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45 Years Ago: Steve Martin’s ‘King Tut’ Becomes a Surprise Hit
Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | April 22, 2023 | Dennis Perkins

Posted on 04/22/2023 7:20:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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King Tut - SNL

1 posted on 04/22/2023 7:20:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

“He gave his life for tourism.”


2 posted on 04/22/2023 7:21:02 PM PDT by Clemenza
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“Buried in his jammies.”


3 posted on 04/22/2023 7:21:58 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Clemenza

That line always makes me laugh


4 posted on 04/22/2023 7:26:45 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: nickcarraway

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5 posted on 04/22/2023 7:27:49 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: nickcarraway

Funky Tut!


6 posted on 04/22/2023 7:27:57 PM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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Disco Tut!


7 posted on 04/22/2023 7:30:11 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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The ladies love his style.


8 posted on 04/22/2023 7:37:57 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: NewJerseyJoe

P4L


9 posted on 04/22/2023 7:39:20 PM PDT by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: EnquiringMind

He’s his favorite honky!


10 posted on 04/22/2023 7:40:21 PM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: nickcarraway

Just a brilliant comedian. I re-watched “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” recently, what a great comedy!


11 posted on 04/22/2023 7:44:51 PM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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Got a condo made o’ stona’!


12 posted on 04/22/2023 7:44:57 PM PDT by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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“King Tut” then made unexpected news some 40 years later, when a group of college students protested the song’s inclusion in a humanities class on the grounds of cultural appropriation.”

They really are a bunch of humorless pricks, aren’t they?

CC


13 posted on 04/22/2023 7:50:47 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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When SNL used to be funny!


14 posted on 04/22/2023 7:52:15 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: Psalm 130)
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Who take themselves much too seriously...


15 posted on 04/22/2023 7:53:29 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. )
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Yep. Garret Morris, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, John Belushi...


16 posted on 04/22/2023 7:57:05 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. )
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To: nickcarraway

45 years since SNL was funny. In it’s day, it was hilarious.


17 posted on 04/22/2023 8:16:21 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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18 posted on 04/22/2023 8:18:07 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: nickcarraway

I find that Steve Martin’s humor, like Milton Berle’s, just didn’t age well.


19 posted on 04/22/2023 8:31:39 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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I thought Michael Caine made that flick. Martin’s character was ... i dunno. Martin is not everyone’s cup of tea.


20 posted on 04/22/2023 8:44:32 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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