Greatest SNL Cast Member Round 2 Heat 4

[Huffmeister]

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but does anyone else think John Belushi is a tad bit overrated? I mean, if he hadn't died young would he really be thought of as one of the greatest?

Granted, I really didn't start watching SNL until the Carvey/Hartman/Lovitz era, so I never saw a lot of the old episodes. But I have seen "classic" skits like the killer bees, cheesburger, samurai deli, etc, etc. And they're amusing, but not exactly hilarious. Was that kind of comedy really that groundbreaking at the time?

My favorite Belushi skit is the commercial for Little Chocolate Donuts, where it shows him breaking Olympic world records. "That's why Little Chocolate Donuts have been on my training table since I was a kid." (as he reaches for a donut with a cigarette in his hand)

[whoman69]

I think the funniest thing that Belushi did was when he was on Weekend update talking on the issues of the day. He would go overboard in his opinions. Usually Curtin would try to break in, but he would smack the table and tell her to back off. It would usually end up with him having a heart attack at the end.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Huffmeister

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but does anyone else think John Belushi is a tad bit overrated? I mean, if he hadn't died young would he really be thought of as one of the greatest?

Granted, I really didn't start watching SNL until the Carvey/Hartman/Lovitz era, so I never saw a lot of the old episodes. But I have seen "classic" skits like the killer bees, cheesburger, samurai deli, etc, etc. And they're amusing, but not exactly hilarious. Was that kind of comedy really that groundbreaking at the time?

My favorite Belushi skit is the commercial for Little Chocolate Donuts, where it shows him breaking Olympic world records. "That's why Little Chocolate Donuts have been on my training table since I was a kid." (as he reaches for a donut with a cigarette in his hand)

Belushi was very, very good, but I think you're right in that he may get a nod over some guys like Dana Carvey and Mike Myers that I think brought more to the show.

[whoman69]

Final bump for the night crew.