The people in the Ninth Ward were scared to go to Gert Town, okay? Arriving from a Jamaican vacation just a few minutes before the show began, Garrett Morris takes the stage to sing "Nur Wer Die Sehnsucht" in clam digger pants to impress a girl in the audience. And in those five years, he dealt with all of us that way. I was also very much an activist in the 60s. AVC: How do you look back on your album Saturday Night Sweet? But I think Jonathan is very underrated, I very much like him, and its he and I together, along with Daryl Hannah andwho else is in it that you would know? Dont go in by yourself and laugh at your own shit, okay? The reason he cited for walking away from Comedy Central is that he did a blackface sketch, and there was a white guy laughing at it too hard. xhr.send(payload); Gender is not a fact? I threw some composing and playwriting in there, too, but well, anyway, it was great. playing Earl Washington on "2 Broke Girls,", "Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade,". Cover art by Atillio Salemme, art direction by Edward A. Hamilton. The Census Taker (1984)HarveyGM: Thats one Id like to forget, too. Although it was also not nice, because we filmed in Baton Rouge, and the reason why we were in Baton Rouge was because Katrina had so wiped out New Orleans, where most of the movies were made before Katrina and are now being made there again, thankfully. After leaving SNL, Morris went on to do a ton of other stuff. And John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Laraine, Jane, all of them said, Garrett should be on camera. I was in a workshop where we did improv about problems in the communitynot so much to get laughs, but just to give us the opportunity to talk about drug addiction, abortion, pregnancy, and all thatand we got raided by the police. By the time I got to Saturday Night Live, I had written two plays, one commissioned by the city of New York. } Bestlifeonline.com is part of the Meredith Health Group. Ive only seen whats in these specials. [Laughs.] He has directed his own plays, revues and solo pieces at such venues as Joes Pub, La Mama, HERE, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, the Ohio Theatre, the Brick, and 6 separate shows in the NY International Fringe Festival. Live From New York, It's.Garrett Morris Sketches include--Garrett Morris sings 'Danny. GM: Well, with no disrespect to you, sir, since you obviously know this already, butbefore Saturday Night Live, thats all I did! The underrated Garrett Morris delivers the powerful lead vocal, and there's something magical about the moment when the boys Chevy, Aykroyd, Belushi come in for support. By the way, you will cross out all the four-letter words like shit and fuck, right? Actually, I wont say lapse. I dont mean that as an insult. "SNL" legend Garrett Morris strongly defended Dave Chappelle's controversial Netflix special "The Closer" during a wide-ranging interview with THR. Dave has substance going on as he makes you laugh. [Laughs.] At times, he must have seemed more like an uncle or a vice principal than a peer to the rest of the cast. But, anyway, Walter Matthau was a knockdown, drag-out fan of operatic tenors. Ive been working hard out there, and I get laughs, but at my club, I introduce some very fabulous, talented comedians every week, so I have great respect for that. AVC: How did you first find your way into a career in acting? So by the time I was 12, 13, I knew there was a difference between what was called the ministers of music and other people. Morris didn't exactly deny it. I beg of you. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born February 1, 1937 Add to list Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy He came in thinking that it was, "Hey, come on now. Then, for some other reason, I dont know what happened. That was a very radical idea in 75. Lorne did have reason to fire me on more than one occasion. Check out our ebay page with great comic books and pop culture collectables from my private collection! [Laughs.] We didnt know it at the time, but there were other things that created more of a gap between Morris and the other cast members than race: age and education. So double entendres? Thats it. Bill and I get along great, got along great then, get along great now. Now, if you noticed that show, I never do anything with him because Richard chose that. But the song, Walkin Down Bourbon Street, when it was first written was called Walkin Down Rampart Street, because it was a celebration of the actual street where black people in New Orleans really hung out. He was like, People are not understanding what I mean. Now it seems hes not understanding what trans people mean. He was a beautiful man, and he let me do a lot of stuff on that film. AVC: Well, its possible. I graduated Thank you, lawd! I left New Orleans in 1958 and came to New York City. Sure did. Is it not? Shed better. It was a moment of divine intervention for the actor. Morris, who was the one . Again, I take credit for creating a lot of enemies on the set, legitimately, who had legitimate reasons to hate my guts. var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); I never told him. AVC: How was the experience of doing The Jeffersons? But I would go a couple months on SNL without anything being written for me. RELATED:This Star Says SNL Cast Member Is Why He Hasn't Been Invited Back. Beautiful lady. I suppose Morriss vocal provides much of the earnest authenticity that so baffled me when set against the goofy, ironic sloppiness of those (very) earlySNL skits. Live and lets just live. I wish that they hadnt done what they did with that show. Garrett Morris was a 37-year-old playwright and singer performing on Broadway in Porgy and Bess when he took a long-shot meeting in 1975 with a 30-year-old Canadian producer looking for writers. Because after that, I did write. People thought I spoke the fucking language. Hes great at improvisation and can do Shakespeare as well as a sitcom. I appreciate him, I respect him. Right: Morris at the Weekend Update desk. Hes certainly quite a character. But where I come from, just the household itself is nothing but barbs. He is one of those African-American actors who have been able to overcome the racial barriers in the entertainment industry to carve a niche for themselves. What about [National Lampoon co-founder] Michael ODonoghue? (LogOut/ Garrett then recalled his plan to confront the thief, even if it meant a physical confrontation. I dont know, just to walk around 8-H and feel the energy. This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month.. Another fortuitous Black History Month birthday, that of Garrett Morris, born 1937.Being of a certain age, I have an unfortunate tendency to think of Morris almost entirely in terms of being a member of the first cast of Saturday Night Live, The Not Ready for Prime Time Players (1975-80), forgetting that he'd done a lot of stuff . Matthew Moy, he upstages everybody every week. By Joel Cunningham April 16, 2022 Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images And, of course, after another half-season, that show was over, too. Great sketch, yes. [Laughs.] Oh, man, working for Carl Reiner was one of the best things ever. I was thoroughly disappointed that a man who was associated with the Lampoon should be this way. [Laughs.] But before that, I was more of a bluesman. So I know what cocaine does. I was down for that. Theres another song called Livin On Top of the World, and a love song I wrote to one of my ex-wives called Come Back Valentine. Anyway, the albums on CD Baby, its on iTunes, and the other thing. Matter of fact, I went to AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, and through their help in 2005, I stopped and havent done it since. That was nice. When I was a kid, I was always puzzled by the clip. I did some other stuff that was mine, too. AVC: It must be said that your two leading ladies arent exactly rough on the eyes. That led to an audition with them, and thats how I got my first job in the business, as a singer-arranger for The Belafonte Folk Singers. So I went with Bourbon Street. GM: Yes, yes, yes. "Myopia", "Shower Mike", "The Coneheads On Earth", "Celebrity Crack-Up", There are no reviews yet. GM: I dont. It had a couple scenes that are funny. Lorne assigned us a scene: I was a cab driver bringing in a visitor to the city. OK? Garrett Morris was a 37-year-old playwright and singer performing on Broadway in Porgy and Bess when he took a long-shot meeting in 1975 with a 30-year-old Canadian producer looking for writers for a new late night NBC variety show. It was nice working with Ice Cube, and it was also nice being down in Louisiana, my home state. Be the first one to, Saturday Night Live S03E14 - Jill Clayburgh, saturday-night-live-s-03-e-14-jill-clayburgh-eddie-money-3-18-1978, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, torrent:urn:sha1:7bc901e321ce332224b9e4cc2a9e83fb5266dd63, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). The thing was, up until that time, Lorne had been told by a whole lot of people, Get rid of him. Entertainment Fact-Checked See Original "Saturday Night Live" Cast Member Garrett Morris Now at 85 The actor, comedian, and musician has no plans to retire. My first professional singing was as a member of a gospel quartet that went around Louisiana. Today Garrett Morris is widely regarded as the pathbreaker he is, and has enjoyed a large number of cameos in films and on TV, referencing his past triumphs. Does it really matter? He read the play and hired me as a writer. He's recently appeared in episodes of MacGyver, This Is Us, Scandal, A Black Lady Sketch Show, and the Netflix series Family Reunion and Self Made. I guess I was looking for a joke and couldnt find one. He has written for the NY Times, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out NY, Reason, the Villager and numerous other publications. Its a film starring me and my main man, an excellent actor by the name of Jonathan Gries. But I was glad to be in a movie that was celebrating this great rock n roll genius. I sure did do that movie! Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Because he was associated with National Lampoon, I made some progressive assumptions I shouldnt have made. He is a brilliant actor. I got picked up twice, once by a Black cop who was very empathetic. The special appears yearly since 2012 and has been updated in Season 39 and Season 42 . Our Fenwick, Portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi Gina Siciliano, All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Writer and performer Trav S.D. Look, I was raised partly by a gay uncle, OK? We do throw in a few things once in a while, yeah, but the writers I mean, its not like Saturday Night Live, where a lot of the scripts would come out of improv. Critical Condition (1987)Helicopter JunkieGM: Yeah! Whos playing the Bass Sax solo? on June 30, 2020, Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money. After the club closed in 2016, he moved his show to L.A.'s Catalina Jazz Club. If we make a joke about trans [people] or gays, suddenly its sacrilege. So I did several pieces. Prior to Saturday Night Live, I was an actor. And Jonathan [Kite] is a great guy. Ever. But I found out that bitch was a hermaphrodite, and she had a penis about a mile long, and she shoved it up my ass said, Im going to keep it there for 30 years. And she did. Thanks.https://www.ebay.com/str/popgoestheculturetv?mkcid=16\u0026mkevt=1\u0026mkrid=711-127632-2357-0\u0026ssspo=mPxAW4DhSu6\u0026sssrc=3418065\u0026ssuid=mPxAW4DhSu6\u0026widget_ver=artemis\u0026media=COPYHelp support Pop Goes The Culture by checking out my ebay store! [Laughs.] Rampart Street was where the black people hung out in New Orleans, but then I changed it, because lets face it: A lot of in people would know that, but people who dont know much about New Orleans would respond more to Bourbon Street or Beale Street or Basin Street. Martin (1992-1995)Stan WintersGM: Oh, well, that was great, because thats how a lot of people after Saturday Night Live really got to know me. It was about an ice cream demagogue. Oh, and theres another Liz [Astrof]! Damn, youve seen 45 years of SNL, and you dont call that a genius? AVC: Did you have a favorite character or recurring character during your time on SNL? No, there were a lot of guys down there auditioning, and finally there werent but two of us left, and I was lucky enough to get it, because the other guys who were auditioning were also very talented. He got a Chinese restaurant to come in whenever we shot, and on that day youd eat on him. And at the end, my head gets knocked off!". AVC: Did you have any interest in sticking around after Lorne left the show after the fifth season, or were you just done? When I hooked up with cocaine, it was called the white lady. I dont know if you knew that. For my family, its not Christmas unless we watch this. Garrett Morris SNL My Favorite Scene Pop Goes The Culture TV 19K subscribers 35K views 1 year ago Garrett Morris, one of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players in the first five. Youd better believe it! Lorne Michaels, bless his heart, wanted a Black person to be a part of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, and he also wanted a Black writer. [Laughs.] Diffrent Strokes (1982)Santa Claus / Mr. JonesThe Jeffersons (1983-1984)JimmyAVC: You did a one-off episode of Diffrent Strokes where you played Santa Claus. He would kiss everybody on the lips every morning and when I say everybody, I mean every-body! They had a lot of guys out there. [Laughs.] I didnt know about him shooting up because thats something I would never do. AVC: Youve popped back onto the show on a couple of occasions. Be kind. To me, that makes no sense. Dannielynn Birkhead and her dad kept up their special family tradition this year. I have searched YouTube every Christmas season for years and have never been able to find this clip. What was Lorne like back then? Youve got to learn how to talk back sharp and make jokes and play the dozens in your house! I was born in Gert Town, in New Orleans. Thats because Michael Apted, I assume under the instructions of the greatthe greatestRichard Pryor, asked me to do the film. Garrett Morris earned his status as a comedy legend by making the cast of the first season of Saturday Night Live -- nobody knew it yet, of course, but alongside Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, Morris created funny sketches that ended up changing TV comedy forever. Although I said what I just said, Richard didnt treat me right then. GM: Well, I liked the character on Black Perspective, and the Death Row Follies guy. But I should also comment that its a damned shame that Hollywood fucked up its whole system in the last 40 or 50 years, because theyre taxing everybody. They pissed me off. The actor, comedian, and musician has no plans to retire. []. After that, Lorne said, Youre hired.. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. In 2014 he produced and directed the smash-hit "Ill Say She Is", the first ever revival of the Marx Brothers hit 1924 Broadway show in the NY International Fringe Festival. [emailprotected]. Unfortunately, he still has his teeth. Bill and I have never had one bad thing between us. on the Internet. Morris was 80 years old when 2 Broke Girls ended, but he didn't take the opportunity to slow down after that. Though he never became a headliner like Bill Murray, Steve Martin, or, later, Eddie Murphy, his 1975 to 1980 stint on the popular variety series kicked off a career that has endured to this day. Live From New York, It'sGarrett Morris Joel Cunningham is a writer and editor who lives in Brooklyn. You know? (LogOut/ CLIP 10/02/76. This portable projector plays your movies in crisp, high-contrast, 1080p detailno matter where you are. My first month and a half in the city, I was homeless. Lets face it, with racism as it was at that time, you wouldnt have thought a show like that would do what it did. But I really wish that hadnt happened, because I thought it was a really great, extremely rare approach at the time, to have a series about a black convoy unit during World War II. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (LogOut/ Cookies help us deliver our Services. I was not an angel, OK? AVC: Before delving more deeply into your Saturday Night Live work, and since were discussing your singing, when Walter Matthau hosted the show, you sang an aria. AVC: Michael Polish, who directed you in Jackpot, also directed you in Twin Falls Idaho a few years earlier. After Chevy Chase(b. I was working, so I had no problem with it. Theres a Daily Motion clip of it at the top, Brian. If were going to go further, were going to have to talk about a higher fee. The original SNL casts take on Winter Wonderland is one of my favorite Christmas recordings ever. GM: I already know what youre talking about: The Stuff. I assume that was his way of [apologizing]. Santa With Muscles (1996)ClaytonGM: Oh, yeah, that was way back there, during a, uh, lapse in my career although some may consider what Im doing now to be a lapse in my career. GM: All right, lets go ahead and get that over with. From left: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Jonathan Kite, Matthew Moy and Morris on the set of 2Broke Girls, which ran for six seasons on CBS. Beth is there at least 30 or 40 minutes before the rooster. That led to him seeing Cooley High, where he saw me act, so he asked me to audition. Simply the GREATEST Christmas sketch ever from SNL. With Kat [Dennings] and Beth [Behrs]. It had twins in it, anyway. Now, mind you, at the time that they were looking for the schoolteacher role, I was a schoolteacher! I sang all the time, and I sang a whole lot of different things. He spent the rest of the '90s doing long stints on two popular sitcoms. Well, hes a blues genius, who played with John Lee Hooker for, like, 20 years, and hes a musical director; he knows all the blues licks. View all posts by travsd. But, yeah, I dont really have a lot to say about The Census Taker except that it really wasnt the best experience. I didnt graduate summa cum laude or magna cum laude. I think were in a time where thats overboard. I had graduated from Dillard University [in New Orleans]. He was of course the first African American cast member of the show. And the diva herself, Jennifer Coolidge. Where did your News for the Hard of Hearing bit come from? Garrett Morris is one of those people who can truly lay claim to being a survivor. Did you ever get a hard time from deaf people about that? Garrett Morris performs "Dalla Sua Pace" Summary: At Walter Matthau's insistence, Garrett performs "Dalla Sua Pace" from Don Giovanni. There were people who didnt want me as a part of anything, including [late writer] Anne Beatts and the second-in-command, a Harvard guy who stole a sketch idea from me and didnt give me credit. Id written two plays. All Rights Reserved. [Laughs.] But thats just the way they look. Instead, theyd go with these twins, who nobody knew about. I am just an actor, says Garrett Morris, who already was a writer and performer when, That second one doesnt sound like a comedy. From activists to singers to major movie stars, these celebs are sadly lost to us. I started off seeing all of this stuff around me, and I was in the gospel choir by the time I was 4, so I never thought about specializing in show business! This producer has a stereotype that he wants to create about blues people, right? I really liked that a lot. The skits for this episode are as follows: Garrett Morris does a performance of "Danny Boy". A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building . Besides this, he was a Julliard educated classical singer the rest of the cast members were not just kids and unknowns, but their orientation was strictly improv comedy. Believe me, Ive been onstage with these ladies, and they are the definitive examples of craftsmanship and professionalism. Someone on the outside cant see what he does. Its Your Move (1984-1985)Principal Dwight EllisGM: Oh, yeah, man! My birthday was in October. I dont really regret anything Ive done, in the sense that I made the choice to do those things. Still looking for SNL opening that had Garrett Morris singing an aria, perched up high. I must say that, to this day, I view him as the greatest monologist Ive ever heard. SNL's Garrett Morris- Gonna Get Me a Shotgun Browse more videos Playing next 55:29 The Stuff 1985 - Michael Moriarty, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino part 1/2 2:34 Self Made Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. at age 37, he was tapped to join a brand-new show called 'Saturday Night Live.'. Search the history of over 797 billion GM: Great! Hes one of my friends. He was the only star of a show who actually bought dinner for everyone on the show days. web pages But that show is where he made history. Some hadnt even been to college. A lot of people are serious about that shit. Hill Street Blues (1985)DerelictGM: Oh, yeah, I worked for about six weeks on there, I think, playing that character. 2 Broke Girls (2011-present)EarlGarrett Morris: Earl is my man! sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices. Contents 1 Sketches 2 Changes 2.1 2000s revision 2.2 2014 revision 2.3 2016 revision Despite regularly landing jobs, Morris has dealt with some hard times. Do you remember him rehearsing the Racist Word Association Interview sketch with Chevy Chase? Im an agent for Jonathan, and hes a karaoke singer. GM: Well, friends of yours will tell you that, when youre in the tank, either your head or your feet are about two inches from the toilet. In the 20s, 30s, and 40s, blues was considered evil and some people still say that! He helped out a whole lot of people. Morris is one of the original cast members of "SNL." I was a little disappointed in Michael ODonoghue. So I was heading to their office to give them a piece of my mind. But I did look at The Stuff one time. So what Im saying is that you really have to question the taste of a lot of these American moviegoers. Is it not? You know? } Deacon Jones goes down and auditions, and the guy says, Nah, you dont look right. Its like the people whod turn us down way back when because, You dont talk black., Anyway, lets get back to your question: I loved Cooley High. I didnt expect that movie to do anything, but it became a cult classic. Thank you! Details. An ad features the Royal Deluxe, a car smooth enough to perform . Yes, there was! Afterward, David Spade said, "Franken has some ground game," implying that Al Franken, who wrote and occasionally performed on the show at spells during the '70s, '80s, and '90s was at fault. People will be talking about your mama, and your mama will be in the house! Its not Lou Marini, who can be seen playing his sax in the background. Thats the one thing that stops me from ever doing it: I dont ever want to wind up in a cell where my head or my feet will always be that close to the toilet. Tony Maglio. My actions were not good actions through that time and what I did. Saturday Night Live Christmas (also An SNL Christmas) is a two-hour primetime special that features a variety of Saturday Night Live sketches, themed towards Christmas. My comment on this is that its inexplicable that this site would run an entire article about this wonderful moment in television history WITH NO LINK TO A CLIP OF IT! I had been writing plays that were a couple hours long. I dont want to go to the tank. Now, I know youve never spent in the weekend in the tank. AVC: Do you have any anecdotes about working with Larry Cohen? The women hit a home run also; getting that great combo of voices (who knew?) AVC: How did you enjoy your first experience with the grind of a weekly TV series? Im just joking, okay? Yeah, that was a nice episode. Meanwhile, u/TheRealTendonitis suggested that while the idea might have been Morris' to begin with, it's possible that it was mistakenly stolen by the former Harvard wrestler. I mean, I liked doing it, I liked working with Michael Schultz, and, you know, its one of the roles that people talk about, and Im happy when they do. Im proud of some others, I know, but I cant remember them right now. He spoke to Tasty Clips on the eve of his 86th birthday in an exclusive, two-part interview, joking, "I wished for old age, but I did not wish for arthritis. Shes every bit as beautiful as what you see. Im a comic actor, but certainly not a comedian. The only thing about Sidney was that he was so lovey-dovey. His characters included Dominican baseball player Chico Escuela (Baseball been berry berry good to me.), Idi Amin, the Hard of Hearing translator for Weekend Update, and Cliff, the friend of Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martins Wild and Crazy Guys. But when he was asked to do stuff like portray Uncle Remus, or a Flying Monkey in a Wizard of Oz sketch, many thought it beyond the pale. I mean, Im saying it because I went to college and learned it, you know. [Laughs.]. I was summarily dismissed. I mean, really, its like pulling fucking teeth to get anyone to view me as anything else but a comedian, which I am not. Well, Garrett, its an honor to meet you. Well, yeah. The cast of the early seasons of Saturday Night Live was packed with future comedy legends who went on to become superstars, but just as many whose careers never quite reached the same heights after they left the show. And youre doing what you like to do! See the full interview at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/garrett-morris According to u/MilkfightEnterprises, Morris has told this story before, and he strongly insinuated that Franken was the person to whom he referred. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. He wrote for me. Thanks for the link. According to Morris, he got hired by "SNL" creator and producer Lorne Michaels after showing him a play that he wrote. Last time I went, I caught up with Keith Richards. Id already been in the business for 17 years! I liked him. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This white bitch was in Pootie Tang. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. Uploaded by You cant choose the body you end up with. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. GM: Thats right, Im still here. Of course, there is more to Morris' arsenal than simply acting in funny sketches. Probably an extras actor doing a bit? (www.travsd.com) is best known for his books "No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous" (2005) and "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube" (2013). Morris had taken his undergrad degree nearly two decades earlier, been in Broadway musicals, had been a regular on the sitcom Roll Out (1973) and appeared in the movies Wheres Poppa (1970, directed by Carl Reiner), The Anderson Tapes (1971), and Cooley High (1975) before SNL launched, and Car Wash (1976) soon afterwards. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our. This skit really lets you see Behind the Scenes, as a technical malfunction led to Lorne Michaels coming out and storming to the control booth. Anyway, I guess what puzzled me so much was that it seemed so damn sincere, and so good. Now, I had done some improv, but it was different from The Groundlings. GM: He was looking for a playwright, for a writer for Saturday Night Live, and my play, The Secret Place, had been produced, so I brought it to him, and he read it and asked me to become a writer on the show. It was just another case of the producers trying to create the stereotype that they want to have for teenagers, as opposed to dealing with the reality. Do you ever go to New York to watch new episodes of SNL being taped? So it was great working with him, and Dan, and the rest of them. AVC: Morgan Freeman hadnt quite taken off as a film actor at that point. Over the next five years alongside such legends as John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and Chevy Chase Morris would become a household name with characters like the Dominican Mets player Chico Esquela (Baseball been berry, berry good to me! was his catchphrase) and a Weekend Update segment News for the Hard of Hearing. That he was the first Black castmember on SNL is of no minor significance; Morris came out of the gate shattering barriers, confronting racism and busting taboos. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! But the writers are great. I did smoke [cocaine]. But it didnt really work out. It's [now] a cult favorite. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. And they laughed. Elliot Gould, Garrett Morris, and Dan Aykroyd (as taco-head) joined Belushi onstage and demanded all of the couple's Pollen. Thank God for Alan Zweibel [who went on to write for Its Garry Shandlings Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm]. They were going after him. And Chico Escuela, Baseball been berry, berry good. I liked them all, really, but I really liked those. Trav has been in the vanguard of New Yorks vaudeville and burlesque scenes since 1995 when he launched his company Mountebanks, presenting hundreds of acts ranging from Todd Robbins to Dirty Martini to Tammy Faye Starlite to the Flying Karamazov Brothers.