Writing
Jack Handey
Born
1949-02-25 (77)
Place of birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Known for
Writing
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Jack Handey (born February 25, 1949) is an American humorist. He is best known for his "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey", a large body of surrealistic one-liner jokes, as well as his "Fuzzy Memories" and "My Big Thick Novel" shorts, and for his deadpan delivery. Handey is also credited with creating Toonces the Driving Cat, the cat who could drive a car, although not very well. In 1992 NBC aired a half-hour Toonces special. Although many assume otherwise, Handey is a real person, not a pen name or character.
Known for
6.9A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Saturday Night Live
1975
NRHope you've got an appetite for a buffet of Thanksgiving-themed SNL sketches from the past 50 years, from musical tributes to commercial parodies to dinners that go horribly, hilariously wrong to cat adoption events filled with sexual tension. Don't miss A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving, which compiles two hours of the best SNL sketches about and inspired by the holiday.
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024
7.7Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
NRA 40-minute compilation of comedy skits and music taken from the series "Michael Nesmith in Television Parts."
Television Parts Home Companion
1985
6.3A montage of sketch comedy and music videos.
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
1986
7.0Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death Of Socrates"; and "Bizarre Oddities Of The World."
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
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Behind the camera
7.7Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
NRA 40-minute compilation of comedy skits and music taken from the series "Michael Nesmith in Television Parts."
Television Parts Home Companion
1985
6.3A montage of sketch comedy and music videos.
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
1986
7.0Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death Of Socrates"; and "Bizarre Oddities Of The World."
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
7.8Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy.
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978