Comedy Mavericks-- Part 1: "SNL" and "SCTV" Alums

From the June 7, 2019, Chicago Tribune "Comedy mavericks" by Nina Metz.

"Before they started making movies, the biggest comedy stars of the 1980s -- Bill Murray, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and John Candy among them --  came up through 'Saturday Night Live' or 'SCTV.' "  They have some of the best ever movies.

There is a new book out about them "Wild and Crazy Guys:  How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever" by author Nick de Semlyen.

And, Chicago plays a big part in their stories, specifically the Chicago sketch and improv scene and especially at Second City.  This is where Belushi and Aykroyd met as well as Murray and Harold Ramis.

These Are Some Seriously Funny Guys.  --DaCoot

A Short List of Second City Alumni

From Wikipedia. //// In the last post, I mentioned that improv has its roots in Chicago, especially with the Second City comedy troupe which had a lot of my favorite folks among its alumni. These are some of my favortes from Wikipedia's much longer list: Alan Arkin, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Brian Doyle-Murray, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Eugene Levy, George Wendt and Shelly Long. //// That's An Impressive List. --DaCoot