Chevy Chase or Dan Aykroyd: Who stopped being funny first?
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Re: Chevy Chase or Dan Aykroyd: Who stopped being funny first?
Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Bill Murray are some of the worst interviews these days because they just come out to standing ovations and all they need to do is cough and the crowd goes wild. I almost cringe when I see an older comedian do Conan, Kimmel, or Fallon because they will always get the courtesy laugh because of who they are.
There are very few comedians who stay funny as they get older, as you almost have to do a Steve Martin and re-invent yourself (He was King Tut/The Jerk in the 1970's and he knew that would get old) so he sort of changed to a more subtle comedian roles (Roxanne, Planes Trains Automobiles, etc), . I remember he hosted the Oscars about 10 years ago, and was great as he the total opposite of his high energy self in the 70's.
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Re: Chevy Chase or Dan Aykroyd: Who stopped being funny first?
Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Bill Murray are some of the worst interviews these days because they just come out to standing ovations and all they need to do is cough and the crowd goes wild. I almost cringe when I see an older comedian do Conan, Kimmel, or Fallon because they will always get the courtesy laugh because of who they are.
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Chevy and Dan at the Academy Awards the year Aykroyd was nominated (and lost) for best supporting actor.
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#31
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I think the problem with many comedians is once they become stars they start to buy into themselves and stop trying. They are so beloved that the audience will chuckle at anything they say or do, so they lose their edge on what is really funny.
Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Bill Murray are some of the worst interviews these days because they just come out to standing ovations and all they need to do is cough and the crowd goes wild. I almost cringe when I see an older comedian do Conan, Kimmel, or Fallon because they will always get the courtesy laugh because of who they are.
There are very few comedians who stay funny as they get older, as you almost have to do a Steve Martin and re-invent yourself (He was King Tut/The Jerk in the 1970's and he knew that would get old) so he sort of changed to a more subtle comedian roles (Roxanne, Planes Trains Automobiles, etc), . I remember he hosted the Oscars about 10 years ago, and was great as he the total opposite of his high energy self in the 70's.
Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Bill Murray are some of the worst interviews these days because they just come out to standing ovations and all they need to do is cough and the crowd goes wild. I almost cringe when I see an older comedian do Conan, Kimmel, or Fallon because they will always get the courtesy laugh because of who they are.
There are very few comedians who stay funny as they get older, as you almost have to do a Steve Martin and re-invent yourself (He was King Tut/The Jerk in the 1970's and he knew that would get old) so he sort of changed to a more subtle comedian roles (Roxanne, Planes Trains Automobiles, etc), . I remember he hosted the Oscars about 10 years ago, and was great as he the total opposite of his high energy self in the 70's.
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#37
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Re: Chevy Chase or Dan Aykroyd: Who stopped being funny first?
Aykroyd was never funny.
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Re: Chevy Chase or Dan Aykroyd: Who stopped being funny first?
While I love him in those roles, his personality is not natural funny like an Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor, so he is sort of limited. That is why I never felt he was funny was he was doing interviews and his humor had to be off the cuff. He would almost try too hard to be funny and the opposite would happen.
So you are right, in that he was funny at one time, but he wasn't THAT funny.
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https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l...te/n8669?snl=1
And there's also this classic with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor...
And there's also this classic with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor...
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#44
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Chase was really strong in a very few movies; Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Fletch, and Caddyshack. Most of the other stuff is passable to downright shitty.
Aykroyd I agree was a strong number 2 but never could be a lead. He needed someone strong to work with to make him better.
Murray is BFM. He's the king out of the three but supposedly in private he can be quite the dick. But he is the only one that can take crap and elevate it.
Aykroyd I agree was a strong number 2 but never could be a lead. He needed someone strong to work with to make him better.
Murray is BFM. He's the king out of the three but supposedly in private he can be quite the dick. But he is the only one that can take crap and elevate it.
#45
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I tend to agree. When comedians are struggling, starving, depressed and angry - that's when they find the humor and are at their sharpest. As soon as they become wealthy, pampered and lose touch with the perspective of being the small person fighting the big world - they tend to lose what made them appealing and funny.
Eddie Murphy is a very good example of this. I think having kids and settling down changed who he was as well, hence why he chose a lot of family-friendly comedies as opposed to those razor-tongued characters of his youth.
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What blows me away is how young Eddie Murphy was at the height of his talent. 19 when he did Saturday Night Live, 22 for Delerious, and 26 for Raw which I consider his final hurrah. After that it's mostly Harlem Nights, and Vampire in Brooklyn.
It's weird looking at him on old Letterman appearances. He seems very timid, almost shy, deflecting Dave's attention onto his huge entourage and sleazy looking manager.
It's weird looking at him on old Letterman appearances. He seems very timid, almost shy, deflecting Dave's attention onto his huge entourage and sleazy looking manager.
#47
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Re: Chevy Chase or Dan Aykroyd: Who stopped being funny first?
Chase was very good in a limited range of roles. He didn't have the range of more talented performers but certainly made a few movies that I don't think would have worked with other personalities.
Aykroyd was great in a supporting role. He's basically the quintessential comedy sidekick or role player.
Aykroyd was great in a supporting role. He's basically the quintessential comedy sidekick or role player.
#48
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If you take Bill Murray's filmography and put it up against the filmographies of every other SNL cast member from the first 5 seasons, Bill Murray takes it in a walk. He also turns in the most memorable performance everytime in movies where he shares billing with other original cast members. Come to think of it Bill Murray probably has had the best film career of any SNL alum ever.
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That's new to me. Never knew about his year on there.
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l...oy/n9423?snl=1
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-l...oy/n9423?snl=1