In the early years of "Saturday Night Live" an archetypal samurai was portrayed by an American comedian best known for what?
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Saturday Night Live Samurai In the early years of "Saturday Night Live", John Belushi portrayed an archetypal samurai — he had a dedicated concept of honor, spoke only (mock) Japanese, and wielded a katana. Sketches featuring the character showed him in different occupations that would not be expected for a samurai. He always performed his tasks perfectly, despite scaring his clients quite a few times. The character was modeled after Toshiro Mifune's character in Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo".
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John Belushi John Adam Belushi ( ; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician. Belushi is best known for his "intense energy and raucous attitude" which he displayed as one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL"). Throughout his career, Belushi had a close personal and artistic partnership with his fellow "SNL" star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's The Second City comedy club.
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Rich Hall Richard Travis "Rich" Hall (born 10 June 1954) is an American comedian, writer, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as "Fridays", "Not Necessarily the News" (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and "Saturday Night Live".
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Norm Macdonald Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1959) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor. He is known for his five seasons as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live", which included anchoring "Weekend Update" for three years. Early in his career, he wrote for the sitcom "Roseanne" and made appearances on shows including "The Drew Carey Show" and "NewsRadio". He starred in "The Norm Show" from 1999 to 2001. Comedy Central named him #83 on the five-part miniseries "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time" . His brother is Canadian journalist Neil Macdonald, of CBC News.
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Chris Cubas Christopher "Chris" L Cubas is an American stand-up comedian, podcast host, and actor.
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Jackie Mason Jackie Mason (born June 9, 1931) is an American stand-up comedian and film and television actor. He is ranked #63 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all-time.
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Ritch Shydner Ritchie A. "Ritch" Shydner (born December 3, 1952) is an American stand-up comedian, comic writer, and actor.
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Yuji Okumoto Yuji Don Okumoto (雄二・ドン・奥本 , Yūji Don Okumoto , born April 20, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker best known for his intimidating movie roles, primarily as a villain, such as Chozen Toguchi in "The Karate Kid Part II". His other films include "Aloha Summer", "Nemesis", "Pearl Harbor", and "The Truman Show", as well as guest roles on television series such as "T.J. Hooker", "Knots Landing", "", and "Bones".
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Gasping for Airtime Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live is a 2004 memoir by former "Saturday Night Live" featured player Jay Mohr. In it, Mohr recounts, among other things, his battles with panic attacks, being intimidated by castmates Rob Schneider and Ellen Cleghorne, his conflicts with Al Franken, his admiration for deceased castmates Chris Farley and Phil Hartman, the admission that he stole material from actor/comedian Rick Shapiro, and being depressed about his lack of sketch appearances.
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Al Franken Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American writer, comedian, and politician. Since 2009, he has been the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a writer and performer on the television comedy show "Saturday Night Live". After decades as a comedic actor and writer, he became a prominent liberal political activist. Franken was first elected to the United States Senate in 2008 in a razor-thin victory over incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman, and then won re-election in 2014 over Republican challenger Mike McFadden. Franken is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), an affiliate of the Democratic Party.
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Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart—it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!", was also a massive success, and the two albums held the "Billboard" number one and number two spots simultaneously.
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Mario Joyner Mario Joyner (born October 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian best known as the host of MTV's "Half Hour Comedy Hour" from 1988–1992. He is a longtime friend and collaborator of comedians Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. He appeared regularly on "The Chris Rock Show" and "Everybody Hates Chris". He also guest starred in the "Seinfeld" episodes "The Engagement" and "The Puerto Rican Day," playing two different characters, and voiced the character Jackson in the film "Bee Movie". He has opened on national tours for Chris Rock (during his "No Apologies" tour) and for Jerry Seinfeld.
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Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and author. His start in stand-up comedy began at the hungry i in San Francisco; he then landed a starring role in the 1960s television show "I Spy". He was also a regular on the children's television series "The Electric Company" during the show's first two seasons.
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Colin Kane Colin Kane (born October 17, 1979) is an American comedian, actor and writer. Kane is mainly known for his in-your-face style of insult comedy and off-the-cuff crowd work.
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David Steinberg David Steinberg {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known comics in the United States. He appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of television situation comedies, including "Seinfeld", "Friends", "Mad About You", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "The Golden Girls", and "Designing Women".
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Saturday Night Live parodies of Donald Trump The sketch comedy television series "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") has parodied Donald Trump since 1988, from his time as a real estate broker, to his popular run as host of "The Apprentice", and ultimately during his presidency.
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John Means (comedian) John Means is a former community college English instructor living in his hometown Mason City, Illinois, who had gained fame in the 1980s as a stand-up comedian. Based out of San Francisco, he performed under the stage name "Dr. Gonzo." His act was a combination of standard observational humor and humorous songs, self-accompanied on electric guitar.
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Simon Munnery Simon Munnery, also known as his characters "Alan Parker: Urban Warrior" and "The League Against Tedium", is an English standup comedian.
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Larry the Lobster Larry The Lobster was the subject of an April 10, 1982 comedy routine by Eddie Murphy on "Saturday Night Live". In an early example of interactive television, Murphy held Larry, a live lobster, aloft and declared that the show's audience would determine whether he lived or died.
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Groucho Marx Julius Henry Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), known professionally as Groucho Marx ( ), was an American writer, comedian, stage, film, radio, and television star. He was known as a master of quick wit and is widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era.
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The Boston Teens The Boston Teens are fictional characters featured on the American television show "Saturday Night Live". "The Boston Teens" debuted in 1999 and have appeared in 13 sketches to date. "TV Guide" named The Boston Teens among "Saturday Night Live"' s 40 greatest characters in a list compiled in honor of the show's 40th anniversary in 2015.
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Kendo Kobayashi Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ , Kendō Kobayashi , born 4 July 1972, in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and actor. His real and former stage name is Tomoharu Kobayashi (小林 友治 , Kobayashi Tomoharu ) . He is nicknamed Ken Koba (ケンコバ ) , Koba (コバ ) , and Mr. Yaritai Hōdai (Mr.やりたい放題 , Misutā Yaritai Hōdai ) . He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency of Yoshimoto Kogyo in Tokyo. He graduated from the Yoshimoto New Star Creation (NSC) in Osaka.