15T10:35:54.875-04:002012-05-15T10:35:54.875-04:00I miss the "Killer Bees" Belushi and the...I miss the "Killer Bees" Belushi and the rest did...the "Cheeburrrgurr, No Coke. Pepsi" restaurant skits from the 70's, and am I the only one who remembers the Land of Gorch and the Muppets being regular cast members? "I am the Mighty Favog. How many in yer party?"Stonemavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379953318010297056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-63572345810805475252012-05-14T21:50:07.712-04:002012-05-14T21:50:07.712-04:00I began watching SNL at the very beginning, back i...I began watching SNL at the very beginning, back in 1975--my older brother was in junior high at the time, we'd huddle around the 13" black & white tv in his room and laugh our butts off, feeling like we were getting away with something! Anyway, there's been such a wealth of characters since then--to be honest, I kinda felt the mid-80s were "very conventional comedy" years, I always liked the edgier material--if I had to pick an all-time favorite though, it'd have to be Gilda Radner & Bill Murray as Lisa & Todd, "The Nerds"--they made me cry every time!ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-41764994158898160352012-05-14T21:00:02.423-04:002012-05-14T21:00:02.423-04:00It has been so many years since I've even seen...It has been so many years since I've even seen SNL. I'm not sure I even know who is on there now. But I do remember fondly the SNL I first saw back in the '80s, with Joe Piscopo, Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Julia Lois Dreyfus, Mary Gross, etc. I remember Brad Hall did a deadpan rendition of the news. Good times...<br /><br />Of course, I would also become acquainted in due course with the "classic" original cast of SNL in the '70s... John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtain, Bill Murray, etc.<br /><br />It seems as if the comedy was so much more "free wheeling" back then...Lazlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037087843637735080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-36719660762410288782012-05-14T20:17:43.171-04:002012-05-14T20:17:43.171-04:00I've tried watching it but I can't get int...I've tried watching it but I can't get into it the last few years.Teena in Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com