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Comedy Actor Martin Short.

Comic Actor Martin Short. Short was with the Second City troupe for three years, where he created such characters as the infamous Ed Grimley, who lived on in the Saturday morning children's show, "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley." Short brought that character and others to "Saturday Night Live." Since then, he's starred in feature films including "Three Amigos!" and "Innerspace." (Rebroadcast from 1/30/89).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 16, 1993: Interview with Jane Curtin; Interview with James Belushi; Interview with Alan Zweibel; Interview with Bill Murray; Interview with Martin Short.
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Actress Jane Curtin.

We begin our Saturday Night Live flashback show with JANE CURTIN. Curtin was an original cast member of the show and stars in the upcoming film "Coneheads." (Originally broadcast in 10/28/1988.)

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Actor James Belushi Discusses His Childhood and Career.

James Belushi. He recently starred in "Wild Palms," the futuristic miniseries produced by Oliver Stone. Belushi is the brother of the late John Belushi. He was a member of the Second City improvisational comedy troupe and "Saturday Night Live," and has appeared in films and on Broadway. (Rebroadcast from 5/12/93).

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Alan Zweibel on Working with Gilda Radner.

Comedy writer Alan Zweibel. He was one of the original writers for "Saturday Night Live." He wrote the `Samurai' skits for John Belushi, and the Emily Litella and Roseanne Roseannadanna skits for Gilda Radner. He also worked on "The Gary Shandling Show." (Rebroadcast from 8/3/89).

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Comedian Chris Rock.

Chris Rock. Besides his work on "Saturday Night Live," Rock played the junkie in the movie "New Jack City" and recently co-wrote and starred in the rap parody film "CB4". (Rebroadcast from 12/12/91).

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Actor and comedian Martin Short

His TV series, Primetime Glick, is a spoof of celebrity talk shows. Short plays Jiminy Glick, the self-absorbed host of the fictitious talk show. He interviews A-list celebrity guests, but often gets information about these guests wrong. The new season of Primetime Glick premieres this weekend. Martin Short was a cast member on both Saturday Night Live and SCTV. His movies include Father of the Bride, The Three Amigos, and Innerspace.

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Martin Short On Playing Lovable Klutzes.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Martin Short. Though he only spent one season with the show (1984), he left a lasting impression with his characters such as Ed Grimley, Jr., the cowlicked dork, and his impersonations of Katherine Hepburn and Jerry Lewis.

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Comedy Actor Martin Short

Martin Short established himself as a comedic actor on SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He's famous for his physical humor, celebrity impressions, and the memorable characters he invented, like Ed Grimley. Short has since graduated to the silver screen, starring in movies like Innerspace and Three Amigos. His new movie is called Three Fugitives.

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