Theoriginal cast included comedy greats like John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, and Gilda Radnor.
His best moment on the show was his “What Do You” game show sketch.
He was also joined by Kate Bush, who delivered two fantastic musical numbers.
This was also the episode where Gilda Radnor debuted her Candy Slice character.
Other than Idle, there were some other highlights of this episode as well.
Dan Aykroyd was great in two different sketches.
He was in the cold open when he played a hotline psychic who tormented prank callers with horrific premonitions.
He also had one of his best Julia Child sketches, which hit on almost every level.
The episode was so good that it was almost an outlier in an otherwise average season.
His almost subdued monologue to launch the show was one of the best inSNLhistory and was also very funny.
Add in A Tribe Called Quest, and this was one of the bestSNLepisodes in a long time.
With that said, the best moment came later in the show.
Saturday Night Livestar Chris Farley died in 1997.
Farley is one of the most belovedSNLstars in history, with some incredible sketch performances over the years.
However, his death was tragic and shocking.
Sandler also reprised Opera Man onWeekend Updateand brought back Chris Rock as well for another special nostalgic moment.
Soundgarden also performed a great rendition of “Burden in My Head” in the episode.
The two singing “Wrappinville” while dressed as gift bags was just the start.
Combined with Murphys return to the show was Lizzos debut on the program with her track Truth Hurts.
She has since returned to the show twice more.
…a lot ofSaturday Night Livesusual audience didnt realize how talented she was in the world of acting.
Grande performed impersonations in the episode of fellow singers, like Shakira, Britney Spears, and Whitney Houston.
It got people talking.
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He has a knack for fitting seamlessly into the show with the rest of the cast.
Many of his appearances pair him with Jimmy Fallon, who is one of his real-life friends.
