Invoice Murray says he loves the present wave of SNL a lot that he’s able to return to host for the primary time in 25 years.
On the cusp of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Saturday Evening Reside – with a particular present set for February – we’re all going to be remembering our favourite forged members and sketches. Possibly you go all the way in which again to the unique, chaotic forged; or perhaps Eddie Murphy’s Gumby remains to be the top of sketch comedy for you; or perhaps, like myself, you got here on with the Dangerous Boys of SNL and suppose that’s the height of SNL. Likelihood is, you gained’t discover anybody who thinks the present has by no means been higher than it’s at the moment. However even Invoice Murray – who got here on board SNL in season two – is bored with folks complaining concerning the present group. In reality, he’d like to hitch them.
Invoice Murray says he nonetheless will get hassled (come on, he’s native!) every now and then by followers who have been watching SNL again within the ‘70s, particularly when it comes to how the show never lived up to his crew. “People always give me a hard time about, ‘Oh, the original show was so great and it’s awful now. And I say, ‘No, it’s not.’ The present that’s on now, they do stuff that’s simply nearly as good as anyone ever did, on a regular basis.”
Little question Invoice Murray will likely be a part of the SNL 50 celebration subsequent yr, however he’d nonetheless wish to get one other shot at internet hosting. “I told ’em I’d like to host one this year. So, maybe if I get organized. I think I did it two other times when I was there. I’d like to try it one more time. It might be the last time to try it.” Murray hasn’t hosted since 1999, hitting the 5-Timers Membership with that season 24 episode; his first internet hosting stint was in 1981, the yr after he left SNL.
Invoice Murray’s stance may be a bit questionable – are we actually banking on the Beavis & Butthead sketch to be an all-timer? – but it surely’s nonetheless good to see one of many authentic SNL forged members sticking up for the brand new faces of comedy. It additionally goes in opposing view of Garrett Morris, one of many OG SNL forged members, who mentioned he nonetheless watches the present however that it lacks the punch of the primary few seasons.
The place do you stand on the trendy SNL forged and seasons?
