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Randy Hodgins and Steve McLellan’s lifelong love of comedy was kindled when they met more than 40 years ago in graduate school in Seattle. While managing family and professional work responsibilities, they hosted a one hour comedy radio program on Saturday mornings for 10 years on a small radio station in Olympia, WA and also co-authored two books on northwest popular culture – Seattle on Film (1995) and Wet and Wired (2000). Stuck at home during the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of comedy albums, cassettes and CD’s gathering dust on their shelves, they launched Laugh Tracks Legends of Comedy in May 2020, a weekly mini-program featuring a different comedy icon, with biographical bits and a nice slice of the comedy that made them famous. From standup stars, to stellar sketch teams, to novelty music maestros -- they are all part of our Legends.
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
He is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor and writer, an entrepreneur with a classic nightclub chain and a spooky vodka to his credit, and the only SNL cast member that Eric Idle said could be a Python. Of course, it's Dan Ackroyd who has placed a BIG footprint on pop culture and comedy over the last 50 years. From early work at the Second City, to being part of the original Saturday Night Live cast, to a string of hit comedy movies Dan has an amazing comedy resume. And besides -- how many people can say they were both a Blues Brother AND a Ghostbuster? Just Dan. As always, find more clips below and thanks for sharing our shows.
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Dan first came to national attention as part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live. This sketch firmly cemented him in our minds -- no wonder it was chosen for Dan to reprise on the SNL 40th Anniversary Special. https://youtu.be/6RLHPaZUuyc
Just a taste here of an iconic line from The Blues Brothers which took Dan and partner John Belushi to superstardom on the screen and the concert stage. https://youtu.be/gvKs2VLmVnY
1983's Trading Places paired up two of the hottest comic actors of the day - Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy -- to answer the question of what would happen if two wealthy old bastards -- played brilliantly by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche -- bet on whether switching Dan and Eddie's circumstances could change their personalities. Here, Dan -- reduced to pawning his stuff -- tries to convince a pawn shop owner (Bo Diddley!) to buy his watch. https://youtu.be/uYlOIKtYsos
One of Dan's most enduring and endearing characters is Ray Stantz, an occult expert who ends up becoming part of the Ghostbusters. Dan nails every line, capturing Ray's sweet nerdiness. Here's a clip where Ray learns the answer to a very important question. https://youtu.be/jCe5vfQx50c
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