Bill Murray has revealed that he “cried three times” during Saturday night liveSpecial of the 50th anniversary in February.
“It was surprisingly emotional,” Murray said, 74 Swing in the morning On Friday, February 28.
Murray appeared during the Snl 50 Celebration to sort your “Weekend Update” anchors preferred In a shipment of the best of the comic lists he presented during his own term on the “Update” counter.
It Ghost Star, which united Snl In their second season, shared with Base How it was to return to the rooms of the Study 8h for one of the most widespread nights in the history of television.
“(The show) came to me,” Murray confessed. Asked why he made him cry, Murray joked, “There were sketches that were dying. No, I just joke.”

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Theo Wargo/NBCMore seriously, he explained: “Obviously, there is a lot of video and history that were shown, and I did not see it, but (when they were shown) Golden ((Radner) There dancing with Steve MartinI remember being there watching them rehearsing this dance number for days and days and days. “”
The sketch of 1978 “Dancing in the dark” He has frequently served as a tribute to the original cast member, Radner, who died in 1989 from ovary cancer, during SnlSpecial birthday. Murray dated the famous Radner during his time in the NBC series.
“I loved Gilda, I was crazy about Gilda,” he recalled Swing in the morning. “I just separated -me. I was sitting there in the locker room with a lot of people and couldn’t stop (cry).”
Later on the night, original not prepared for the first hour player Garrett Morris Introduced director Tom Schiller1978 short film Don’t look back with angerthat represented the cost of Murray John Belushi In old -old makeup while visiting his tombs Snl CONTRACTING COMPANIES. The movie has now added Poignancy because Belushi was the first Snl Member of distribution in Die, at the age of 32 in March 1982.
“Seeing this and seeing (John), could (cry) now just thinking,” he told Sway. “To see this kind of forecast … and to miss, John was a guy who really made many possible races. He dragged us all from Chicago … Many people slept on the John Belushi couch until they got standing.”
Murray made his first appearance Saturday night live In 1976 as a replacement for the original cast member Chevy Chasewho left the show after a single season as the protagonist.
As Murray became a main point Snl Throughout the late 1970’s, its first episodes were critical. The comic finally managed to turn public opinion with a statement to the air apologizing for his subpar actions.
“I don’t think he did it in the program,” he memorably told viewers.
During a recent appearance at Night at night with Seth MeyersMurray remembered to hear a real anxiety on the track their sarcastic apology.
“I thought,” God, I have to do something “because if I were watching this program, I would say,” This kind has to happen. Soon they have to get rid of him, “he admitted to welcome Seth Meyers. “I felt like I had to cut this reaction. Before I even said it, (producer) Lorne Michaels He said, “I have an idea for you” … I said, “Great minds (think equally), Lorne, great minds!”
Snl 50 It was a rare opportunity to gather the distribution of the 70’s, with Murray, Morris, Chase, Jane curtin and Laraine Newman again. The only alive original Snl Member of the cast is missing was And aykroydWho later explained through x: “A advantage of not attending -I have to see every second of concert and program on television.”
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