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Feb 7, 2024 · Buck Henry reveals how he was stabbed by John Belushi's katana during the 1976 Samurai Stockbroker skit on NBC's Saturday Night Live with TV Time Machine host Jim Benson. John Belushi...
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- Buck Henry Had His Head Sliced by John Belushi
- Henry Took It in Stride, as Did The Rest of The Cast
- It Was Henry’s Idea to Keep Recurring Sketches Going
Those familiar with the early days of SNLwill know Belushi was a true wild man in each episode. He’d often disrupt a sketch with complete chaos, all for the sake of getting a laugh. One of those was his sometimes out of control Samurai Futaba bits. In each sketch, Belushi would play a Samurai warrior with a sword who happens to be running a very st...
As Henry described for the Archive of American Television in the video above, Chevy Chase was astute enough to mention the accident later in the episode during Weekend Update. He even put a bandage on his forehead to acknowledge Henry’s injury. A few minutes earlier, a doctor (Belushi’s doctor of all people) treated Henry’s wound backstage. By the ...
According to Henry’s AAT interview above, Lorne Michaels gave him credit for inventing the idea of making certain sketches recur several times per year in different variations. Henry said this wasn’t really a new idea in the annals of TV history, though still gladly took credit for bringing it to SNL. Having those Samurai sketches pop up each seaso...
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The hilarious Buck Henry returns for his 7th hosting gig and beloved The Grateful Dead grace the stage on this retro episode from November of 1978. Keith and Matt are joined by Mark to break...
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Sep 5, 2012 · Full interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/buck-henry
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Feb 10, 2023 · On October 30th, 1976, during a sketch titled ‘Samurai Stockbroker’, Belushi accidentally struck the actor in the role as client Mr Dantley in the forehead with a katana. The tape shows Henry staggering back from the blow.
Buck Henry episodes always broke the fourth wall (the gag every time he showed up was that he was boring and everyone hated him) and this was probably the best one he ever did.
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Jan 26, 2020 · Actor, writer and director Buck Henry died Jan. 8 at the age of 89. Known for co-creating with Mel Brooks Get Smart and and earning two Oscar nominations, for co-writing The Graduate and...
