Anne Beatts

    Anne Beatts on how she and Michael O'Donoghue worked to get John Belushi (who'd done the "National Lampoon Radio Hour") in the original cast of Saturday Night Live, despite producer Lorne Michael's reservations

    01:49

    Anne Beatts on her complex relationship with original Saturday Night Live cast member John Belushi (who was a friend but also wanted to see the female staff writers fired)

    01:15

    Anne Beatts on Saturday Night Live guest host Lily Tomlin (and John Belushi's refusal to perform in one particular sketch)

    01:46

    Anne Beatts on how John Belushi's death postponed the shooting of the Square Pegs pilot

    01:08

    Bernie Brillstein

    Bernie Brillstein on the original cast of Saturday Night Live

    03:49

    Bernie Brillstein on the creation of The Blues Brothers

    05:45

    Bernie Brillstein on a photo with the Blues Brothers

    00:24

    Bernie Brillstein on a photo with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi

    00:20

    Robert Caminiti

    Robert Caminitti on censoring John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, and on his favorite cast members

    05:41

    Michael Chiklis

    Michael Chiklis on playing John Belushi in the film "Wired" and getting blackballed

    04:21

    Jane Curtin

    Jane Curtin on working with John Belushi on Saturday Night Live

    02:59

    Dick Ebersol

    Dick Ebersol on John Belushi

    00:24

    Dick Ebersol on John Belushi joining the cast of Saturday Night Live

    04:51

    Dick Ebersol on getting the bee suits into the third episode of Saturday Night Live

    02:14

    Dick Ebersol on how John Belushi agreed to sign his contract

    00:49

    Dick Ebersol on the birth of the Blues Brothers

    00:28

    Dick Ebersol on the most famous thing that ever went wrong for him on Saturday Night Live

    03:34

    Buck Henry

    Buck Henry on the Saturday Night Live skits with John Belushi and the "Samurai Stock Broker" episode when he was seriously injured

    03:40

    Heino Ripp

    Heino Ripp on working with John Belushi and Lorne Michaels on Saturday Night Live

    08:58

    Paul Shaffer

    Paul Shaffer on John Belushi's Joe Cocker musical parodies

    02:35

    Paul Shaffer on the development of "The Blues Brothers" on Saturday Night Live 

    11:58

    Alan Zweibel

    Alan Zweibel on John Belushi on Saturday Night Live

    01:53

    Alan Zweibel on the impact on Saturday Night Live when Chevy Chase left after the first season, and on John Belushi becoming a breakout star

    02:10

    Alan Zweibel on Buck Henry being injured during one of John Belushi's "Samurai" sketches on Saturday Night Live

    02:50

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