The cast was exceptional with classic segments Blues Brothers, Samurai diner and other variations, the Loepners, Coneheads and many other class bits. Weekend Update with Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner as Rosanne Rosanna Danna. Point Counter Point with Dan Acroyd/Jane Curtis and the two a Wild and Crazy Guys.
The past couple of years of SNL have become required viewing. Their political satire have been outstanding and spot on cameo’s from Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Maya Rudolph and Weekend Update with Colin Jost/Michael Che. If you are feeling low it is a good cure for mental health. Laughter has always been the best medicine for what ails us. Every other President has enjoyed their satirized of themselves. The orange menace has taken it upon himself to call out SNL for doing what they do best. He has even had a go at our national broadcaster CBC for cutting out his cameo from the movie Home Alone 2. I think he has more important things to be concerned about rather than these trivial matters. Yet there he goes on another Twitter rampage. I think it is clear that he either has early onset dementia or some mental health challenges.
As someone who deals with depression and anxiety on a regular basis I can offer you some help. First of all become aware of what is happening. Become educated about it. Share and seek help don’t internalize it. It is a sign of strength to seek out help and acknowledge what is happening. There are so many like minded people out there to offer support. One in three people deal with some form of mental health issues. Now-days there are so many resources to assist. I go into schools, companies and universities to share my story. The resources available today certainly outshine what I had in my school. We had one guidance counsellor for the whole school and he was the least bit interested in your problems. He only wanted to talk about career guidance. There is no need to be silent and if you can offer a hand up. Be kind and be supportive.
This year we have seen a tremendous amount of outstanding people leave us this year. People I grew up watching, listening to, influencing and inspiring me during the 70’s and 80’s. it started early with Darryl Dragon who can forget the Captain and Tennille variety show. Bob Einstein (Super Dave Osborne) always good for comic relief with his asinine stunts. Mean Gene Okerlund the best Pro Wrestling announcer ever. Carol Channing actress, singer, dancer. Ron Joyce co-founder of Tim Horton’s (evil empire). He would be appalled at how far his company has sunk. Albert Finley excellent British actor best known for his work in Erin Brockovich. Jan-Michael Vincent from that terrible show Airwolf. Michael Wilson (Mulroney’s finance minister). Joe Schlesinger great news reporter. Katherine Helmond matriarch of the satirical show Soap which launched the careers of Billy Crystal among others. Andre Previn composer, conductor and one of Mia Farrow’s husbands. Luke Perry from 90210 Fame never watched the show. Other than Ed Asner she was the last remaining cast member of the Mary Tyler Moore show Georgina Engel. Ken Kercheval (Cliff Barnes of Dallas). Rick Ocasek lead singer of the Cars and the man who gave us Two Tickets To Paradise Eddie Money.
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca from Star Wars) watched the original and no other one. Peggy Lipton Mod Squad the one with big hair and knee length boots. Funny men Tim Conway and Arte Johnson from the Carol Burnet and Laugh In shows. Easy Rider Peter Fonda rode off into the sunset. Philip McKeon played Linda Lavin’s son on Alice. Valerie Harper on Rhoda, Cokie Roberts great ABC news reporter and one of the first women in the business. Diahann Carroll who was great in everything. Danny Aiello great actor I remembered him best for playing Madonna’s dad in one of my favourite song’s music video Papa Don’t Preach. Great character actors Ron Liebman and Rene Auberjonois. Rudy Boesch finished 3rd in original Survivor. Rutger Hauer the original Blade Runner. Father of ALF Max Wright. Rip Torn perfect foil to Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison who brought stories of the African American perspective to light. We had Presidents, Prime Ministers and Presidential hopefuls leave us in Jacques Chirac, Bob Hawke and Ross Perot.
These people all left us in 2019 and left their mark on the world. They will be remembered for entertaining, inspiring, motivating us.
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