40 Years Ago: Danny DeVito Buys ‘Taxi’ Reprieve With ‘SNL’ Stunt40 Years Ago: Danny DeVito Buys ‘Taxi’ Reprieve With ‘SNL’ StuntWith his TV show nearing cancellation, diminutive star brought out castmates to save fledgling series.Dennis PerkinsDennis Perkins
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How David Spade Led Me To A Week-Long El DeBarge ObsessionHow David Spade Led Me To A Week-Long El DeBarge ObsessionFrom a David Spade joke to Johnny Carson, to 'Weird Al' and finally to a 1986 movie about a robot. It all started when I fell down a YouTube rabbit hole. Ben KuhnsBen Kuhns
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When William Shatner Told ‘Star Trek’ Fans to ‘Get a Life’When William Shatner Told ‘Star Trek’ Fans to ‘Get a Life’'SNL' sketch from 1986 became part of fan lore in its own right.Martin KieltyMartin Kielty
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