I haven't watched SNL in years due to how bad it has become. It was great to see old, familiar faces and to be reminded how great SNL once was. Sadly there are too many people no longer coming to us LIVE FROM NEW YORK!
Thank you for putting this tribute together, I grew up watching Saturday Night Live as a child believe it or not as young as 9 years old the very first season with Gilda, John, Dan, Chevy , etc. , etc ( hey it was the weekend and no having to get up for school) May all these beautiful people RIP 🙏🏼🌹🕊️❤
Gilda Radner was the real heartbreaker when she died, it affected everyone in America because she was the living embodiment of the girl next door, everyone felt like the girl they grew up next to had died because she was such a sweetheart, that one was a real punch in the gut for everyone. With Belushi died it was a bummer but at the same time it was like "Well who didn't see that one coming?", but when Gilda died it was just so sad and seemed so unfair.
Steve Martin was the host that weekend. She passed away that morning. Steve walked out on stage crying. The sketch he and Gilda appeared in "Dancing in the Dark"?from 1978) was replayed as a tribute to Gilda in place of Steve's planned monologue.
Gilda also had her own movie, Gilda Live! In 1980. I have her Comedy album where she sings "Let's Talk Dirty To The Animals" which I think was also in the movie. There was also a TV movie biopic called "It's Always Something" with Jami Gertz as Gilda.
Mr. Bill can never die, but Peter Scolari, who played him in the live action special, Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986) did in 2021. Mr. Bill's creator, Walter Williams is also still alive.
Well written. Well produced. This tribute includes great variety recapping many contributions for this once new and still renewing variety show. Good and bad, SNL witnesses the morphing of society providing an opportunity for talent to be visible. And, as this retrospective provides, encapsulates many moments worth remembering.
Legacy never fails to present and honor folks every Friday and this SNL memorial to thr SNL cast who have passed was a true walk down memory lane. I remember watching from season 1 and its amazing here we are 50 years later. thanks for the memories Legacy and thank you Linnea! Your voice is magic.
I just turned 64, SNL & Coronation Street (started 64 years ago) are the only shows as old as l am! Thank ❤You for a wonderful tribute of faces from my childhood and adulthood. 🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦😊
@alanvallazza9781 CS started in England in 1960, around the same time as l was born. But it could be seen here in Canada very early on. Meanwhile SNL is American, from New York City, it started when l was a teenager. They are currently celebrating their 50th Anniversary!🎈🥳🎈🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
You forgot Miskel Spillman (1897-1992), the winner of SNL's Anyone Can Host contest in 1977. She was the oldest host (80)at the time being two weeks older than Ruth Gordon until Betty White broke her record.
Went to the comments first knowing this episode would hit home for alot of folks. Rosanne Rosannadana and Barbwa wawa aka Gilda Radner was the first one to pass on. March 5th 1982 is forever burned into my memory. That Friday morning, after 351 days, in my first and last experience, I was released from jail, one of the BEST days of my life, only to learn a few hours later that John Belushi had also been found dead that Friday morning March 5th 1982.
One person left out was eclectic singer-musician Leon Redbone, who was musical guest several times during the first five seasons. I think he had the record for most musical guest appearances before Tom Petty broke the mark.
I would say that Robin was one of the greatest comedians of several generations because he had so much output and every sentient being in North America knew who he was-and very likely many throughout the world as well.
What was so ironic was that John Belushi was one of Chris Farley’s idol growing up. They literally died in the same manner. A speedball. RIP to both John Belushi and Chris Farley
Don Pardo was also the announcer on numerous game shows on NBC, including the original " Jeopardy " Buck Henry(with Mel Brooks) created the iconic comedy series " Get Smart "
Here's a factoid for ya, and I'm wondering if that new movie coming out about the insane 90 minutes before the first episode aired will have something in it about it, Billy Crystal was an original cast member, but because of a dispute he had all along with Lorne Michael that never got resolved under advisement from his manager he walked away 15 minutes before the show aired, that caused a lot of problems for everyone because the show was not only written but had also been rehearsed in front of a test audience, the moment I saw a commercial for that movie I immediately wondered if what I'd read in the book Live From New York about Crystal walking out minutes before the first show aired is going to be a part of it or not.
Don't forget that the show's first musical guest, Billy Preston, was a significant contributing member of the Beatles, even tho he was never credited on the albums. In a way, you could rightfully say he *was* the first Beatle to appear on the show. (Of course, this gets into how many Beatles there actually were, which could number close to a dozen, depending on how you count. But Billy, much more than most, deserves that accolade, imo.)
Another one not mentioned was Milton Berle. The cast hated working with him and he was never invited back. Milton showed his ego and was uncooperative during rehearsals. And he was ruining sketches by trying to upstage everybody. He also went too long with his monologue. They tried to stop him offstage.
Excelent tribute to this tv show, i never watched this show in my country, but every detail you mention about every musicians ,actors and actress is great, is a trivia for me, because i don't know that details.
My son who is in the Navy had his closest friend with him in the Navy took his own life and my son is blaming himself for not seeing he was struggling and it breaks my heart. I had a close friend do the same when we were in college and I blamed myself for 20 years even though it wasn't my fault, it is just killing me that my son feels that way.
Love SNL. Lots of negativity on here. Of course some skits don’t come together like they hope but I have never laughed so hard as when Kate McKinnon did her alien abduction skits!!😂🤣
Sinead RIP. RIP kris Kristopherson. The truest of all. The bluest of blue. Rescued Sinead. Donate to the mentally challenged. Sinead you will find a resting place now b reunited with your son❤. Kris Kristopherson is a true angel heavenly. God bless all .Ripping a picture of Pope John Paul. Life is strange and obscure.
"Saturday Night Live has been making late-night audiences laugh for 50 seasons now." Great video, but you're being kind here. SNL hasn't been funny in a long, long time.
Lorne Michaels appeared on camera to offer John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison 3,000 dollars to reunite on SNL. It's been rumored that John and Paul were tempted to show up at the NBC studios while Paul was visiting John at the Dakota apartments which he and Yoko were living. The Dakota apartments were just a few blocks from 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
This should not be called SNL In Memoriam, as several celebrities on this list had blossoming careers without SNL's help. Celebs like: Madeline Kahn, Prince, Richard Pryor, Andy Kauffman, Joe Cocker, Frank Zappa, and Ray Charles were already household names prior to SNL. Doing the memoriam like this makes it appear like the show made their careers, when in fact it was the opposite.
Hi @paulportell3748 - thanks for watching. This video is not meant to imply that SNL made everyone’s career; it is meant to reflect the fact that these people all contributed to SNL’s lasting legacy.
Hi @YourVirgoBestie - thank you for watching. A lot of people assumed that was the case because she died not long after her young son did, but eventually when Sinéad O’Connor’s cause of death was finally announced publicly, it turned out that those assumptions were not correct.
This is an old, worn out cliche': SATURDAY NIGHT.....DEAD. I quit watching SNL when they brought in Will Farrell, Tina Fay and their crowd in the mid 1990s. It should have gone off of the air a very long time ago. My favorite sketch was Chris Farley as Matt Foley, the motivational speaker who was divorced and lived in a van down by the river. And I loved Eddie Murlhy when he was on SNL. In my opinion, he carried the show from 1980 to 1984 and kept it from getting canceled. I am thankful that I am.old enough to remember the Golden Age of Saturday Night Live from October of 1975 through May or June of 1980.
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I haven't watched SNL in years due to how bad it has become. It was great to see old, familiar faces and to be reminded how great SNL once was. Sadly there are too many people no longer coming to us LIVE FROM NEW YORK!
Thank you for walking me/all of us down memory lane 😢❤️. RIP to all 🙏🏾
Thankyou Legacy for doing a tribute to SNL
Thank you for putting this tribute together, I grew up watching Saturday Night Live as a child believe it or not as young as 9 years old the very first season with Gilda, John, Dan, Chevy , etc. , etc ( hey it was the weekend and no having to get up for school) May all these beautiful people RIP 🙏🏼🌹🕊️❤
Gilda Radner was the real heartbreaker when she died, it affected everyone in America because she was the living embodiment of the girl next door, everyone felt like the girl they grew up next to had died because she was such a sweetheart, that one was a real punch in the gut for everyone.
With Belushi died it was a bummer but at the same time it was like "Well who didn't see that one coming?", but when Gilda died it was just so sad and seemed so unfair.
Steve Martin was the host that weekend. She passed away that morning. Steve walked out on stage crying. The sketch he and Gilda appeared in "Dancing in the Dark"?from 1978) was replayed as a tribute to Gilda in place of Steve's planned monologue.
Gilda also had her own movie, Gilda Live! In 1980.
I have her Comedy album where she sings "Let's Talk Dirty To The Animals" which I think was also in the movie.
There was also a TV movie biopic called "It's Always Something" with Jami Gertz as Gilda.
She was so brutally funny but she never stopped exuding absolute sweetness throughout any skit.😊
Peace ✌️to all,some of us old timers remember every one of them.❤fly high 🕊 🕊
Thanks for the memories!
Thank you for honoring all these talented people. I found this tribute to be very moving. I smiled and yet had tears in my eyes through most of it.
Thank you for remembering them! What a epic tribute! 🥰🙏❤️May they all rest in peace! 🙏❤️
Awesome video. Thank you, Linnea & Legacy. Beautifully done.
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Thursday - this is beautiful - so sad how some people pass! Thank you for your beautiful voice!
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I loved this video! Great job! Gilda Radner was truly one-of-a-kind! I had no idea Phil Hartman wrote Pee-Wee Herman!
@@imlistening1137 Phil Hartman also played Captain Carl on Pee Wee's Playhouse.
@@andrewweisneck1102 Oh, yeah! And didn’t he also play the genie- with the twirling head in the box? Mecca-lecca-hi-mecca-hinie-ho!
@imlistening1137 I thought he did, but apparently Jambi was always played by John Paragon.
You didn’t mention Mr. Bill! 😂❤ My all time favorite!
Good call👍👍👍
Or Toonces the cat who drove!
Mr. Bill can never die, but Peter Scolari, who played him in the live action special, Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986) did in 2021.
Mr. Bill's creator, Walter Williams is also still alive.
@@AndrewMichaelRossiFun Fact: Toonces was the name of Victoria Jackson's real life cat.
oh nooooooo
Thank you for making this video ❤️
Rest peacefully to all of them.🙏🏾
Well written. Well produced. This tribute includes great variety recapping many contributions for this once new and still renewing variety show. Good and bad, SNL witnesses the morphing of society providing an opportunity for talent to be visible. And, as this retrospective provides, encapsulates many moments worth remembering.
This brought back a lot of memories. Thank you
God speed peace prayers to all of them the show isn't the same without many of them including Robin Williams ♥️🇺🇲
I love this presentation. Thanks for posting it. May they all sleep tight.
Legacy never fails to present and honor folks every Friday and this SNL memorial to thr SNL cast who have passed was a true walk down memory lane. I remember watching from season 1 and its amazing here we are 50 years later. thanks for the memories Legacy and thank you Linnea! Your voice is magic.
Yep yep yep yep!
This is a beautiful tribute to so many who will always hold a special place in my heart and memories. Thank you so much! 🙏❤
Let's not forget Charlie Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones. The whole band hosted the show circa 1978.
I was thinking of Charlie Watts too.
How do I not remember the whole band hosting SNL?
Other than that being 46 years ago, hm, must've just missed it.
Huge Rolling Stone fan here. Crud.
Thank you for Honoring all of these people
Thank you for such a beautiful tribute to the SNL GREATS.❤
So timely with the SNL movie coming out soon. This was a wonderful tribute to so many talented people!
I just turned 64, SNL & Coronation Street (started 64 years ago) are the only shows as old as l am! Thank ❤You for a wonderful tribute of faces from my childhood and adulthood. 🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦😊
SNL is only 49 years old. And it's in the United States while Coronation Street is in England. Maybe you're thinking of a different show.
@alanvallazza9781 CS started in England in 1960, around the same time as l was born. But it could be seen here in Canada very early on.
Meanwhile SNL is American, from New York City, it started when l was a teenager. They are currently celebrating their 50th Anniversary!🎈🥳🎈🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
This was a wonderful tribute video. Thank you for sharing it. May all these legends RIP. God Bless You & stay safe.
You forgot Miskel Spillman (1897-1992), the winner of SNL's Anyone Can Host contest in 1977.
She was the oldest host (80)at the time being two weeks older than Ruth Gordon until Betty White broke her record.
God bless all of them!🙏🙏🙏
This one is very good stuff like your content keep it up
Went to the comments first knowing this episode would hit home for alot of folks.
Rosanne Rosannadana and Barbwa wawa aka Gilda Radner was the first one to pass on.
March 5th 1982 is forever burned into my memory.
That Friday morning, after 351 days, in my first and last experience, I was released from jail, one of the BEST days of my life, only to learn a few hours later that John Belushi had also been found dead that Friday morning March 5th 1982.
Phil’s death was just a horror show, murdered by a drug addled wannabe no-talent. Great loss to the comedic community.
Loved this video
Good God,
Where does time go ?
Wherever it goes, it goes there fast, and the faster, and then like the speed of wind…
Jim Henson created the Muppets prior to Sesame Street. The Muppets appeared on The Tonight Show during the 1960's.
They also appeared a lot on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Rest in peace Eddie Money, Ric Ocasek(SP?), Benjamin Orr, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Robert Culp, and Robert Guillume.
One person left out was eclectic singer-musician Leon Redbone, who was musical guest several times during the first five seasons. I think he had the record for most musical guest appearances before Tom Petty broke the mark.
He was on all the way until 1982 or 83.
I would say that Robin was one of the greatest comedians of several generations because he had so much output and every sentient being in North America knew who he was-and very likely many throughout the world as well.
What was so ironic was that John Belushi was one of Chris Farley’s idol growing up. They literally died in the same manner. A speedball.
RIP to both John Belushi and Chris Farley
Classic comedy!❤
Love it!
Epic tribute 🙏🏻❤️
Don Pardo was also the announcer on numerous game shows on NBC, including the original " Jeopardy "
Buck Henry(with Mel Brooks) created the iconic comedy series " Get Smart "
Here's a factoid for ya, and I'm wondering if that new movie coming out about the insane 90 minutes before the first episode aired will have something in it about it, Billy Crystal was an original cast member, but because of a dispute he had all along with Lorne Michael that never got resolved under advisement from his manager he walked away 15 minutes before the show aired, that caused a lot of problems for everyone because the show was not only written but had also been rehearsed in front of a test audience, the moment I saw a commercial for that movie I immediately wondered if what I'd read in the book Live From New York about Crystal walking out minutes before the first show aired is going to be a part of it or not.
Don Pardo was ubiquitous throughout the 1970s and 80s.
@@maryrosekent8223Believe it or not for three seasons he was replaced. 1981 to 1984
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I had no idea-those were my among my television-less years
Norm was hilarious. Phil was great.
I was young and wouldn't go out in a date until SNL was over.
I think this is Legacy's best produced video ever.
I was there at the beginning of SNL. I remember them all.
Good work!
Thanks again for sharing Team Legacy
I used to watch SNL as a kid in the 80s and 90s. It went downhill and not seen it for many years
R.I.P ❤
Betty White was two weeks and change from her 100th birthday when she died. I remember seeing her on Password with her husband, Allen Ludden.
RIP to all. 🙏
Gosh instead of going out on Saturday night would like to watch back in the 70s it was brilliant 😅
Who could forget Leon Redbone? He was on several episodes in the eighties.
Wow, now that’s a name I haven’t heard or thought of in decades. I loved his gravelly voice!
Should've broken this down into categories. Musical guests, cast and hosts
Don't forget that the show's first musical guest, Billy Preston, was a significant contributing member of the Beatles, even tho he was never credited on the albums. In a way, you could rightfully say he *was* the first Beatle to appear on the show. (Of course, this gets into how many Beatles there actually were, which could number close to a dozen, depending on how you count. But Billy, much more than most, deserves that accolade, imo.)
Another one not mentioned was Milton Berle. The cast hated working with him and he was never invited back. Milton showed his ego and was uncooperative during rehearsals. And he was ruining sketches by trying to upstage everybody. He also went too long with his monologue. They tried to stop him offstage.
You forgot to mention Gordon Lightfoot's musical performance and skit when Belushi came on stage and sipped his guitar string with wire cutters.
A shame John Belushi and Chris Farley died both at 33 Even John brother Jim warned not to follow John to the grave but thats exactly what he did 😞
Excelent tribute to this tv show, i never watched this show in my country, but every detail you mention about every musicians ,actors and actress is great, is a trivia for me, because i don't know that details.
So many memories as a teen watching this. I stopped somewhere in the mid 80s I think. Somewhere after that it quit being funny!! ✌🏻
Debatable about SNL making us laugh for 50 years- in reality only about 10 years worth of laughter.
My son who is in the Navy had his closest friend with him in the Navy took his own life and my son is blaming himself for not seeing he was struggling and it breaks my heart. I had a close friend do the same when we were in college and I blamed myself for 20 years even though it wasn't my fault, it is just killing me that my son feels that way.
21:08 Our beloved Golden Girl
Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022) hosted in season 7 (1982).
Love SNL. Lots of negativity on here. Of course some skits don’t come together like they hope but I have never laughed so hard as when Kate McKinnon did her alien abduction skits!!😂🤣
I miss Kate enormously-she’s an absolute hoot!
Sinead RIP. RIP kris Kristopherson. The truest of all. The bluest of blue. Rescued Sinead. Donate to the mentally challenged. Sinead you will find a resting place now b reunited with your son❤. Kris Kristopherson is a true angel heavenly. God bless all .Ripping a picture of Pope John Paul. Life is strange and obscure.
Howard Hesseman died on January 29, 2022
Bob Newhart is a painful one ! Great man !
You forgot the show itself. It had died decades ago.
Actually Tom Petty died on October 7.
"Saturday Night Live has been making late-night audiences laugh for 50 seasons now."
Great video, but you're being kind here. SNL hasn't been funny in a long, long time.
Ain't THAT the truth!
The show stopped being funny or relevant after Eddie Murphy left in the early 80s.
You forgot GE Smith, Gilda Radnor‘a first husband and the show’s guitarist . He also played with Hall and Oates
Hi @joybrooks564 - thank you for watching! G.E. Smith is still alive.
@@legacycom oh, I’m sorry. I thought he had passed
I have Joe Cocker's autograph !
Amazing how many died of cancer
Most of those cancer appear to be smoking related.
Lorne Michaels appeared on camera to offer John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison 3,000 dollars to reunite on SNL. It's been rumored that John and Paul were tempted to show up at the NBC studios while Paul was visiting John at the Dakota apartments which he and Yoko were living. The Dakota apartments were just a few blocks from 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
I miss the comedy of Norm MacDonald. He wasn’t afraid to tell the truth and make you laugh at the same time.
To be fair though, Danitra Vance wasn’t out when she was on the show.
The Tom Petty, A.D.O. , still irks me !
Laura Branigan (1952-2004) and her younger brother Billy Branigan (1957-2022), season 8 episode 8, December 4, 1982.
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This should not be called SNL In Memoriam, as several celebrities on this list had blossoming careers without SNL's help. Celebs like: Madeline Kahn, Prince, Richard Pryor, Andy Kauffman, Joe Cocker, Frank Zappa, and Ray Charles were already household names prior to SNL.
Doing the memoriam like this makes it appear like the show made their careers, when in fact it was the opposite.
Hi @paulportell3748 - thanks for watching. This video is not meant to imply that SNL made everyone’s career; it is meant to reflect the fact that these people all contributed to SNL’s lasting legacy.
The first 15 seasons, were the best. It should have ended years ago.
It was good for a while. Everybody has a favorite period.
Sinead O'Connor doesn't deserve any recognition after what she did to the picture of the Pope, he was a great leader of the Church and now a Saint !
Remember when it use to be funny!?
BagO Glass for the kiddies!!
I thought Sinéad O’Connor committed suicide
Hi @YourVirgoBestie - thank you for watching. A lot of people assumed that was the case because she died not long after her young son did, but eventually when Sinéad O’Connor’s cause of death was finally announced publicly, it turned out that those assumptions were not correct.
This is an old, worn out cliche':
SATURDAY NIGHT.....DEAD.
I quit watching SNL when they brought in Will Farrell, Tina Fay and their crowd in the mid 1990s. It should have gone off of the air a very long time ago. My favorite sketch was Chris Farley as Matt Foley, the motivational speaker who was divorced and lived in a van down by the river. And I loved Eddie Murlhy when he was on SNL. In my opinion, he carried the show from 1980 to 1984 and kept it from getting canceled. I am thankful that I am.old enough to remember the Golden Age of Saturday Night Live from October of 1975 through May or June of 1980.
I agree. The best SNL shows were made in the 70s and early 80s. It should have ended when Eddie Murphy left the show.
Everybody has a favorite period and a period where they didn't like it as much. I kind of like the whole thing. But for a time I was not as big on it.
I was in high school when SNL started in 1975. The show stopped being funny or relevant when Eddie Murphy left in the early 80s.
Talk about a show that’s worn out its welcome
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I agree, should have been taken off the air 20yrs ago.
No kidding!
I'm sure Michael Che has never made anyone laugh ever!!! 😡
No one has been laughing much for the last decade or so...
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Rlp
no for 10 years... has not been funny for 40 years
It hasn't been funny in years, except for this past weekend with them making fun of our current clown show of an administration.
We get it. You're a conservative who can't take a joke...🙄🙄🙄
But RIP to the people featured in the video, right? You know, since this is a memorial video....????
Like in the inimitable Trumpian style a conservative needs to make everything about them