A lifelong musician who studied classical music at Dillard University in New Orleans and played with the Harry Belafonte Singers in the 1950s, Morris also recorded two blues albums: 2014's Black Creole Chronicles and 2018's Legacy. Well, we dont even know what that is! I got from that: Relax, everybody, this is comedy. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building . No, Im just joking! xhr.send(payload); I was also very much an activist in the 60s. Martin (1992-1995)Stan WintersGM: Oh, well, that was great, because thats how a lot of people after Saturday Night Live really got to know me. Youre playing the dozens in your house all day long. GM: Are you kidding, man? Right: Morris at the Weekend Update desk. Hes great at improvisation and can do Shakespeare as well as a sitcom. Thanks.https://www.ebay.com/str/popgoestheculturetv?mkcid=16\u0026mkevt=1\u0026mkrid=711-127632-2357-0\u0026ssspo=mPxAW4DhSu6\u0026sssrc=3418065\u0026ssuid=mPxAW4DhSu6\u0026widget_ver=artemis\u0026media=COPYHelp support Pop Goes The Culture by checking out my ebay store! And, of course, weve got Jennifer Coolidge, whos holding strong at 39 and is still one of the sexiest ladies on the screen and moment-to-moment funny. It had twins in it, anyway. Let's play". Dan Hedaya played the Devil, and then it was Morgan Freeman, myself, Barney Martin, and [M.] Emmet Walsh, and we played poker with the Devil and we won! But, anyway, Walter Matthau was a knockdown, drag-out fan of operatic tenors. The host for the episode is Jill Clayburgh (her second appearance), and the musical guest is Eddie Money. So, shouldnt he play the governor blind, then? Another fortuitous Black History Month birthday, that of Garrett Morris, born 1937. I was down for that. GM: Well, after I became a member of the Not Ready For Prime Time Players, I was, uh, relieved of my writing duties. He is a brilliant actor. You get what Im saying? But later on, when he did a movie called Critical Condition, he invited me to be in the movie with him. I dont see whats wrong with that, with all due respect. Learn how your comment data is processed. GM: Uh, I was taught to respect everybody, and that if I cant say something nice about somebody, then I wont say anything at all. [1] He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980, and played Jimmy on The Jeffersons (1983-1984). The Longshots (2008)Reverend PrattGM: Oh, yeah, that was really nice. Garrett Morris was a 37-year-old playwright and singer performing on Broadway in Porgy and Bess when he took a long-shot meeting in 1975 with a 30-year-old Canadian producer looking for writers. AVC: How did your classic New York School For The Hard Of Hearing bit come about? } ); AVC: You mentioned earlier that youve been singing since you were 4 years old, but youve also released a couple of albums. Im so glad and lucky that I got to work with her. GM: All right, lets go ahead and get that over with. A lot of people still check that out. I was born in Gert Town, in New Orleans. According to Morris, he got hired by "SNL" creator and producer Lorne Michaels after showing him a play that he wrote. Im going to get me a gun [Laughs.] Talking about stuff like that, did you see Dave Chappelles latest show? The show itself. Morris had taken his undergrad degree nearly two decades earlier, been in Broadway musicals, had been a regular on the sitcom Roll Out (1973) and appeared in the movies Wheres Poppa (1970, directed by Carl Reiner), The Anderson Tapes (1971), and Cooley High (1975) before SNL launched, and Car Wash (1976) soon afterwards. GM: No, but, you know, Morgan had already been on The Electric Company, so hed been up, he was making a living, but he was getting ready to move way up. Rampart Street was where the black people hung out in New Orleans, but then I changed it, because lets face it: A lot of in people would know that, but people who dont know much about New Orleans would respond more to Bourbon Street or Beale Street or Basin Street. I was a robber, and I robbed Ron Leibman! Simply the GREATEST Christmas sketch ever from SNL. Its just the way we are. I might say that I didnt really like the way they backed away from getting in-depth. I had been writing plays that were a couple hours long. AVC: Do you enjoy the opportunity to dabble in dramatic work when the opportunity presents itself? I used a lot of drugs then. SNL - Garrett Morris discusses the inspiration behind his "Lifer's Follies" sketch (part 4) Time Bandito 1.78K subscribers 195 Dislike Share 28,683 views Oct 13, 2020 Part 4 - Garrett Morris. But the song, Walkin Down Bourbon Street, when it was first written was called Walkin Down Rampart Street, because it was a celebration of the actual street where black people in New Orleans really hung out. Everybody can be the butt of a joke. "If you're thinking what you gotta do the next day, your body's gonna say, 'Let me be here to do that,' right? Then, for some other reason, I dont know what happened. There were people who didnt want me as a part of anything, including [late writer] Anne Beatts and the second-in-command, a Harvard guy who stole a sketch idea from me and didnt give me credit. Diffrent Strokes (1982)Santa Claus / Mr. JonesThe Jeffersons (1983-1984)JimmyAVC: You did a one-off episode of Diffrent Strokes where you played Santa Claus. Bill and I have never had one bad thing between us. That must have really annoyed the writers who wanted you fired. We got raided at least three times! If theyd been more humble in the beginning and let him build to something, I think hed still be there now. I didnt expect that movie to do anything, but it became a cult classic. Someone on the outside cant see what he does. Hed be, Hey, hello, baby! [Smooching sound.] Whenever he's not acting, Morris indulges in his two great loves: comedy and jazz. Though he never became a headliner like Bill Murray, Steve Martin, or, later, Eddie Murphy, his 1975 to 1980 stint on the popular variety series kicked off a career that has endured to this day. Garrett Morris, SNL's first Black cast member, falls somewhere in between those two groups. You know, you have your birthday when you quit. And Chevy Chase wrote for me. When they have reunions, Ive gone every time. AVC: It must be said that your two leading ladies arent exactly rough on the eyes. It's [now] a cult favorite. } Our content is fact checked by our senior editorial staff to reflect accuracy and ensure our readers get GM: Oh, my God! But in between a couple of those, I did Garys show. My main man in the blues is Muddy Waters, and on my new CD, I do my version of [Im Your] Hooche Cooche Man. I also do a song called If Blues Was Money, Id Be A Millionaire, written by a friend of mine, Deacon Jones, who heads the band at my club, the Downtown Blues And Comedy Club. They pissed me off. However, motherfucker is a 12-letter word, so you will hear that one a lot. No, sir, I had a paycheck coming every week, paying the rent, Im not about to leave that voluntarily. Dont go in by yourself and laugh at your own shit, okay? I got in an elevator, and someone says to me, Hey, Garrett, Lorne wants to see you in the green room. I go to the green room, and you know what they were doing? But if you do a film that isnt as successful as another, usually what people say is, Here, take some more money! Now, if you noticed that show, I never do anything with him because Richard chose that. He has Ron Leibman dressed in a gorilla outfit hailing a cab, but right before him is a black [woman] hailing a cab and the cab driver passes the black [woman] and stops for the gorilla! All Rights Reserved. Critical Condition (1987)Helicopter JunkieGM: Yeah! But this is for the net, so youre more than welcome to use them. I did quite a few episodes of The Jeffersons. Is it not? [Laughs.] Peggy Lipton. Be the first one to, Saturday Night Live S03E14 - Jill Clayburgh, saturday-night-live-s-03-e-14-jill-clayburgh-eddie-money-3-18-1978, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, torrent:urn:sha1:7bc901e321ce332224b9e4cc2a9e83fb5266dd63, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Being of a certain age, I have an unfortunate tendency to think of Morris almost entirely in terms of being a member of the first cast of Saturday Night Live, The Not Ready for Prime Time Players (1975-80), forgetting that hed done a lot of stuff both before and after his stint on SNL. From activists to singers to major movie stars, these celebs are sadly lost to us. The Census Taker (1984)HarveyGM: Thats one Id like to forget, too. The reason he cited for walking away from Comedy Central is that he did a blackface sketch, and there was a white guy laughing at it too hard. I sang all the time, and I sang a whole lot of different things. The cast of the early seasons of Saturday Night Live was packed with future comedy legends who went on to become superstars, but just as many whose careers never quite reached the same heights after they left the show. So I dont smoke grass anymore to perform. Cooley High (1975)Mr. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I was very much into being dependent on cocaine. if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) { He spent the rest of the '90s doing long stints on two popular sitcoms. []. So he brought his own group and did not use me. So long before anybody knew about me as an actor, I was already making a living as a singer/arranger with Harry Belafonte. I thought so before he did that, and even though he did that to me, I still loved him and I still love him now! The only thing about Sidney was that he was so lovey-dovey. GM: Yeah, I actually just put one out called Black Creole Chronicles. Cover art by Atillio Salemme, art direction by Edward A. Hamilton. After five years of SNL, Morris moved on to other opportunities, including films (The Stuff), guest-star gigs (Diffrent Strokes), and regular roles on various sitcoms, most notably Martin. at age 37, he was tapped to join a brand-new show called 'Saturday Night Live.'. You are hearing what hes talking about right in your face. He was the only star of a show who actually bought dinner for everyone on the show days. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Chevy wrote that and asked me if Id do it. I was making a lot of bad decisions. Hulk was a very nice guy. 1958. AVC: Even being as kind as possible, theres at least one that has to be asked about. Yeah. In the hood, we dealt with subjects like teen pregnancy, drug abuse, what white cops were doing to Black people. He would kiss everybody on the lips every morning and when I say everybody, I mean every-body! Contents 1 Sketches 2 Changes 2.1 2000s revision 2.2 2014 revision 2.3 2016 revision Yeah, thats right! "I was very much an introvert," he told CBS News in 2014. I got another 30 minutes to sleep, Beth! In 2018, Jane Curtin named Walter Matthau as the worst guest host she ever experienced: "I had a hard time with Walter Matthau. But I think Jonathan is very underrated, I very much like him, and its he and I together, along with Daryl Hannah andwho else is in it that you would know? I believe that I can hold my own, but Id just like people to understand that I have such respect for the craft itself that I still only consider myself in process right now. I cant even remember. So what Im saying is that you really have to question the taste of a lot of these American moviegoers. What was Lorne like back then? My actions were not good actions through that time and what I did. It was about an ice cream demagogue. Do you ever go to New York to watch new episodes of SNL being taped? Sure did. But people will read that and say, Aint that a shame, aint that a shame. So a lot of what I did was counterproductive for myself in terms of really connecting with the group.". This portable projector plays your movies in crisp, high-contrast, 1080p detailno matter where you are. But where I come from, just the household itself is nothing but barbs. Well, Garrett, its an honor to meet you. "And I had a cocaine problem, too, which was adding to it. That was when I made a lot of bad, fucked-up decisions. scientific studies and medical journals. Matter of fact, I went to AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, and through their help in 2005, I stopped and havent done it since. AVC: And then he apparently asked you to reprise it for his talk show. Skip to main content. Maybe just something to fill time. I blame myself for that tragedy. My last steady gig was six years on 2 Broke Girls with two beautiful ladies, Beth Behrs, whos now in The Neighborhood, and Kat Dennings. To me, that makes no sense. ", Garrett Morris Details The Time His Sketch Idea Was Stolen On SNL. They had a lot of guys out there. Besides this, he was a Julliard educated classical singer the rest of the cast members were not just kids and unknowns, but their orientation was strictly improv comedy. GM: I already know what youre talking about: The Stuff. I also do four songs of my own, one celebrating Storyville, which is the background to the French Quarter. In spite of a number of life-threatening situations, the actor, comedian and singer is still going strong. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Oh, and the country-western singer Mac Davis. Hes just a name. "Garrett Morris described him as the assistant head writer, wrestling champion from Harvard. But I wouldnt quote it. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Well, hes a blues genius, who played with John Lee Hooker for, like, 20 years, and hes a musical director; he knows all the blues licks. Garrett Morris SNL My Favorite Scene Pop Goes The Culture TV 19K subscribers 35K views 1 year ago Garrett Morris, one of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players in the first five. Hes one of my friends. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). 071 in New York City! That guy then writes it down as his idea. And, of course, after another half-season, that show was over, too. And John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Laraine, Jane, all of them said, Garrett should be on camera. So word was getting around that I wasnt producing. Yeah, that was great, withmay he rest in peaceGary [Coleman]. Over on the "SNL" subreddit, several fans also stated that Franken was the culprit. When I was a kid, I was always puzzled by the clip. Stuff of that nature sometimes made it onto the show. Morris, who was the one . [Laughs.] } Little Richard (2000)Carl RaineyGM: Yes! My first professional singing was as a member of a gospel quartet that went around Louisiana. And the diva herself, Jennifer Coolidge. Garrett Morris has enjoyed a long and successful career in Hollywood. RELATED:The Worst SNL Guests Ever, According to the Cast. You were all pretty young. I did some other stuff that was mine, too. I dont really look at the movies I do, anyway. Its the same with 125th Street in Harlem, or Central Avenue in Los Angeles. Hill Street Blues (1985)DerelictGM: Oh, yeah, I worked for about six weeks on there, I think, playing that character. Now, mind you, at the time that they were looking for the schoolteacher role, I was a schoolteacher! 071 in New York City when I was auditioning! No, there were a lot of guys down there auditioning, and finally there werent but two of us left, and I was lucky enough to get it, because the other guys who were auditioning were also very talented. I got picked up twice, once by a Black cop who was very empathetic. He helped out a whole lot of people. Im just joking, okay? It wasnt just writers who wanted me gone; it was some NBC executives, too. Unfortunately, though, Schiller made the mistake of showing it to the wrong person. If youre a certain kind of a deaf person, youll be offended. Youve got to learn how to talk back sharp and make jokes and play the dozens in your house! According to Morris . [Laughs.] I dont know if you know who that is, but he was a celebrated black poet/playwright who was very much an activist. Its about a future where karaoke singing is a big deal, and they actually nominated me for an Independent Spirit Award! Click here to subscribe. When I come over, it's written down and he's not even giving me credit for even contributing!" Thats from the ingenious Mr. Carl Reiner, and in that movie he has one of the funniest images ever in show business, I think, wherewithout a word, with just a split second of lookingyouve got the real import of racism. Unfortunately, he still has his teeth. And why not? Folio Society edition of Sternes Tristram Shandy. I think Dave is a genius, to be honest. I think Little Richard stands at the fulcrum of the breakthrough of rock n roll as it moved into our worldhes not alone, but certainly him, Chuck Berry, and Ike Turner deserve a lot of creditand Little Richard was always very obvious about who and what he was. Matter of fact, he was the guy who played the white guy at the radio station on Martin. He came in thinking that it was, "Hey, come on now. A friend of mine says, Theyre looking for a Black writer. Elliot Gould, Garrett Morris, and Dan Aykroyd (as taco-head) joined Belushi onstage and demanded all of the couple's Pollen. I sure did do that movie! Hes a guy who used to be in show business, but hes now retired, and hes got this job that makes him halfway-decent bread. Matthew Moy, an Asian gentleman I met there, beautiful man, and [another] very talented man, Jonathan Kite. I have searched YouTube every Christmas season for years and have never been able to find this clip. Thats because Michael Apted, I assume under the instructions of the greatthe greatestRichard Pryor, asked me to do the film. German is my forte. The genitalia, the this and the that. By the time I got to Saturday Night Live, I had written two plays, one commissioned by the city of New York. And it made him uncomfortable. He faced lots of resistance as part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live, but he credits producer Lorne Michaels for having his back, praises Richard Pryor and, when it comes to comedy, thinks everyone just needs to relax. GM: Yes, I did! GM: Well, friends of yours will tell you that, when youre in the tank, either your head or your feet are about two inches from the toilet. Thank you for laughing, by the way. The original SNL casts take on Winter Wonderland is one of my favorite Christmas recordings ever. Im from Saturday Night Live! GM: Well, youre getting paid, man! He was of course the first African American cast member of the show. So how can you do anything but thank him for that? Twin Falls Idaho (1999)JesusJackpot (2001)Lester IrvingAVC: Youve touched on the fact that there are some films in your back catalog that youre not entirely thrilled about, but is there one that you felt shouldve gotten more attention? web pages He got a Chinese restaurant to come in whenever we shot, and on that day youd eat on him. Be kind. Id done about 30 plays on and off Broadway; Id written two plays, one of which had been produced; and Id also been a school teacher at P.S. Was it an audition, or did they come looking for you specifically? Meanwhile, when I wasnt working with Harry, Id work off-Broadway in some plays. Because Id heard about her before because she was in Pootie Tang. But I was relieved of my actual writing duties when I joined the cast. var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); All Rights Reserved. I'm selling my comic book collectionhttps://www.ebay.com/str/popgoestheculturetv?mkcid=16\u0026mkevt=1\u0026mkrid=711-127632-2357-0\u0026ssspo=mPxAW4DhSu6\u0026sssrc=3418065\u0026ssuid=mPxAW4DhSu6\u0026widget_ver=artemis\u0026media=COPY I didnt know how to write for a three-minute sketch. [] Greetings from Beautiful Delray Beach Florida! Theres a Daily Motion clip of it at the top, Brian. In 2005, he opened his own Los Angeles venue, the Garrett Morris' Downtown Blues & Comedy Club, where on weekends, he played master of ceremonies to a lineup of up-and-coming comics. The guys slowly get into it, you can tell Chevy just considers it a sketch, but kudos to Dan Ackroyd for being directly in front of the mic and just wailing, man! Yeah, that was way before theyd done a lot of stuff like that. The people in the Ninth Ward were scared to go to Gert Town, okay? I had graduated from Dillard University [in New Orleans]. Live and lets just live. It was nice working with Ice Cube, and it was also nice being down in Louisiana, my home state. Santa With Muscles (1996)ClaytonGM: Oh, yeah, that was way back there, during a, uh, lapse in my career although some may consider what Im doing now to be a lapse in my career. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. GM: Yes! Oh yeah, big raise. Im an agent for Jonathan, and hes a karaoke singer. He explained that transitioning from playwriting to penning quick sketches was difficult, but he eventually came up with a good idea that impressed director, Tom Schiller. I didnt graduate summa cum laude or magna cum laude. I mentioned my friend Deacon Jones earlier, and he went to audition for a film that was going to have a blues singer in it. Lorne assigned us a scene: I was a cab driver bringing in a visitor to the city. Yes, there was! CLIP 10/02/76. See the full interview at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/garrett-morris But, again, I dont blame the people, I just didnt like too much of anything I was doing at that time. But it was actually nice doing that movie. The executive director of the YMCA agreed to let me stay there until I got a job. I guess I dont see what people say to him. Saturday Night Live S03E14 - Jill ClayburghJill Clayburgh/Eddie Money. We adhere to structured guidelines for sourcing information and linking to other resources, including But the next time, his white sergeant caught me and sent me to jail. The actor: Although he started his career as a performer when his age was still in single digitsand spent his 20s and 30s a name for himself as an actor, playwright, and multifaceted singerit wasnt until Garrett Morris was added to the roster of Saturday Night Lives Not Ready For Prime Time Players in 1975 that he was discovered by the world at large. I beg of you. I was summarily dismissed. Joel Cunningham is a writer and editor who lives in Brooklyn. Youre a comedy legend. Beth is there at least 30 or 40 minutes before the rooster. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. He overcame addiction and recovered from a major injury. You know what I mean? [Laughs.]. Look, I was raised partly by a gay uncle, OK? Im proud of some others, I know, but I cant remember them right now. So if Saturday Night Live says they want me and they offer me money, I will go and host but I dont want you to hold your breath until that happens, because youre going to go very blue. I did smoke [cocaine]. And he was also the only guy At that time, I was smoking joints, so Sherman and I would smoke before the show. We do throw in a few things once in a while, yeah, but the writers I mean, its not like Saturday Night Live, where a lot of the scripts would come out of improv. Belushi and I got along well until about the fourth year. Morris is one of the original cast members of "SNL." I put him on the same level as I put Richard Pryor. After leaving SNL, Morris went on to do a ton of other stuff. It was presented as hip at the time, but from the vantage of our time it seems more in keeping with the days that came before than those that came after. Shed better. I dont know, just to walk around 8-H and feel the energy. Now 84, Morris, who lives in Los Angeles and since SNL has maintained a busy acting career he was a series regular on CBS 2 Broke Girls and more recently appeared on NBCs This Is Us and HBOs A Black Lady Sketch Show sat down with THR at La Piazza restaurant, his favorite terrace at The Grove, for a frank, fascinating and hilarious conversation about the business of comedy, then and now. But before that, I was more of a bluesman. Thats all Im going to say, because I like Little Richard. I had to actually have hit men kill a couple of guys. "One of my horror movies was a thing called The Stuff," Morris recalled. I always thought that guy looked like a time-travelling Fred Armisen. Yeah, that was a nice episode. Sherman [Hemsley] was a great man to work with. He never did. People thought I spoke the fucking language. I mean, I liked doing it, I liked working with Michael Schultz, and, you know, its one of the roles that people talk about, and Im happy when they do. Ive seen it. Thank God for Alan Zweibel [who went on to write for Its Garry Shandlings Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm]. RELATED:This Star Says SNL Cast Member Is Why He Hasn't Been Invited Back. He allowed me to audition for something else. Forever. GM: Well, I was born and raised by a Baptist minister, who was a great preacher, so thats acting. 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Ive been working hard out there, and I get laughs, but at my club, I introduce some very fabulous, talented comedians every week, so I have great respect for that. According to Garrett Morris, Walter Matthau was a huge opera fan and demanded that Morris be allowed to sing opera on the show. Because without Saturday Night Live, I certainly would not have been nationally known. Club: How did you find your way onto the series in the first place? He spoke to Tasty Clips on the eve of his 86th birthday in an exclusive, two-part interview, joking, "I wished for old age, but I did not wish for arthritis. It was great working with Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold. This white bitch was in Pootie Tang. Plus, its a lot easier to laugh knowing that youre still here to laugh with. So I went with Bourbon Street. Theyre talking about how you cant be whatever. Details. I see it as nothing but a man saying publicly, This is what I do. And if you cant understand that this is comedy coming at you, then dont live in a society thats multicultural. Im a child of Amiri Barakawho just died, by the way, and who was then called LeRoi Jones. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. I must say that, to this day, I view him as the greatest monologist Ive ever heard. The response was deserved. They wouldnt go with Jason Bateman, who already had credentials and credibility, or Garrett Morris, who also had credentials. And, basically, he was saying that everybody should be what they are. Dave doesnt do that. Well, yeah. (1995), The Jamie Foxx Show (1996-2001), and 2 Broke Girls (2011-17), and appeared in movies like Coneheads (1993), Black Scorpion (1995) and Twin Falls Idaho (1999). This video (except for Garrett), glad they kept their nite job. By Joel Cunningham April 16, 2022 Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Cookies help us deliver our Services. The rooster hasnt crowed, and Beth will be at work. [Laughs.] GM: Well, we have some great writers, but, yes, we do slip in a bit of improv and a few lines every once in a while. The underrated Garrett Morris delivers the powerful lead vocal, and theres something magical about the moment when the boys Chevy, Aykroyd, Belushi come in for support. Were Hollywood! With Jill Clayburgh, Eddie Money, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi. It was a show in which everybody was made to understand that anybody can be the butt of the joke, even him. Its not that way here. GM: Thats right, Im still here. Its a film starring me and my main man, an excellent actor by the name of Jonathan Gries. Thats when I was just doing the money thing: Give me the money, and Ill do it! Uta Hagen taught me, Alice Spivak taught me, a whole lot of other people who Im sure would not be proud of that period of my life, but then you have you look at the paycheck and I just cried all the way to the bank. Lets face it, with racism as it was at that time, you wouldnt have thought a show like that would do what it did. I liked him. Please! And Kat, you know, she could memorize an encyclopedia. So I auditioned with Gilda [Radner], and the rest is television history or television notoriety, whichever way you want to view it. But, yeah, I dont really have a lot to say about The Census Taker except that it really wasnt the best experience. Gilda was the visitor, and I was the cab driver, and I cheated the shit out of her in the sketch.

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