In 1975, John Belushi had made a name for himself in improvisational comedy. He had been in Second City and National Lampoon: Lemmings, both stage shows, and on The National Lampoon Radio Hour. But the only actual film recordings he had were a couple of TV ads he'd done, so that's what he sent to Lorne Michaels when he was recommended for Michaels' new show Saturday Night Live. They got him an audition, and he became one of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Belushi's Early TV Appearances
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For a moment I was thinking during the second ad, "wow, they got a pretty good Brando lookalike for this ... but I wonder Belushi will show up."
Yeah, he was chameleon when he was younger.
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