I thought I'd try to get a few more names to faces here:
Guest singers, 11/05/88: The SNL Band would occasionally have a guest musician sitting in with them, and they would normally be acknowledged during the goodnights, or at least credited with the SNL Band personnel. I've been trying to identify this trio of doo-wop singers for a long time now.
As part of my research for the SNL Archives, I go through old episodes to see if I can identify writers, crew, and various other production staff, especially if they are used prominently in sketches. I was wondering if anyone reading can confirm the identities of some of these staffers:
Nerdy writer guy: seen in the cold opening of Howard Hesseman / Men At Work (original air 10/23/1982). If I had to guess out of anyone on the writing staff it would be Tracy Torme but I can't say for sure if it is him. [ADDENDUM: Identified! It's writer Paul Barrosse.]
Grey-haired lady: seen prominently in season 2 (particularly in Hollywood Bingo as "Joanie" who "eats food"). I've spotted her around other sketches; I believe that's her in the Fred Willard cold opening as the uncomfortable woman sitting next to Bill Murray as Honker, and I've even seen her in the Hesseman cold opening that the "nerdy writer" cap comes from. [ADDENDUM: Identified! It's costume designer Karen Roston]
Ski Lodge extras: there's a prominent extra playing Vicky Lazlo (top picture, far left with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy), but she doesn't have lines. [Addendum: Identified! It's talent executive Laurie Zaks] There are two that have lines, though: "But, Rick, what about Vail?" (middle picture, standing in background) and "But Rick, what about Sun Valley?" (bottom picture, in purple).
This is not really important by any stretch of the imagination, but I figured I'd throw the questions out there.
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I help Joel, the webmaster of the SNL Archives, with basic fact-finding and identification for his site. A lot of what I've done in the past is identifying smaller parts that are usually played by the show's writers and miscellaneous production staff, but sometimes there are prominent roles in shows that I can't put a name to a face. Perhaps the most frustrating one of these is the guy who played Orgasm Guy's (Rob Schneider) French cousin in the Heather Locklear show from May 1994. Here's his picture:
If anyone can identify this person, please let me know.
Personal website of photographer and writer Bronwyn Douwsma.
I’m on the bus. It’s too early to be human and I haven’t had my coffee yet so I don’t really want to do much; maybe read or listen to music, things that help tune out the other people or the monotony of the commute. When I leave the suburbs, it's usually dark. I sometimes look out the windows, but more to see how far I’ve traveled than at anything interesting. By the time I arrive downtown, I can see the sun coming up over the harbour.
The year is winding down. I’m preparing to go to New Brunswick for my regular Christmas visit with the family; my travel arrangements up there have all been taken care of. I haven’t bothered with Christmas shopping yet; my cash flow was a little tight until my last paycheque came in, and my tolerance for the malls has dropped over the years. Everything costs too much money now.
Looking back at my writing about SNL from years ago, I now feel like I was a bit harsh on the show at times. Maybe it was just disappointment about talented performers being used for the most irritating sketches possible at the expense of their range. It was also partially untreated depression and burnout.
If there was one word to describe the 13th season of SNL, it would be “consistent”. No longer on the bubble thanks to the previous year’s success, SNL in 1987-88 continued pretty much in the same direction as the last season with a little more confidence and a little less to prove.
Sketches include “Pumping Up With Hans & Franz”, “Wilson Trap Doors”, “Church Chat”, “Airline”, “Jorge Garcia, Nice Guy Dictator”, “The Cop & The Prostitute”, “When Great Minds Meet” and “Pirates”. 10,000 Maniacs performs “Like The Weather” and “What’s The Matter Here”.
Sketches include “Calgary 1988”, “Giant Businessman”, “The Bean Cafe”, “The Pat Stevens Show”, “Girl Watchers”, “Computer Panic”, “Casey Kasem Sings The Beatles”, “Delivery Room”, “Stand-Ups III”, and “The Pawn Shop”. Randy Travis performs “Forever And Ever, Amen” and “What’ll You Do About Me”.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here.