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Was Julia Louis Dryfess on this show?

posted 18 years ago by Mlbt
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Every time I read an article about Julia Louis Dryfess they say she was on SNL! I do not remember her on SNL (maybe she was but I don't remember). I thought she was on Fridays! In one sketch I found really funny I remember her tucking in an adult playing a little girl and said "Now shut up you little b*tch" and go to bed." Was this Julia Louis Dryfess? I thought it was. I was only about 12 when I saw this show so I don't remember everything.

And if it WAS Julia then WHY don't they ever mention that she was on Fridays?! I remember Fridays being WAY funnier than SNL!!

[–] ccoulter-2 18 years ago

No, she wasn't on Fridays, she was on SNL, during one of their, ahem, less popular seasons.

[–] MrSitcom 18 years ago

What? Less popular seasons? of SNL? You mean the seasons that made Eddie Murphy a star? When she was on it was pretty good. The bad seasons came after her cast left.

[–] miselainis 18 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Doumanian

And anybody who has seen the episodes before Eddie Murphy hit his stride know EXACTLY why it was less popular. The skits sucked.

[–] MrSitcom 18 years ago

I've seen them, and I thought it was a good few seasons with them. You do know who Eddie Murphy is right? How do you know him? Because he was made popular during these seasons...not for being bad.

[–] jrw1999 17 years ago

Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy. Let's see, was he the guy in "The Adventures of Pluto Nash", "Bowfinger", "Metro", and "Holy Man"?

[–] MrSitcom 17 years ago

Yes. That's the guy...also in Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming to America...something called Shrek. Even his lame Nutty Professor movies did well.

Besides, Bowfinger was his last good film and it was critically acclaimed and did well. Besides that mistake, by trying to list some of the bad movies he's made...it's a poor way of trying to show you have a point here.

Why would he be offered so many movies if he wasn't a box office draw? How do people know who he is? He was very popular back in the day, and even though he hasn't done a lot of quality work in the past few years...back in the late '80s and early '90s...he was a big deal. It's fact, whether you liked him or not.

You are wrong. That season of SNL produced some big names, and some of them have lasted until today...some haven't. But that can be said of any SNL season...good or bad. I liked that season of SNL...as did many people.

Maybe you are just a kid and weren't alive back then...but I was and I saw it's influence.

I was just watching a movie on TV this past weekend called IDLE HANDS. Two of the characters were named after Eddie Murphies Buckwheat's interpretation of the song "Looking for Love in all the wrong places". He said "wookin pa nub" instead of looking for love. The two character were named Mick & Pnub. It's stated on IMDB it's because of Eddie Murphy's skit on SNL.

The point is that it has influenced people and was well known.

His Buckwheat sketches were pretty funny.

His Mr. Robertson's Neighborhood sketches were funny (a spoof of Mr. Rogers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8EkNZGa4bA

His Gumby sketches were funny (ever here the catch phrase "I'm Gumby dammit"

His James Brown Hot Tub sketch was funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly_CGin6QS8

His HBO special Delirious was a must see at the time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FDPIqG-Roc

Do you have any other lame attempts to prove Eddie Murphy wasn't famous or good at one point? Maybe list some of the bad projects that Julia Louis Dryfus had her hand it before and after Seinfeld? Nobody has all good movies on their resume.

It was a poor mans attempt at making a point...but it was a lazy and a poor one all together.

He was famous and wildly popular. It's just a fact. It doesn't matter if you don't like him or not or even if you never heard of him (which I doubt).

[–] jrw1999 17 years ago

Yes, "He was very popular back in the day," but that day is over. Raw was one of the best post-Richard Pryor stand up comedy films made. My point is, he has gone from an edgy performer to the Dean Jones of his generation. (And don't get me started on his decision to resurect his Axel Foley character in Beverly Hills Cop IV.)

[–] MrSitcom 17 years ago

Well I'll agree he isn't doing great stuff anymore...but that wasn't really the point of your post. You were disagreeing with me that Eddie Murphy wasn't famous. Whether he's done good lately or not does not mean people don't know who he is.

My original point was that there were talented people that came from that time of SNL. He made it big for awhile...because of his time on SNL. People didn't consider him bad back then...and that was my point.

[–] jrw1999 17 years ago

Excuse me, but I thought your original point was that the SNL cast during the Murphy years was good. I would have to argue that, while there were worse collections, the cast made up of (the late) Charles Rocket, Gilbert Gottfried, Denny Dillon, and Gail Matthius cannot really be considered one of SNL’s best. (One thing you can say, however, is it was the only time outside of
"Johnny Dangerously" that Joe Piscopo was remotely "fargin" funny.)

Additionally, I would argue that while SNL gave Murphy wide exposure, his star began to shine with appearances in “Trading Places” and “48 Hours.”

Oh, and my "Pluto Nash" comments were just trite ramblings and not intended as "lazy" attempts.

[–] MrSitcom 17 years ago

I never said it was the best season. I just said it was a good one. I enjoyed it as did many others. Maybe you didn't, but that doesn't mean the world didn't think so. The year with Anthony Michael Hall as an SNL cast member was the worst. It's long been credited as the season with sketches that were too long and never had a good ending.

[–] jrw1999 17 years ago

“I would have to argue that [cast] cannot really be considered one of SNL’s best.”

I never said you thought it was the best.

[–] fchilds 9 years ago

Jean Doumanian's final season was Eddie Murphy's first season. After she left Dick Ebersol took over producing, that was Julia Louis Dreyfus' first season, Eddie Murphy's second. When Eddie hit his stride, Julia was there, along with:

Joe Piscopo
Robin Duke
Mary Gross
Brad Hall
Gary Kroeger
Tim Kazurinsky

It was a great cast and a lot of fun.

[–] jtpklm 18 years ago

It was probably Melonie Chartoff-they can look alike at times...

[–] jefgg 9 years ago

Julia Louis-Dreyfus was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 1982 to 1985.

Michael Richards from "Seinfeld" was a "Fridays" cast member. "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David was a writer and cast member of "Fridays" from 1980 to 1982 and a writer for "Saturday Night Live" from 1984 to 1985.

[–] tyrexden 9 years ago

No... you're thinking of Mr. Peterman.