tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1414357708829225830..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My Top 8 performers of SNLBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14765608056807185412020-02-09T17:42:32.223-08:002020-02-09T17:42:32.223-08:00.
WOW !! Great list! And probably just about th....<br /><br />WOW !! Great list! And probably just about the same one I would have come up with.....except for one.<br /><br />I probably would have taken the very talented Kate McKinnon off, for Cheri Oteri (1995-2000). She was the first female SNL cast member since Gilda Radner that no matter what she did, I could NEVER take my eyes off of her.<br /><br />Yes, often 'over the top', but SO often those were the characters she was playing!<br /><br />so, So, SO underrated, and sadly, somebody who almost never gets mentioned when discussions like this one come up....<br /><br />.msdemoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925950306739697218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31885780794579062352018-06-24T21:38:33.594-07:002018-06-24T21:38:33.594-07:00I firmly believe that Will Ferrell sold his soul t...I firmly believe that Will Ferrell sold his soul to the devil in exchange for having anybody think he is funny. I would go pretty much with the picks of Rashad Khan.Frederic Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092073035980930082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68854039684285338472018-06-23T09:05:13.766-07:002018-06-23T09:05:13.766-07:00Janet Ybarra: "Oh, and it slightly irks me wh...Janet Ybarra: "Oh, and it slightly irks me when people load up these lists with recent cast members like Poehler and Fallon..."<br /><br />Fallon hasn't been a cast member for 14 years. Fey for 12 years. Hardly recent by any measure. bbisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883220143618857444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38839662404173071432018-06-22T11:08:56.309-07:002018-06-22T11:08:56.309-07:00John Belushi
Gilda Radner
Eddie Murphy
Phil Hartma...John Belushi<br />Gilda Radner<br />Eddie Murphy<br />Phil Hartman<br />Molly Shannon<br />Will Farrell<br />Amy Poehler<br />Kate McKinnonMellaBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760044599524760013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57156166832746094472018-06-21T02:05:54.237-07:002018-06-21T02:05:54.237-07:00What? No love for comic genius David Spade?What? No love for comic genius David Spade?Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21355641041402670412018-06-20T20:48:12.050-07:002018-06-20T20:48:12.050-07:00Phil Hartman
Jan Hooks
Nora Dunn
Cheri Oteri
Kate ...Phil Hartman<br />Jan Hooks<br />Nora Dunn<br />Cheri Oteri<br />Kate McKinnon<br />Tina Fey<br />Seth Meyers<br />Norm MacDonaldBriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61180839488874075432018-06-20T17:55:57.037-07:002018-06-20T17:55:57.037-07:00I'd only swap out Jan Hooks (a favorite of min...I'd only swap out Jan Hooks (a favorite of mine) for Fey, who was a great writer and Weekend Update anchor but I don't really remember her much from sketches.Stephen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670422634319094941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58384055229525483102018-06-20T15:03:52.117-07:002018-06-20T15:03:52.117-07:00Many thanks to Pat Reeder for the Norm McDonald mo...Many thanks to Pat Reeder for the Norm McDonald monologue. It is ... magnificent. Totally believable in character, and with that awful cliffhanger concerning the gentleman in Maine who owned the huge ball of twine. I shuddered until the punchline: "... with his wife."<br /><br />And, of course, we all learned something that day.<br /><br />Picking any number is an impossible task. SNL was only really original in the early days, say 1975-1980. All of the cast back then deserve huge respect, with the possible exception of Chevy Chase.<br /><br />Since then? Some very fine people. I'm a big fan of Dana Carvey. Phil Hartmann was a genius. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin -- no other comedian has taken down a politician quite so efficiently and turned them into the obvious joke they were in the first place.<br /><br />But, to be honest, I haven't seen the point to the show since about 1990. Which means that judging the guys doesn't really mean much.Dr Loserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717234136006844887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45322319108409765762018-06-20T13:39:17.485-07:002018-06-20T13:39:17.485-07:00So many talented people, but for pure belly laughs...So many talented people, but for pure belly laughs, it's Jon Lovitz.<br /><br />Honorable mentions:<br />A. Whitney Brown, who delivered brilliant editorials during Dennis Miller's time on "Weekend Update." I remember wishing that The New York Times would publish some of Brown's SNL pieces.<br /><br />Don Pardo. The show used Pardo's voice frequently the first two years in sketches that usually parodied his background as a game show announcer. Pardo's comedic delivery was always on the money, and he seemed to enjoy poking fun at himself. Kevin FitzMauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32936750804616149162018-06-20T13:27:01.007-07:002018-06-20T13:27:01.007-07:00Jesse Jackson and "the question is moot."...Jesse Jackson and "the question is moot."VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38719561174593111272018-06-20T05:34:25.235-07:002018-06-20T05:34:25.235-07:00Dan Aykroyd
John Belushi
Chevy Chase
Jane Curtin
E...Dan Aykroyd<br />John Belushi<br />Chevy Chase<br />Jane Curtin<br />Eddie Murphy<br />Bill Murray<br />Laraine Newman<br />Gilda RadnerRashad Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19027327705869440082018-06-20T02:49:02.195-07:002018-06-20T02:49:02.195-07:00Agreed re the 1984-85 cast.Agreed re the 1984-85 cast.Max https://www.blogger.com/profile/18121876638576189063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71419496032892429682018-06-20T02:09:54.160-07:002018-06-20T02:09:54.160-07:00I agree that Darrell Hammond is highly underrated,...I agree that Darrell Hammond is highly underrated, perhaps because he seems like a kind of gloomy guy in real life and is an awkward talk show panelist. But I don’t think there’s ever been a more precise male impressionist on the show. Most guys either have very little imitation chops and get by on attitude alone (Chase, Aykroyd), find one tic or trait that they can base their whole impression around (Hartman, Thompson), or just wildly exaggerate the impression to an absurd degree for laughs (Carvey, Ferrell). Hammond was eerily accurate in terms of both voice and personality. Compare his impressions of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton from years past to what we know about both men today. Old impressions of people often end up looking anarchronistic, but Hammond had both of those guys nailed way back when.Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90755409499807234512018-06-20T00:03:08.885-07:002018-06-20T00:03:08.885-07:00Hartman, Ferrell, Aykroyd, Murphy, Thompson, Hader...Hartman, Ferrell, Aykroyd, Murphy, Thompson, Hader, that guy playing Putin, Steve MartinMikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25195885624813082472018-06-19T23:38:38.347-07:002018-06-19T23:38:38.347-07:00MY TOP 8 LIST (roughly chronological order):
Dan ...MY TOP 8 LIST (roughly chronological order):<br /><br />Dan Aykroyd<br />Chevy Chase (my 1st favorite cast member)<br />Gilda Radner<br />Eddie Murphy (who was mega-famous when he was on the show as well as after)<br />Will Forte (my favorite at the time)<br />Bill Hader (my favorite after Will left)<br />Kate McKinnon (my current favorite) <br /><br />and the rest of the 20 that made my initial list (counting supporting players):<br /><br />John Belushi<br />Joe Piscopo (considered either #2 or equal to Eddie back then, before he became a punchline)<br /><br />Phil Hartman<br />Jon Lovitz<br />Jan Hooks<br />Dana Carvey<br />Nora Dunn<br />Molly Shannon<br />Ana Gasteyer<br />Norm MacDonald<br />Leslie Jones<br />Kyle Mooney<br />Heidi Gardener (amazing talent!)Mibbitmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649369314906738690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23049038235200652572018-06-19T20:57:31.968-07:002018-06-19T20:57:31.968-07:00Phil Hartman
Dana Carvey
Kate Mackinnon
Kenan Thom...Phil Hartman<br />Dana Carvey<br />Kate Mackinnon<br />Kenan Thompson<br />Adam Sandler <br />Norm MacDonald<br />Chris Farley<br />Eddie Murphy<br /><br /><br />I’ll add my favourite Weekend Update joke ever. <br />Norm MacDonald about the birth of Michael Jackson’s son:<br />And according to the proud father the three day old boy is a regular chip off the old block. In fact, he’s already molested a one day old boy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3769946663111836692018-06-19T19:25:25.189-07:002018-06-19T19:25:25.189-07:00Can't believe no one's mentioned Tim Kazur...Can't believe no one's mentioned Tim Kazurinsky, although I believe he's mostly known for the movie he wrote after he left SNL, "About Last Night."<br /><br />Also, not sure if it was here or elsewhere I learned Robert Downey Jr was actually an SNL cast member for I believe one year in the 1980s.<br /><br />But I agree with most of the people here about the all-time best SNL cast members, especially Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman (I still miss him!!) and Dennis Miller. Interesting there's no faves listed who are on the show today.<br /><br />And, for anyone who's got a few extra couple bucks: go to Amazon and download Joe Piscopo's "New Jersey," his very funny (also dated, but anyone who was there in the mid-1980s will get the jokes) and criminally overlooked, underselling comedy album.<br /><br />"Well I'm so tall and I'm so fat..."<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UbN4Yl6vI8Steve Lanzi (formerly known as qdpsteve)https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=19336675&postID=1414357708829225830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67199972781707431832018-06-19T18:54:22.879-07:002018-06-19T18:54:22.879-07:00@Michael Ryan
Rocket killed himself 25 years afte...@Michael Ryan<br /><br />Rocket killed himself 25 years after getting fired.ScarletNumbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85660810167287523072018-06-19T18:53:08.400-07:002018-06-19T18:53:08.400-07:00For those wondering, Greg is kidding about this li...For those wondering, Greg is kidding about this list. Ruth Buzzi was never a cast member and George Coe was a cast member for exactly one episode. George did star in a fake commercial where they made fun of men's razors by introducing the Triple-Trac shaver, which had THREE blades. The tagline was: The Triple-Trac, because... you'll believe anything.<br /><br />Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.ScarletNumbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66546232591834109412018-06-19T18:46:22.090-07:002018-06-19T18:46:22.090-07:00If NBC asked me to put together my dream cast (for...If NBC asked me to put together my dream cast (for what possible reason, I can't imagine), it would be:<br /><br />1. Dana Carvey<br />2. Eddie Murphy<br />3. Kate McKinnon<br />4. Darrell Hammond<br />5. Dan Aykroyd<br />6. Amy Poehler<br />7. Andy Samberg<br />8. Kenan Thompson<br />9. Bill Hader<br />10. Norm MacDonald <br /><br />If it's one of those seasons where they have about fifty cast members and another thirty featured players, throw in Phil Hartman, Leslie Jones, Chris Farley, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, and Rachel Dratch.Matt Rosenthalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46731142815587505752018-06-19T16:33:14.477-07:002018-06-19T16:33:14.477-07:00THE GREAT 8 (THOUGH THESE DAYS, ISN'T THE SNL ...<br />THE GREAT 8 (THOUGH THESE DAYS, ISN'T THE SNL CAST LIKE 27 OR SO PEOPLE?)<br /><br />Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Ana Gasteyer,<br />Jon Lovitz, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8 CAST MEMBERS WHO WERE GREAT, BUT DID THEIR VERY BEST WORK ELSEWHERE:<br /><br />Martin Short, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Jane Curtin, Joan Cusack, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8 CAST MEMBERS WHO COULD HAVE BEEN GREAT, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT ON SNL<br /><br />Chris Elliott, Janeane Garofalo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael McKean, Laurie Metcalf, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Downey Jr., Damon Wayans<br /><br /><br /> Y. Knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113170603742828515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70970496854757620292018-06-19T16:30:12.910-07:002018-06-19T16:30:12.910-07:00CHARLES ROCKET
I know Mr. Rocket is never going t...CHARLES ROCKET<br /><br />I know Mr. Rocket is never going to get a mention on the 10 best SNL players, but I always think of him and that night that he used the "F" word on live TV (and there was no delay). He was quickly fired. What an incredibly bad turn of luck. To make it worse a few years later he found dead from an apparent suicide. Michael Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203229143934557616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85123582640240221462018-06-19T16:19:14.571-07:002018-06-19T16:19:14.571-07:001. Phil Hartman
2. Phil Hartman
3. Phil Hartman
4....1. Phil Hartman<br />2. Phil Hartman<br />3. Phil Hartman<br />4. Phil Hartman<br />5. Will Ferrell<br />6. Will Ferrell<br />7. Will Ferrell<br />8. Jan Hooks<br /><br />Kleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306497851609490015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71625519813537734322018-06-19T15:37:28.812-07:002018-06-19T15:37:28.812-07:00Took me a long while...
Bill Murray
Will Ferrell
D...Took me a long while...<br />Bill Murray<br />Will Ferrell<br />Dan Aykroyd<br />Billy Crystal<br />Mike Myers<br />Gilda Radner<br />Eddie Murphy<br />Dana CarveyVictor Velasconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10958259572738605542018-06-19T14:53:29.337-07:002018-06-19T14:53:29.337-07:00John Belushi
Kate McKinnon
Dan Aykroyd
Gilda Radne...John Belushi<br />Kate McKinnon<br />Dan Aykroyd<br />Gilda Radner<br />Eddie Murphy<br />Tina Fey<br />Bill Murray<br />Jane CurtainPete Grossmannoreply@blogger.com