> I have followed SNL moderately closely since it began - I am far from an > expert, but probably follow it more closely than most of the general > population. I had not heard that Hammond had these issues, and given his > long tenure with the show I might have guessed that he was one of the more > stable cast members over the years, instead of what, even for this show, > must qualify as the least stable cast member (unless Andy Dick was ever on > the show). I have long thought that Hammond was one of the least talented > of the cast members who have been on the show more than 3 seasons, and this > may now be explained by Lorne having a sense that the show was maybe the > closest thing to a real home and family that he had.
Hammond was always a solid impressionist, which was all they needed from him. If he was sufficiently functional on Saturday nights, they could (apparently) live with the stability issues that Brian says they knew about. I wouldn't be so quick to anoint a "least stable cast member". With competitors like Chevy, Belushi, and Farley, and probably others we either don't know about or who disappeared quickly (or who don't leap to mind), there's been a lot of instability to judge. Michael O'Donoghue probably belongs somewhere in this conversation, too, as does Hammond. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
