Former 'SNL' Star Jane Curtin Has a Few Unkind Words for The Late John Belushi - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-13-2011, 09:45 PM

During an appearance Tuesday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," one of the original Not Ready for Primetime Players said the late John Belushi was a misogynistic comic who had it in for the females working on "Saturday Night Live," reports Jezebel.com.

Jane Curtin recalled that Belushi said at the time, "Women are just fundamentally not funny." She added that during sketches, Belushi tried to undermine the material from the female writers.

"He felt as if it were his duty to sabotage pieces that were written by women," Curtin said on the show, according to the report.

http://jezebel.com/#!5791390/jane-curtin-snl-was-a-misogynistic-environment

Retro4Life · 04-13-2011, 10:42 PM

According to the book I read by the brothers of Chris Farley (about their brother), this was an attitude shared by Belushi's Second City colleague, Del Close. Maybe they influenced each other?

Dr. Thong · 04-14-2011, 12:32 PM

This is not really news. Jane's been saying this about Belushi for years.

70s show watcher · 04-15-2011, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

This is not really news. Jane's been saying this about Belushi for years.

yes and sometimes it becomes tiresome hearing it over and over and over after 37 years

angiefan · 04-18-2011, 06:41 PM

I miss John Belushi. It wasn't Blues Brothers without him.I read on Ghostbusters franchise,that Slimer was the ghost of John Belushi,that's what Dan Ackroyd said. a Uk Real Ghostbusters Comic said he was a king who was greedy and obese and died of heart failure.that's NOT John Belushi.!

Robert 13 · 04-25-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

yes and sometimes it becomes tiresome hearing it over and over and over after 37 years

Hey, it's the truth. It's sad how some people were raised like their Chauvinistic fathers to treat women like they don't matter. But you know, it's just a self-inflicted value of self-worth. They wouldn't treat women like that if they felt like they had any self-worth for themselves.

04-13-2011, 09:45 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Former 'SNL' Star Jane Curtin Has a Few Unkind Words for The Late John Belushi During an appearance Tuesday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," one of the original Not Ready for Primetime Players said the late John Belushi was a misogynistic comic who had it in for the females working on "Saturday Night Live," reports Jezebel.com. Jane Curtin recalled that Belushi said at the time, "Women are just fundamentally not funny." She added that during sketches, Belushi tried to undermine the material from the female writers. "He felt as if it were his duty to sabotage pieces that were written by women," Curtin said on the show, according to the report. http://jezebel.com/#!5791390/jane-curtin-snl-was-a-misogynistic-environment
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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	According to the book I read by the brothers of Chris Farley (about their brother), this was an attitude shared by Belushi's Second City colleague, Del Close. Maybe they influenced each other?
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Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	This is not really news. Jane's been saying this about Belushi for years.
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04-18-2011, 06:41 PM	#5
angiefan happy labor day! Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 15, 2006 Location: grand blanc,michigan Posts: 618	former SNL star Jane curtain has a few unkind words I miss John Belushi. It wasn't Blues Brothers without him.I read on Ghostbusters franchise,that Slimer was the ghost of John Belushi,that's what Dan Ackroyd said. a Uk Real Ghostbusters Comic said he was a king who was greedy and obese and died of heart failure.that's NOT John Belushi.!