Favorite Saturday Night Live Skits

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "saintbacchus" <saintbacchus at y...> 
wrote:
> --- "macloudt" <macloudt at y...> wrote:
> Now who remembers watching SCTV? Any takers? And take
> off, eh?

> I was, unfortunately, too young to have watched SCTV, but
> I saw one episode on Nick at Nite's tenth anniversary
> special, and I'd love to see more. The thing that sticks
> with me about that episode is John Candy and Eugene Levy
> in a "3D" movie called Dr. Tongue's House of Stewardesses,
> where every now and then, they kind of lean towards the
> camera. Funny, funny stuff!  

This is also where Martin Short originated some characters he later 
brought over to SNL, such as the chain-smoking lawyer whose name 
escapes me (he was defending the tobacco companies and kept 
saying, "I know that!  I know that!  Why don't you think I know 
that?") as well as Ed Grimley, of the "big boy" coif (goodness only 
knows how much mousse is necessary for this hairdo--and how freaked-
out Pat Sajak may still be by this character).  This is also where I 
first saw his incredible impersonation of Katharine Hepburn.  I 
always got a stitch in my side laughing at Martin Short!

> As for SNL, I loved the '80s cast, but my favorite has to
> be the original cast. Rosanne Rosannadanna, Lisa Lubner,
> Point-Counterpoint ("Jane, you ignorant slut!") are total
> classics. Although the Church Lady and Stuart Smalley are
> right up there, too....

Ah, but I don't recall anyone mentioning one of the all-time great 
ideas: Coffee Talk (Cawfee Tawk).  Who can forget when Barbra 
Streisand "wandered" onto the set, sending Mike Myers, Madonna and 
Rosanne into hysterics?  (They were all so "verklempt" the entire 
show stopped for a few minutes.)

I loved the tagline, "Tawk amongst yourselves," as in, "Tawk amongst 
yourselves.  I'll give you a topic:  The Holy Roman Empire was 
neither holy, nor Roman, or an empire.  Discuss."

--Barb
(holding a stitch in her side...)