As part of the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, I have many wonderful memories of riding the elevator with the likes of the late Gilda Ratner and John Bellucci, and having Bill Murray ask me to let him borrow my NYPD Press Credentials, while I worked as a news writer, editor and producer at NBC. I recall watching SNL over the years, sitting in on Thursday rehearsals, during my lunch hour, attending the actual program in studio 8H and of-course, staying up late to watch the live show. The one particular skit which stands out in my mind featured Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo because by coincidence, I appeared in this live newsroom segment. Please pay close attention to the right hand top corner of the screen to see me surprised inside the News4NewYork newsroom. This skit appeared as a spoof, following the tragic incident, when President Ronald Reagan was shot on 3/30/81 (ABC-TVS NIGHTLINE) BUCKWHEAT IS DEAD: youtu.be/fuLdNto8z_w via @YouTube Buckwheat Shot Part 2: youtu.be/M6YjTNZ6eSw via @YouTube PRESIDENT REAGAN HAS BEEN SHOT (ABC-TVS NIGHTLINE)(MARCH 30, 1981): youtu.be/Qs_zHxy7_cg via @YouTube Please feel free to share any and all your memories in the comments section below, or send them to: CITY IMAGES * cimages.me * [email protected] * City Images * CITY IMAGES PO Box 147 City Island Station NYC, NY 10464
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:02:20 +0000