Norm MacDonald v. Darrell Hammond as Col. Sanders

KFC is trying to pit these two old SNL buddies against eachother.  I notice there is no mention of whether Norm is replacing Hammond, or they're setting up some sort of evil-twin-duel in the future.  Either way, the new spots with Norm are pretty great for his meta deadpan.

The lost castmembers of SNL

Yet another SNL-related post because, honestly, with everything going on in the world, this is way more interesting.  The lost castmembers of SNL (only one not on this list seems to be Richard Karn, aka Al on "Home Improvement"... I believe he auditioned for season 6 in 1980).

SNL promos!

I'm surprised the DVD sets haven't included any of these old promos, which usually run 10-20 seconds and vary from cute to clever.

Ringo Starr with Billy Crystal (1984):


Sid Caesar and Joe Piscopo (1983):


Elliot Gould (1980): This was for the season 6 premiere -- the first anyone saw of the cast that was supposed to replace the original cast.  Note the absence of Eddie Murphy (who was a featured player).  The promo is actually pretty good; too bad that 90% of the season's sketches weren't this good:


Buck Henry (1978); the original cast years seem to have only featured the host solo, without a castmember. The first part features a voiceover by Donald Rickles (no relation):


Dick Cavett (1976): an interesting idea... I wonder how many people were confused by this back then.

Epic moments with Don Rickles

Here's a compilation made by someone online with too much time on their hands.  And as one of the commenters says on the video, you'd need hours to get even 10 percent of Rickles' genius.

What's it like being a stand-up?

Crothers Games aims to give you the banal experience of drifting from town-to-town as a comedian, complete with late-1980s graphics.  Check out this free videogame (and donate if you like).

Pink Floyd, Dogs and WKRP

"WKRP in Cincinnati" is one of the most under-rated sitcoms in history.  It's "Turkeys Away" episode keeps it in the history books, but there are many, many excellent episodes among the show's 88 installments.  One scene from "Turkeys Away" not on the DVD is linked here.  It uses copyrighted music; in this case, "Dogs" by Pink Floyd, from the 1977 LP "Animals."  And the song is absolutely crucial to the dialogue (which is why a soundalike replacement wouldn't work).  Enjoy.

Let Krazy Glue Do It

From the fine folks at the Museum of Classic Chicago Television... a 1979 commercial for Krazy Glue.  THIS is what advertising is all about.  Leave me comments if you know anything about how this was produced.