Posted on 04/09/2020 7:56:04 AM PDT by Rebelbase
Steve Martin performs his funky musical parody "King Tut," which satirizes the popularity of the King Tut exhibit. Aired 05/22/78.
We stood in line in New Orleans for 7+ hours to see the Tut exhibit back when
THANK YOU! I needed that smile! Yes, SNL was funny on the occasion and in the past! NOW? Rarely and unlikely!
Steve Martin - THANKS!
Born in Arizona....I guess it just rhymes
My favorite is “Condo made of stona”.
5 hours in DC
His first movie is still incredibly funny if a bit crude (at least by 1970s standards). The Jerk. Definitely worth a rewatch if you haven’t seen if for a while.
Only other one worth a watch is Planes Trains and Automobiles where he’s more the straight playing off of John Candy.
Avoid Sgt Bilko and Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid with malice.
“Funky Tut” would be a great FR screen-name!
Showed up at 6am in Chicago and was still a 4 hour line.
Funny article about how 30 years later the video was played in a college humanities class for fun and to prompt discussion, but totally triggered social justice students into a frenzy, equating it to cultural appropriation and blatant racism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/students-triggered-by-steve-martins-king-tut-on-snl
That article is nuts.
Saw it live at a house party. Back when SNL was a 90-minute party-stopper...when it was great!
I was in Tut’s tomb in February. The old boy is still there in a glass case. Much of what was found is in the Cairo Museum. I could have spent days in that museum but only had two hours.
In the immortal words of my boomer college years: "f 'em if they can't take a joke."
Saw him when I was in college in the late seventies. Great Night
Same here, at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. King Tut was his encore.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.