Who could forget the classic character of Biff Tannen from the movie ‘Back to the Future?” The actor behind Biff is Tom Wilson, who also does a little bit of stand-up comedy, and we are lucky enough to have found this vintage performance of his on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson from 1990. Tom is probably the only comic to every appear on that stage with a tuba. It’s…
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…
Are you a fan of late night infomercials? If you’ve never seen this parody commercial from Saturday Night Live for the Bass-O-Matic ’76 starring Dan Aykroyd, then you’re in for a treat! And if you’re like me and saw it live when it aired in 1976, this will bring back some great memories of a very funny show.
“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….
“Toonces The Cat Takes the Wheel” premiered on “Saturday Night Live” on May 20, 1989. Here’s more from Wikipedia: Dana Carvey and Victoria Jackson play a couple who allow their pet cat Toonces to drive their car; Toonces subsequently drives the car off a cliff. Toonces was the family pet of Lyle (Steve Martin in the first sketch, thereafter by Dana Carvey) and Brenda Clark (Victoria Jackson), an enthusiastic couple…
Who doesn’t remember The Bob Newhart Show, one of the great TV sitcoms of all time! It ran on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978, and, in addition to Bob, starred Suzanne Pleshette as his wife; Bill Daily was their friendly but inept neighbor; Peter Bonerz was the dentist in he shared the office floor with, and their sharped-tongued receptionist was played by Marcia Wallace. Here are…