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re: Funniest SNL cast member
Posted on 2/21/17 at 3:10 pm to LSUFanMizeWay
Posted on 2/21/17 at 3:10 pm to LSUFanMizeWay
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1. John Belushi 2, Eddie Murphy 3. Bill Murray
Hard to argue. I'd add Mike Myers, who hasn't really been mentioned yet, and Will Ferrell.
Separately, for the women:
1. Gilda Radner
2. Kristin Wiig
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Posted on 2/21/17 at 3:19 pm to AshLSU
No possible way I could answer this. So many funny ones through the years.
Ferrell, Hartman, Farley, Murphy, Radner, Curtain, and Chase are probably my favorites.
Ferrell, Hartman, Farley, Murphy, Radner, Curtain, and Chase are probably my favorites.
This post was edited on 2/21/17 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 3:55 pm to SabiDojo
quote:Doesn't get his due. Certainly top 3.
Chris Parnell
Posted on 2/21/17 at 4:00 pm to Big Scrub TX
Yes! He can save practically any skit no matter how bad it is. His facial expressions alone can make me laugh.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 4:36 pm to AshLSU
Will Ferrell, Hartman and Farley are my top 3. Ferrell and Hartman had the same versatility, they could be funny as straightmen, impressionists etc .
Murray is also elite in his versatility. He was just before my SNL time
Murray is also elite in his versatility. He was just before my SNL time
This post was edited on 2/21/17 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 4:53 pm to SabiDojo
quote:On top of this, I've always argued that he has legit rapping ability - definitely better than Samberg. His Demi Moore rap missed the youtube revolution literally by only 3 months. (Luckily, he still caught it with Lazy Sunday.)
Yes! He can save practically any skit no matter how bad it is. His facial expressions alone can make me laugh.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 5:06 pm to AshLSU
Will Ferrel is the funniest. There are more versatile, smarter, more talented cast members, but Ferrel is the funniest.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 5:15 pm to AshLSU
Eddie Murphy. Any other answer is just wrong. This is not subjective - no one has ever been a bigger star on that show than he was, not Chevy, not Murray, not Ferrell. Nobody. And he was 19 frickin' years old when he started SNL! He dominated that show and single handedly kept it going after Lorne Michaels left, then he became the biggest movie star and stand-up in the world (for a while). If you're too young to remember Eddie in his prime, I pity you.
Bonus fun fact: Who is the only cast member that started SNL younger than Eddie Murphy?
Anthony Michael Hall, who was 17.
Bonus fun fact: Who is the only cast member that started SNL younger than Eddie Murphy?
Anthony Michael Hall, who was 17.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 6:30 pm to SabiDojo
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Phil Hartman for me.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 6:31 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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I love the cast from the early to mid 90s. I grew up watching chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Phil Hartman, Tim meadows, Kevin Nealon, Michael Myers, Dana carvey, David spade, and rob snider.
Was the best era for SNL.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 8:15 pm to genuineLSUtiger
what about funniest skits---- Belushi-Samurai deli,Carvey- church lady, Murphy- Mr Robertson, Ferrel and Oteri- cheerleaders, Radner - rosanne roseannadana etc
This post was edited on 2/21/17 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 8:28 pm to dcw7g
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Eddie Murphy. Any other answer is just wrong. This is not subjective - no one has ever been a bigger star on that show than he was, not Chevy, not Murray, not Ferrell. Nobody. And he was 19 frickin' years old when he started SNL! He dominated that show and single handedly kept it going after Lorne Michaels left, then he became the biggest movie star and stand-up in the world (for a while). If you're too young to remember Eddie in his prime, I pity you.
This X a million.
Buckwheat
Gumby
Me Robinson
Etc.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 8:48 pm to sparkinator
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Chris Parnell Doesn't get his due. Certainly top 3.
He was good, but Phil Hartman did what Parnell did first, longer, and IMO better.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 9:23 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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I love the cast from the early to mid 90s. I grew up watching chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Phil Hartman, Tim meadows, Kevin Nealon, Michael Myers, Dana carvey, David spade, and rob snider. It went from that to that crap they have now. I haven't watched Saturday night live since will farrel was still there.
Me too. Also Chris Elliot. I loved that group. Ferrell also hit the ground really running hard and out absolutely everything into his time there. Especially the first few seasons.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 10:57 pm to sparkinator
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This X a million.
Buckwheat
Gumby
Me Robinson
Etc.
You really could say the same about Ferrell. That's what kind of splash he made.
Robert Goulet
Alex Trebek
Blue Oyster Cult's Gene
Marty Culp
Etc.
I mean people tuned in to SNL just for him pretty much. And that opened the door for Kataan, Hammond, etc.
This post was edited on 2/21/17 at 10:59 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 11:18 pm to genuineLSUtiger
quote:
Was the best era for SNL.
Without a doubt. I could watch those seasons over and over. Just a great cast from top to bottom.
One of the best things about Hartman was he was a little older than your average SNL cast member so he brought some maturity to the cast. Unlike now where it seems to be trending younger (I think).
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:24 am to AshLSU
Farley is the pick for me. And I think Darrell Hammond gets overlooked a lot but some of his impressions were the hardest I've ever laughed at SNL.
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