However, John Belushi was not simply playing a samurai who was white in all his various sketches about a samurai who runs whatever business. No, in the samurai SNL sketches, Belushi is playing a ...

Sadly, Belushi’s death in 1982 meant that he couldn’t be a member of the team. They still found a way to pay tribute to their fallen friend, and they did in the best way possible.

On the face of it, “Lorne” seems absurd. A 600-page biography of a TV producer most Americans know only as a name and a lordly caricature — the man behind the curtain of “Saturday Night ...

John Belushi burst onto the comedy scene as one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live in 1975. But just seven years later, the talented young comedian and actor was found dead at a ...

Bill Murray, Belushi’s SNL cast mate, longtime friend, and fellow Second City alum, was among those most troubled by Woodward’s portrayal. He’s never forgiven the journalist for it, even suggesting on ...

John Belushi and Bill Murray during the April 16, 1977 episode of 'Saturday Night Live' NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images More than 40 years later, Bill Murray has a bone to pick with ...

As "Saturday Night Live" celebrates its 50th anniversary, USA TODAY Sports chooses our favorite sketches - from Michael Jordan to Peyton Manning.

To save the day, Spider-Man joins forces with original Not Ready for Primetime Players Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, John Belushi, and Laraine Newman. Photo: ...

13 Matt Wood / John Belushi “Matt Wood is a guy who, probably since a teenager, has been going, ‘God, I really hope they make a John Belushi movie, because I’d be perfect,’” Reitman said.

John Belushi (Matt Wood) won’t sign his contract, and Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith) is antagonising Milton Berle (JK Simmons).

However, John Belushi was not simply playing a samurai who was white in all his various sketches about a samurai who runs whatever business. No, in the samurai SNL sketches, Belushi is playing a ...

John Belushi’s Widow Left Behind Something of Her Own: Deeply Personal Songs Judy Belushi Pisano, who died this summer, had been writing songs about her life with the late comedian.