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15 - even 10 years ago - association with SNL was no guarantee for success.

Posted by Mop on iPad Air (aka Rburriel) May 23 '14, 19:17

I would even argue it was a black mark that performers had to overcome, some of which did, mind you... Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, even Dan Ackroyd. Failed projects were exponentially more frequent than successful ones (Blues Brothers or Wayne's World vs The Ladies Man or It's Pat).

I can't put my finger in just when things changed, but association with Lorne Michaels now is a hallmark of success. Not just for those who have forged their own path, like Will Ferrell, but for those who have stayed close to the fold like Jimmy Fallon. This circle of performers breeds success by their constant association. One successful artist means another can hitch his wagon and ride it to stardom. So... That's interesting. Just saying.

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Don't know about Murphy, but Murray, Chase and Ackroyd were semi-established before SNL. - ..... May 23, 20:17 4
- Adam Sandler ((were any of his movies associated with Lorne and SNL?) -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 21:01 3
  - Micheaks pretty much owns whoever has apeared on SNL for some time after they leave. -- nm - ..... May 23, 21:16 2
    - just like Idol and X do anybody that appears on the main stage -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 22:14 1
      - Yeah, put it also explains It's Pat and MacGruber. ;) - ..... May 23, 22:28
The examples you give are SNL to the big screen. When s the last time that was done successfully? The later success cases made it despite SNL, not - Spawn Lord May 23, 19:44 2
- I watched the cinematic tour-de-force that was MacGruber last night. - Beryllium May 23, 19:48 1
  - I'm pretty sure MacGruber convinced them to quit it with the skits-to-movie route. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 21:48
I think in the last two years with the exit of fey and Fallon, perception is that the show is terrible and this is no longer the case. -- nm - Amanda May 23, 19:23 4
- I think we've been calling it "the worst season of SNL ever" for a couple of decades now. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 21:49 1
  - No, Phil Hartman was still on 20 years ago. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 23, 22:09
- Several years. But especially the last two. Nobody's watching! -- nm - Amanda May 23, 19:24 1
  - They've still had worse years. the Doumanian era comes to mind. -- nm - ..... May 23, 20:18

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