Belushi Demands Cold Open - SNL 

“I will now read a list of demands.” 🤣🤣🤣

“The new kid, Bill Murray” That line made me feel old.

The deadpan tone in his voice when he said, "I will now read a list of demands" made me lose my shit.

One of THE best and most creative intros I've seen for any show ever! Belushi, you were one magnificent bastard!

It’s 2023, and I laughed and clapped in laughter at this. Memory eternal!

No one could ever replace John Belushi!

"the New Kid, Bill Murray"... wow

When Belushi twitched his right eyebrow, you knew that trouble was coming.

“Think about it.” That timing was impeccable. Belushi , you legend.

Yes. Coffee. That's the stimulant Belushi used before every show. Miss ya, John. ;-;

I feel sorry for those too young to appreciate how groundbreaking this show was. Every Saturday, I knew exactly where I would be.

That enormous jump from calm to maximum overdrive in his voice at the end there legit made me laugh.

A true legend in a very funny opening.

This is quite possibly the best opening I've ever seen! Hilarious and clever as hell!

You can really see how Monty Python influenced the first few years of SNL. Apparently, Lorne Michaels was a fan of the show.

I'm not going to say that this is the best SNL sketch of all time, but it's way, way, way up there on my list of favorites.

Cant believe this is the first time ever seeing this cold open. Pure genius in action.

i actually really liked that one, very creative, classic ending

Classic. (I am a fossil from Chicago. I actually have memories of having seen Belushi on stage at Second City when I was in high school. The 'VanCamp's pork & beans' sketch with Catherine O'Hara is a masterpiece.)

"I will now read a list of demands."

good writing + good acting = pure genius

John Belushi was incredibly gifted.

Such Talent. Comedic Genius. Careless, fast living and some youthful ignorance. Can you imagine what John would have accomplished if he had survived?

Ohhh ..this is comedy gold!!!!

Brilliant, simply brilliant! We miss you John!

1:30 My grandparents lived in Wheaton on Roosevelt Road, Belushis lived a few blocks west on Sunnyside Avenue. My uncles went to school with the Belushis at Wheaton central high school. My grandfather worked at the Chicago Suntimes and saw John a few months before he died. He was going to come and visit, but sadly died. RIP JOHN

The good old times. Just beer, for all the crew? Sure thing, John...

I like how halfway through this cold open, which is less than 5 minutes, someone's signaling to start the show yet years later when there are 12 TO 13 MINUTE COLD OPENS and yet no one even once complains

JOHN BELUSHI.....a true comedic LEGEND..R.I.P John.

I wish snl was still like this!

Oh,John was a genius of comedy. Wish I’d be already born when he was alive!

I love that Shatneresque delivery LOL

That was great! Too bad we can't build a time machine and rescue John from himself. He may have died 7 months before I was born but I have always enjoyed his work on SNL and in the movies

Miss those days! Miss him too!

Wow, how societal standards change one's perception. At the time, Belushi was viewed as being very fat. Now, he just looks a bit chubby...

That was classic!

The first cast was the best. No cast will ever be as good, creating or talented as that first team of greats.

It's amazing how you can see Belushi finding his way through this piece. He clearly hasn't rehearsed much and is counting on his timing and charm to pull him through and ultimately it does lol;

1:58 «Here are my demands.»

Lived in my apartment building in Fairfax Circle Va. Very very nice quiet guy. Nothing like those characters on his movies. RIP Sir.

_Belushi was one of a kind!_ There'll never be another one. *R.I.P. John!*

You know, at 0:50 or so, Belushi makes a very good point. Actors are, to the producers, directors, and network brass, stupid and ANY actor who attempts to think for him/herself is a threat to them and, so, are labeled "troublemakers".

“Belushi’s a troublemaker.” Me: “He just got out of Joliet! He’s on parole!”

The fastest typed response to a list of demands ever. Actors are smart... until they are given a written script to read. Then - like Ron Burgandy - they will read anything that's put in front of them lol.

Loved it.... what a Great Comedy....

A genius at work...

They don't make em like they used to.

He was the best personality by leaps and bounds, love his depth of being present , squeezing every possible funny moment out of every scene he ever did, also i like how he says , "Shith" ...

Love and miss him

Wheaton, Illinois shoutout! John is definitely the most famous person from Wheaton, along with Edwin Hubble the telescope guy

Classic Belushi.

John was so good at capturing the audience's attention with everything he did... George Lucas ( of Star Wars ) said " John is such a focus puller " in response to hearing that John wanted to play a part of a monster in an upcoming Star Wars movie " - truer words were never spoken .... in any case, John didn't get to be in Star Wars , but he sure set the world on fire with his unique brand of comedy ... I will miss him till the end of time.

I was 12 when I watched snl brings back memories. Nothing like original snl.

What a man. So funny and talented.

The first cast...was when SNL was the best show in television history. There will never be as great a show imo.

been looking for the original cpl yrs of SNL on YT now for a cpl yrs, glad to finally see.....RIP Belushi, you were one of the greats....

This is awesome

Rip John you are sorely missed!!!

Probably the best cold open they ever did

dead lord that eyebrow was iconic!

I wish I was there at the end just to point at John and tell audience........ got em😂. Perfect 👌

Still miss John Belushi to this day

This was brilliant writing as well as performance. Writing is what the show desperately lacks today.

Big silly grin 😁 on my face. I remember this & the original SNL with all the original gang. Good times, good skits, good music & good people. Miss those days. Good Lord I'm old. 😳

Shout out Wheaton, IL!

My favorite monologue in all SNL history.

Excellent!

OMG, that was awesome!! Holy Sh** so many years later, I get to experience this moment. Thank you.

This man was a genius!

When the show had great writers and real talent.

I was smiling so hard that my face hurts

Wheaton, Illinois, my hometown. Nice plug, Belushi. Sorry, Wheaton Central High School no longer exists.

This show is the reason why I'm still a-- LIVE FROM NEW YORK, ITS SATURDAY NIGHT!!! (Sorry I had to)

He was awesome !!

The running gag was Jane Curtain was never allowed to do the cold open.

Legend!!!

What a great talent and a great show! If you didn’t live during the 70’s you don’t understand what a revolutionary thing Saturday Night Live was then. It was a new, realer kind of comedy. When SNL first hit the air waves, I remember as a third grader I’d spend the night at my best friend’s house. We would stay up late watching the show. I’d usually fall asleep before making it to the end, but not because the show was boring. Just because I was a kid. I tried watching the show at my parent’s house, but my father didn’t much care for it. He used to call it, “that common show” with “the dirty humor.” It used to bug the Hell out of me, because he’d sit there smoking a cigarette and look at me saying, “Why aren’t you laughing? I thought you liked this common show.” Kinda ruined the mood, but it didn’t stop me from watching. I still watch the show today.

Great actor.

Whole thing was played out as John being serious about being betrayed and called a trouble maker... whether this is true or not... I'm not sure atm....but either way, that is very cleverly put together...John or the entire SNL crew...funny stuff...

“I will now read a list of demands.”😂

when I first saw this when Nick At Nite ran it I thought oh this should turn out well. it certainly did.

John Belushi forever! ❤️

I remember watching this live. Seems like yesterday. Where did 47 years go?

Classic and brilliant.

The best comic ever to be on SNL. And that's saying allot. Even Eddie Murphy gave Belushi a simular compliment. It didn't hurt that he had the best SNL cast ever to work with. Yea, I'm pretty well biased.

The new kid - Bill Murry. Wonder if he ever made it?

Yea that Murray kid goes under what were they thinking!! 😳😳😳

Legendary.

The list of demands was hilarious

John if the network won't meet your demands, let us know and we will come with banners and trumpets and march with you! 😁😁😁😁👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

Love it❤!! Lol the new kid... Bill Murray. RIP we still miss you!!❤

It's stuff like this that further proves no one like John Belushi, Simple ideal, yet funny 42 years later

These early ones were the best. I remember them. “Old School SNL”.

SNL is a bonkers freeflowing thing. It really is wonderful. I'd say being on the team is hard work though.

Happy Birthday John!

Wow that man was great. Being from Illinois made him hate the Green Bay Packers, so I feel like he's my brother.

To think they were only 50 shows in at this point! Too bad it’s not even a shadow of its former self.

Rip John sorry to see you go. You live on in videos!!!!

Clever and Funny. Gotcha! 👍👀👌😊

4:18 he got PRANKED!!!