John Belushi’s Samurai Delicatessen with Buck Henry | SNL Classic One of the sketches that defined early Saturday Night Live: John Belushi’s “Samurai Delicatessen” (1975). Belushi’s over-the-top Samurai character slices through sandwiches, walls, and anything in sight—while Buck Henry plays the straight man, the unlucky customer just trying to order lunch. The contrast between Belushi’s wild physical comedy and Henry’s deadpan reactions made the sketch a timeless SNL moment. This was the birth o

Season 1. Episode 1. Sketch 1. October 11, 1975 Saturday Night Live | John Belushi

#tapetuesday with The Best of John Belushi Broadway Video 1985 This is the intro to a great 1985 VHS copy compilation of SNL sketches including Samurai Deli, Star Trek - The Final Mission, The Luck of the Irish, and Don Vito Corleone in group therapy. Original air dates/live performances on the VHS Compilation: "Soul man": 18 November 1978 Samurai Delicatessen: 17 January 1976 Beethoven part I: 22 November 1975 Bill Murray's Celebrity Corner: 11 November 1978 "I'm a King Bee": 17 January 1976 Th

John Belushi and Gilda Radner in SNL’s Samurai Dry Cleaners, circa 1970s. This sketch is absurd and classic early SNL. #saturdaynightlive #snl #comedy #comedians #gildaradner #johnbelushi #lovegilda #1970s #classiccomedy | Love Gilda

Blues Brothers Dan Aykroyd Elwood Blues & John Belushi 💕🎥 | Classic Film