Tim Curry Monologue - Saturday Night Live 

It's a beautiful thing.

yes it is

That's why SNL continues to be the great American comedy show. Good or bad, you watch any given episode and you'll get the state of the nation's zeitgeist.

Opposite ends of the entire world. Total class vs: total trash.

R.I.P Eddie 😉 anyways. Who likes meatloaf?

I have never considered Eddie a legend. Now Tim Curry is definitely a legend. Iconic. Intelligent. Versatile. Supremely talented. So handsome. Fantastic singer. Classy. Eddie? Not so much.

Lol kick

@@lilliehalumi8770 Well, we all have our subjective ideals as to what constitutes "legend" status. I'm a huge, huge fan of Tim Curry. I think he's extremely talented, a highly overlooked. He's worked so much in the industry. But, there's no denying that Eddie Murphy has a net worth that is probably 10 times that of Tim Curry. I think Eddie is very funny, and also a versatile actor/comedian. I'd rather meet Tim, but Eddie is definitely the bigger star.

One wonderful ham being upstaged by another.

Did u say toast?

Imagine the sexual tension between them on stage

@@Karenann0313 I can hear you Clem Fandango

was it ever taped?

I really wished he had played Amadeus in the movie.

You can say that again.

okay lol tim curry is soo pretty im really crazy about him i actually have a frank n furter tattoo

Elin Lloyd Wow, that's so cool! Love the profile picture.

thanks

Yeeeees!!!

11. 11 times here. I died again right now.

Now that is a really cool fact.

Here's the truth, according to the Batman:TAS documentary: one of the high level producers that came on Batman: TAS late in the game did not like Tim Curry's performance and demanded he be removed, which led to Mark Hamill being auditioned. Tim Curry claiming bronchitis is just a little bit of saving face.

@@ohhithereomfg6591 , Yes I have heard that version as well.

@@ohhithereomfg6591 I thought it was cuz his performance was considered too scary, but that might be the reason why he didn't get the role of Judge Doom in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.

@@ohhithereomfg6591 yup Bruce Timm didn’t want Curry. The studio did. I guess the studio was eventually convinced to fire Curry and put Hamill in

Right... Eddie 😉 🍖🍖🍖 🍞🍞🍞🍞

Meatloaf again?!

@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock "That's a rather tender subject around here...another slice, anyone...?"

wheezy!!!

Facts 😂

Damn, I like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but I'm curious to see that version

Yeah, I like to revisit this every so often.

Purr

Yes

guilty

No were all here watching from the 1970s..

I had no idea who Tim Curry was until today. I am amazed at the brilliant sketch went. Saturday Night Live has been on for a long time. Oh No Mr Bill... I stopped watching SNL for a few reasons. It stopped being funny. I remember Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Chris Farley,.. I am blown away by the talent. I have always appreciated the brilliance of Eddie Murphy. Having to make a hamburger bun out of white bread... LOL. The struggle is real. My mom was amazing. She was also the won who was really in charge of the budget. She was strict about finances and she was no joke. I went to great lengths to beg her to buy stuff that would basically make MY LIFE easier. I wanted McDonalds as often as possible. I demanded hotdogs for dinner when I didn’t want to eat what she made. I am mortified that I got away with that as a kid. Adulting blows. I was so excited to see this clip, laugh out loud and be grateful that this season in life is challenging but it will get better. Incidentally I heard the remake of Biko with Peter Gabriel and The change project. Another opportunity to see how we can make better choices moving forward. God willing.

Oh please. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I know. Garrett was usually in drag or singing opera. And that was usually all they had him do. Although he did have his chance to shine such as that weekend update when he asked Mick Jagger "Where are all these black women?". Referring to the Stones song where Mick sang about how "Black girls just wanna get f***** all night!"

Did they ever do a flash Gordon or star trek or twilight zone parody or were black sci Fi action stars not a thing yet

​@snager80 you know, The Twilight Zone was created as a social commentary to combat racism and highlight Jim Crow Laws. Rod Sterling was stopped by the network from overtly writing about it so many of the episodes were about morality in how we should treat one another but not outright about the evils of racism. Also, because of censorship, black people weren't allowed on television so, even though Rod created it to highlight the injustices against blacks, it wasn't viewed that way by mainstream standards. So, I find your comment to be very....confusing

This entire piece was actually an indictment of the racist superiors that refused to let black actors play parts that weren't specified to be "black" roles and how black actors are only allowed to play thugs, mamis, slaves, and prisoners. Watch it again. This wasn't "laughing at ourselves". This was scathing satire about how the black man is treated as an inferior person in Hollywood and comparing it to crossdressing, transgenderism, and "white only" families

I love that line about Eddie cleaning up after the RHPS!

Thanks for the connection to a black pioneer in tv

@@dionnagarvin6180 I love listening to old time radio shows so I doubt most people would know that Eddie was actually doing an impression of someone in this skit.

@@mrchopsticks3 Yes, I love Rochester. One of the nest parts of any Jack Benny show.

I'm surprised it hasn't been taken down

I know this feeling.

Rightttt lmao

same😭i love tim sm

If it is made by only black comediants it would woulk

Eddie was probably the one who wrote it

He would be canceled so fast

You can hear Tim Curry choking on the words

I disagree.

Foreshadowing...

Yep.

I think you mean the other way.

I wish I did too... I just can't find my makeup remover and someone replaced my eyelash glue with super glue.

Dr. Frank-N-Furter Omg, hahaha. X'D I love ya Frank!

Amy Andrews Love ya back Amy darling!

me to i want to be a female version of him xx

Ibra_Dza i need to find a man that looks like him fuck even i would want to look like him 😍😩

GOD no!

Always my Master in my heart.

is that what he said?? i had such trouble making it out. I suppose i’d hoped he said anything else but master. But, it does make sense given the sketch

I dunno...

LOL!😊😂🎃

😂

Wasn’t Frances in Vicious? She was hilarious on the show.

I don't know about that. They built their rep on doing "dangerous" comedy, and over the years, they've kind of mellowed - which I think is one of the reasons that so many people seem to think "SNL just isn't funny anymore". I think if they got back to that, it would really boost them. I will *never* forget the "Word Association Test" sketch with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor! If you haven't seen it, you should check it out, it's on RU-vid.