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Comments on: SNL 40th http://michaelmurray.ca/snl-40th Michael Murray Writes Things Sun, 05 Apr 2015 06:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Michael Murray http://michaelmurray.ca/snl-40th#comment-80854 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:41:28 +0000 http://michaelmurray.ca/?p=5153#comment-80854 Jon:

You’re absolutely right, and you put it beautifully.

Thanks for that.

]]> By: Jon Miller http://michaelmurray.ca/snl-40th#comment-80853 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:10:23 +0000 http://michaelmurray.ca/?p=5153#comment-80853 1975.
I considered myself quite the cultured individual and, at 21, a connoisseur of ‘hip’ comedy. Why, I subscribed to the National Lampoon, memorized Carlin’s ‘Class Clown’ album and laughed out loud to Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and the legendary Firesign Theater. I found SNL tame, lame and, mostly, more of the same… that is, a slightly edgier version of the sketch comedy offered up on countless network variety shows.
I was so very full of my fucking self that I missed much of the brilliance that was SNL in the early days. Over the years, I learned to appreciate the tremendous talents who dared walk the ‘live broadcast’ tightrope every Saturday night, the tremendous courage it must have taken to lay one’s soul on the line and be judged based on one bad performance.
I did learn and grow. I still think that Chevy Chase is the most overrated, annoying and worthless of the original cast. I also understand that I underrated the talent and bravery of Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and the entire cast. They delivered the best they could on a weekly basis, an insane schedule and a live audience.
Year after year, the show presents extraordinarily talented kids who live and die with every sketch and I will always appreciate the accomplishments achieved by so many of them.
The 40th Anniversary Show was a nice reminder of my younger years, the mistakes in judgement and a reminder that one need give time to new acquaintances before dismissing them out of hand.
Very nicely done, Michael Murray.

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