I was surprised to find out that
Robert Mitchum actually hosted SNL on November 14, 1987 (a season that would be cut short by a writers' strike). In Tom Shales' "Live From New York" book, a castmember (Dana Carvey?) recalls Mitchum having a lot of hard liquor in his system during the show, but still operating well due to being "from the old school." Watching a showbiz legend command the stage is quite a departure from some flavor-of-the-month trying (and failing) to get laughs (Jason Patric? Russell Brand?).
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