For anyone who is a fan of SNL… especially the classic Saturday Night Live shows from the 70’s and 80’s… this is a great series of videos from Funny or Die that have all the actors that ever played U.S. presidents, going back to Chevy Chase as Ford.
There is the main video, directed by Ron Howard, and then the other “outtake” videos. I especially like the “dream sequence” with Dana Carvey as Bush Sr.!
I <3 Dan Aykroyd!
Oh, and only non-SNL person they had was Jim Carrey play Reagan. (”Tag you’re it!”) HAHA!
In case you were not aware, some of the greatest comedians of our time were gathered in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Second City…
Second City is considered the Harvard of comedym and almost everyone involved in comedy for the past 35 years is an alum or is in some way related to the famous comedy school.
(For example, I studied improv in New York at Chicago City Limits, which is an offshoot of Second City.)
Anyway, it’s exciting and it must have been quite a fun party!
You can see pictures from the event if you become a fan of their Facebook Page…
An NPR article states:
“From the beginning, The Second City has always been an unparalleled incubator of talent, launching the careers of a who’s who of Hollywood, television and Saturday Night Live stars: Alan Arkin, Paul Sand, Barbara Harris, Fred Willard, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Joan Rivers, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Eugene Levy, Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Martin Short, George Wendt, Shelly Long, Bonnie Hunt, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Steve Carell, Steven Colbert, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Horatio Sanz and many, many more.”
