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September 06, 2023 / 02:47

This episode features Alan Zweibel, a writer from Saturday Night Live, discussing the early days of the show and its cultural impact. Topics include the dynamics of the original cast, the influence of John Belushi's success, and his collaborations with Gilda Radner.

Zweibel reflects on how the show transformed from a group of "not ready for prime time players" to a cultural phenomenon, particularly after Belushi's breakout role in Animal House. He shares anecdotes about the cast's experiences and the pressures that came with fame.

He also speaks fondly of Gilda Radner, highlighting her charm and talent. Zweibel discusses his own film projects, including the unsuccessful North, and the unpredictable nature of show business.

The conversation touches on the challenges of predicting a hit in Hollywood and Zweibel's personal experiences in the industry, including his role in a lesser-known film.

Overall, the episode provides a nostalgic look at the early days of SNL and the complexities of fame in the entertainment industry.

TL;DR

Alan Zweibel discusses the early days of SNL, John Belushi's impact, and his experiences in Hollywood.

Episode

2:47
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let me just say something about Alan's
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Weibel
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he is like a famous writer from Saturday
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Night Live and he was a huge part of the
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First cast and the First cast is always
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going to be the First cast there'll
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always be the greatest right and what
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happened and he really breaks it down
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another thing I like to say stay in your
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lane break it down he breaks down that
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when they got in the show it was kind of
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innocent no one knew they weren't rock
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stars they that's why they call them not
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ready for Prime Time Players and then at
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a given point I think it was John
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Belushi did Animal House and became a
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movie star and so the entire culture of
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the show changes because of this which
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is a fascinating thing and goes in
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detail the picture he come back to the
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set and then those little tiny he's on
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as now he's like so much bigger than
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everyone and now he's back to doing
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sketches and there had to be attitudes
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in this and you know some people were on
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drugs some people weren't but I think
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once that hit he said it changed the
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dynamic yeah and it's also uh Alan
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worked very closely with Gila Radner and
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that's fun to hear because she's
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somewhat American sweetheart yeah maybe
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the most likable I don't know she's just
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brilliant and he he really talks fondly
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about her in great details he did a
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movie that he wrote which was such a
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hyped movie with a hive cast called
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North and it [ __ ] bombed and uh was
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John Lovitz in it it's so brutal because
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I'm kidding the interesting thing about
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Showbiz out here is that no one knows
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jack [ __ ] you can't there's almost no
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for sure hits and so smartest people
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directors writers cast and you just
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can't say this movie will be great and
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people just say pass and it's
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unbelievable I can't believe they don't
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have to crack the code yet I actually
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started a movie right after that 1995.
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nobody knows Jack's [ __ ] and that even
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bombed that movie didn't do nobody knows
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Jack shouldn't it even bombed no you
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played Jack [ __ ] Show Business yeah I
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post her yeah I was Jack [ __ ] I looked I
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like Joe Dirt I was kind of like jack
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[ __ ] and Joker hey man
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and jack [ __ ] are you Clueless yeah I
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don't know even jack [ __ ] I don't know
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myself that was the cold open of the
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movie it was on a mountain Retreat there
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were Cowboys anyway doesn't matter it's
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on live streaming I think it's on Pluto
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maybe Pluto is that a Planet channel it
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doesn't even know it's a network that's
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how obscure it doesn't even qualify to
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be straight it's like the real Pluto
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which is called a dwarf planet because
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it's so tiny Pluto doesn't count as even
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a streaming site because it's only 3 200
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people watch it 3200 does the latest
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globally all right most of them in
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Czechoslovakia I digress more on that
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later
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um here's Alan zweibel

Episode Highlights

  • The First Cast of SNL
    Alan Zweibel reminisces about the original cast's unmatched impact on Saturday Night Live.
    “The first cast is always going to be the greatest.”
    @ 00m 09s
    September 06, 2023
  • The Unpredictability of Showbiz
    Zweibel shares insights on the uncertainty of film success and the challenges faced.
    “No one knows jack [ __ ] about showbiz.”
    @ 01m 29s
    September 06, 2023

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Key Moments

  • SNL Nostalgia00:09
  • Showbiz Reality01:29
  • Alan Zweibel Introduction02:39

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