[Colofornian]

Sounds “noble”...except not sure how many others who were “down” thru the decades escaped SNL satire. Sounds like an exception was made.

[Colofornian]

I've seen from other sources that SNL had hoped Tracy Morgan would be well enough to re-enter making a public TV appearance.

NY Daily News says today that SNL had (perhaps originally) slated Morgan for Celebrity Jeopardy skit role:

'Saturday Night Live' anniversary show didn't get to suit up Tracy Morgan or Bill Cosby

[petercooper]

Eddie Murphy looks like he hasn’t aged at all.

[Yo-Yo]

I was very disappointed that Eddie Murphy came out to a standing ovation, then just stood there and announced the next guest. No Gumby, no Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood, no Buckwheat (other than old tape highlights.)

[Colofornian]

Btw, a "little bit" of Bill Cosby commentary did make it into "Celebrity Jeopardy" within the 'SNL40' show, but it was easy to miss because it was all done so quickly.

There was a "Daily Double" video segment where the game host (Ferrell) cut away to Keenan Thompson who was playing the role of Cosby (but Cosby's name never was mentioned)...You see Thompson behind a bar with various liquors behind him...Ferrell "panics" and announces they weren't "going to go there" and that the video clip had been shot in "June" pre-scandal. The idea conveyed there was that Thompson -- as Cosby -- was going to show how he "mixes" his fave "concoction"...IoW, a date-rape drink.

[montag813]

So Cosby is fair game, despite unproven allegations, but Brian Williams is not, despite an admission of lies?

[Liberty Valance]

The disappearing Huxtable.
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