The great Phil Hartman would have just turned 75. Join Dana and David, along with some special guests and a live audience as we celebrate the comedy, life, and legacy of Phil Hartman.
On Cadence13’s Fly on the Wall, Saturday Night Live stars Dana Carvey and David Spade take listeners behind the scenes and reminisce about their favorite SNL moments, memories, and sketches with special guests.
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I know this show is SNL forward, but oh, my god, the man was so funny on News Radio.
"Don't try to confuse the issue with half truths and gorilla dust."
Wow, just read. Phil Hartman would have been 75 years old now. September 24, 1948. 😍😢😍😢😍😢😍😢
If Phil was in a sketch it was funny. He made things funny even if they weren't very funny. He's probably the best all around cast member on SNL, ever.
He was also excellent on NewsRadio. His character's interactions with Khandi Alexander's character were perfection (and him with the rest of the cast but I especially loved Bill and Catherine's interactions).
Phil Hartman has been, and always will be, my favorite SNL cast member of all time. It's not that he even made me laugh the most especially, but his presence was so singular, so undeniable, that he elevated every sketch he touched. RIP.
News Radio, Bill's cane is the best!
So many laughs have been generated by Phil Hartman. I loved his portrayal of Jesus.
That SNL writer dude put me to sleep so I missed most of part one!
Guys, I love the concept and have been waiting for an episode about Phil Hartman…
So, why on God's green earth did you not spend the whole time talking about PHIL HARTMAN?????!!!!!!!
Am I the only one wondering why this is the case?
I was imagining a Bio Pic about Phil. 02:48:13
So many great guests, Dave just can't stop laughing every time Bill Hader open his mouth, Bill looks like such a cool dude
Man, if ever one of these episodes needed to be a video and not audio only, it was this one.
This is amazing. Thank you!
I'm only 30 (born in '92) but I grew up watching you guys and Phil Hartman ….he was so funny in "news radio" and "house guest" was a classic, so was "small solders" and "jingle all the way"!!! ❤
Parts 1 and 2 were both fantastic! Thank you Dana and David!
The idea of Phil erecting the mast on his little boat in a bottle as Mike walks in is a sketch within a sketch. I think he used his hobbies to rehearse as well.
I’m so glad you’ve done this, people didn’t talk about Phil after the tragedy.
He deserves this, time has passed, hearts heal. It’s time to celebrate Phil, such a great artist and comedian.🙂😂
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Phil was the BEST ever and I just listened to the first episode and now this episode as these memories make me smile!
the toy phone bit Phil did on letterman made me laugh so hard and it made me think of will's audition
dana fucked up that Beatles story
I enjoyed Part 2 of the Phil episode more than the first. The focus of the discussion seemed to stay more on Phil compared to Part 1. For anyone who hasn't seen all of Phil's Simpsons episodes, you really should check out the 1996 episode "A Fish Called Selma." It focuses entirely on Phil's Troy McClure character, and tells a great story with a lot of Hollywood satire. I would've wanted to ask Conan if Phil contributed to the writing of his Simpsons characters at all. There are some aspects of Troy McClure that seem similar to the old timey actor Phil played in the SNL sketch with Lovitz. Phil had actually been doing cartoon voice work since 1979. His biggest role before SNL and The Simpsons was definitely the Dennis the Menace cartoon, where he played both Mr. Wilson and Henry Mitchell for 65 episodes that aired in 1986.
Conan's segment of this podcast reminded me of when I met Diane Salinger (Simone in Pee-wee's Big Adventure) at a convention and asked her if she knew Phil. She said Phil took her out to dinner once, but she was put off because he was doing voices and talking like a radio announcer during the date. There's a little bit of a theme going on here of people not feeling like they got to know the "real Phil." This notion curiously ties into the Steve Martin SNL cold open with the big musical number about Steve being jaded with show business, where Phil's lyrics were, "I hide behind these wigs and this makeup, but tonight I'm going to let myself shine through. You're going to see the real Phil Hartman tonight." On the other hand, people like Jon Lovitz seem to have connected very well with Phil personally. Phil also seems pretty open and honest in his interviews, even though he's also performing in them. It does seem like Phil was from the old school of guys who didn't like to show and express all of their inner feelings to everyone they knew.
“I had to top him…”
You could have left Hader out to cut time. His cast was worse than Madtv. Wiig was as lame as 2006.
My dad always made a point to tell us kids he passed away when watching his movies. He never went into details, but it always made me sad. Loved watching reruns of News Radio in High School. It was the only time I was disappointed to see Jon Lovitz on screen, because I knew that he replaced him after the fact. He truly was a great actor, funny man, and sincerely seemed like the nicest guy ever.
Had the incredible luck to be a young fly on the wall during a commercial VO session back in the 80s, where he played both Reagan and Gorbachev, talking to each other. Of course, he absolutely nailed it, with ad libs that completely elevated the spot. What an incredibly friendly, talented, professional gentleman. So open and kind, even when he clearly didn’t need to be. Thanks for my favorite podcast, Dana & David.
One of the game show sketches that still makes me laugh out loud when I think about it was "Wedgie Fever." The premise was a quiz show where the underwear of all the contestants was connected to a machine that gradually gave them a bigger and bigger wedgie for any wrong answers. Lovitz was a contestant, and he played a guy who wanted a wedgie, because his answer to every question was "Oklahoma!"
12:12 that's right say my name
Genius
One Phil moment that makes a bad sketch great was one with Danny Devito and someone else and they're having a heated conversation in a restaurant and the gimmick was the camera would zoom into everyone's face after the other insinuated they had done something and they would nervously dart their eyes back and fourth.
The joke is getting old as the sketch drolls along. Then Phil comes in as the waiter apologizing for the long wait and Danny Devito says "About damn time, what the hell have you been doing back there? Playing with yourself??"
The camera zooms in on Phil's face, and he nervously darts his eyes back and forth, and the crowd erupts in applause.
Have Cheri back as often as possible. She is a joy to listen to.
I am jealous of the server thing: snl:nbc is stingy with sharing old sketches. I hated the tribute dvd’s like for Farley when you would pay for a dvd and they wouldn’t even show the full sketch’s. Would love to see unaired sketches. They could be selling better tributes or server style passes to the whole collection.Hartman/Farley/Macdonald are no brainer’s. Would love to have access to their complete collections.
they should do one for norm next
Phil arguably the greatest role player in SNL history.
Hearing Cheri describe Young Hartman and Ruebens in pictures together was so sweet and made me tear up with her 🥹 As obsessed as I was with SNL, Phil in the movie Houseguest was supreme in my book. 🤩 💜
He was an amazing person and so funny on every level. I enjoyed all his work in SNL, The Simpsons, News Radio (I own the entire series), and all the movies he'd pop up in. He always made everything he appeared in much better (or more enjoyable to watch). I remember purchasing a Playstation game called Blasto in April '98 because Phil did the voice of the main character. Even though I'm just a fan, it definitely felt like I lost a family member when he passed. Thank you so much for all the shows you do, but especially these two honoring Phil. What an spectacular tribute. Very emotional but also very endearing to hear and feel all the love. ♥
Honey, I'm home!
I find myself getting profoundly sad in between guests. It’s good that you kept those very concise. Thanks for this. It can’t have been easy as fun as it may seem at times. I’m halfway through and I listened to the live version, and I keep hoping that Lovitz will come on. I don’t know if he will. I have heard him talk about Phil and I could see how this kind of thing could push him too far, but I also hope it would be cathartic. Thanks.
Thanks ladies and lads. We will forever bear the weight of his absence.
Phil was the best. I loved him in everything and especially when he was paired with Jan Hooks. The Calvin Klein spoof, "Compulsion," comes to mind, but my favorite sketch of all time is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3RiliFsHw
Intro – 0:00
Will Ferrell – 0:47
Mike Myers – 16:33
Bill Hader – 41:53
Cheri Oteri – 1:15:51
Conan O'Brien – 1:40:22
Alec Baldwin – 2:00:43
Robert Smigel – 2:16:07
Jon Lovitz – 2:42:55
Outro – 3:22:35
This tribute was so needed. Every generation should know about Phil. One of my favorites was Phil and Sinbad in Houseguest. The two of them together was comedy gold. The way he could play totally straight characters yet make them so damn funny was just absolute genius. Same for Jingle All The Way. I sure do miss him. Thanks for this
i loved this
🎶I hate every ape I see.
From chimpan-a to chimpan-z,
No, you'll never make a monkey out of me.🎶
🎶Oh, my God, I was wrong,
It was Earth all along.
You finally made a monkey…🎶
🎶Yes, you finally made a monkey out of me!🎶
How are you not familiar with Marge vs the Monorail, its one of the greatest pieces of television in our planets history
Watched his old SNL skits. Hilarious😂 Perhaps bozo Biden is just faking not having a brain and is a Presidential savant🤔 Prolly not. Just a dip💩 traitor. Shame Phil's downfall was a poor taste in women. He should have listened to Elvira mistress of the dark. Advice from friends can save one's life obviously.
Good stuff
This is great 👍
Phil Hartman was great in CB4
Good to see you have the alleged murderer, Alec Baldwin having a great time on the show. How tasteful.