Everyone’s heard the phrase, “March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” But do you remember seeing John Belushi’s take on that old phrase as he appears on SNL’s Weekend Update with Chevy Chase as the show’s “chief meteorologist” to discuss the different ways March “comes in” and “goes out” in different parts of the world. This great sketch is from SNL’s first season back…
Not exactly the first appearance of the famous “Killer Bees” on Saturday Night Live, but probably one of the most memorable, as the gang of bees, lead by John Belushi, terrorizes a young couple played by Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. The rest of the bee gang includes Elliott Gould, Dan Aykroyd and Garrett Morris. The sketch is also famous for the “technical difficulties” that plague the camera as Gould…
“Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger!” If you watched the original cast of Saturday Night Live back in the 70’s, you’ll remember the sketches from The Olympia Restaurant, where Greek owner (played by John Belushi) barks out grill orders to cook (played by Dan Aykroyd who’s really cooking burgers on a grill as the scene opens!) in rapid succession, often overruling customer who would rather have a tuna sandwich, or grilled cheese instead….
Another classic sketch from the early days of Saturday Night Live! This time, poking fun at their own network, NBC, for cancelling the popular “Star Trek” TV series. Capt. Kirk (John Belushi), Spock (Chevy Chase) and Dr. McCoy (Dan Aykroyd) encounter network executives (Elliott Gould, Garrett Morris) who announce Star Trek is cancelled.
Who remembers seeing John Belushi do an impression of Joe Cocker with the actual Joe Cocker during the second season of Saturday Night Live? Here’s the the full performance with an intro from Chevy Chase! Here’s more on that historic evening from Live for Live Music: On this day in 1976 (October 2), during the show’s second season, Joe Cocker came to SNL as a musical guest, and performed his hit…