This grew out of my Down Da Road I Go Blog which now has become primarily what I'm doing and music. I was getting so much history in it, I spun this one off and now have World War II and War of 1812 blogs which came off this one. The Blog List below right has all the way too many blogs that I write.
Monday, June 24, 2019
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
Labels:
books,
comedy,
John Belushi,
Movies,
Saturday Night Live,
Second City,
TV
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