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Phil Hartman

  1. The Dystopian ’90s Comedy That’s Disturbingly Relevant 20 Years Later A divisive refugee crisis. Tensions between state and federal government. Racial conflicts pitting the U.S. public against each other. […]
    By Andy Hughes
  2. This Newly Unearthed Phil Hartman Recording for a Fan Is Incredibly […]Tomorrow marks 18 years since the tragic death of legendary SNL alum and actor Phil Hartman, and to honor his memory, a fan named Dave Nelson […]
    By Megh Wright
  3. Looking Back at Martin Short’s First Prime-Time Show Martin Short has had two different programs on TV known as The Martin Short Show: a sitcom in 1994, and a talk show in 1999 (I wrote about […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  4. Daran Norris to Star in Phil Hartman Biopic ‘Nice Guy Phil’SNL star and comedy legend Phil Hartman is getting the biopic treatment. According to Variety, Jason Priestley is directing a biopic on the […]
    By Megh Wright
  5. the industry
    Jason Priestley Is Cooking Up a Phil Hartman BiopicNice Guy Phil will feature Daran Norris as Hartman.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  6. Looking Back at ‘NewsRadio’s Perfect PilotThe show lives on, whether it’s in syndication, on DVD, or in its very special place in the Perfect Pilot Hall of Fame.
    By Ramsey Ess
  7. The Johnny Carson Comeback Special That Never WasOn Mark Malkoff’s wonderful Carson Podcast, several guests have been asked about why they believe that when Johnny said goodbye on May 22, 1992 […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  8. fond memories
    Yet Another Reason to Love Phil HartmanThis one comes courtesy of Maura Tierney.
    By Margaret Lyons
  9. Maura Tierney Shares the Sweetest Phil Hartman Story Ever“I do remember one thing he said to me. Joe Rogan was being so fucking mean to me one day—and mostly we were all friends, but Joe could be a […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. Remembering Jan Hooks“Phil Hartman is my hero.” Jan Hooks sits next to me on a couch, nibbling a ham sandwich. We’re at Michael O’Donoghue’s Christmas party, […]
    By Dennis Perrin
  11. Jack Handey Looks Back on Working with Phil Hartman on ‘SNL’“Several times since Phil’s death, I’ve had the same dream about him: I am back in the studio, working on Saturday Night Live, and Phil is […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. The Enduring Legacy of Phil HartmanAs much as Phil Hartman’s work and influence lives on, the Ontario native has so far escaped the kind of mainstream legacy re-appraisal that so […]
    By John Wenzel
  13. ‘Grantland’ Profiles ‘SNL’ Legend Phil ‘The Glue’ Hartman“Here’s why it’s difficult to properly appreciate Phil Hartman. Because his characters were 20 percent droid. Because he reminded you more of […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. sad anniversaries
    Revisiting Phil Hartman, 15 Years After His DeathFirst he was a caveman. But now he’s a lawyer.
    By Margaret Lyons
  15. Phil Hartman’s Comedy Album Is Being Turned Into an Animated MovieIn the late ‘70s, nearly a decade prior to landing on Saturday Night Live, the late Phil Hartman recorded an album called Flat TV, consisting […]
    By Bradford Evans
  16. Buying Michael Jackson 20 Cases of Water and All the Best Parts from […]Jay Kogen was one of the OG Simpsons writers. He, with his writing partner Wallace Wolodarsky, wrote such classic episodes as “Bart the […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. Al Franken Eulogizes Tom Davis This is beautiful and sad and tough and a bit fun. Franken spends a good bit of the speech talking about the process of writing and making […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. The Lost ‘Simpsons’ Spin-offsWhen The Simpsons debuted 25 years ago as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, it was hard to expect that it would become one of the […]
    By Bradford Evans
  19. Saturday Night’s Children: Phil Hartman (1986-1994)Saturday Night Live has been home to over a hundred cast members throughout the past 35 years. In our column Saturday Night’s Children, we […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Phil Hartman’s Hand-Written Feedback to a Fan Who Sent Him a Tape Is […]Here’s a letter that Phil Hartman wrote to an aspiring comedian who had sent him a tape of his work in 1997. In case you were ever wondering if […]
    By Adam Frucci
  21. Community Boards
    CB3 Squashes Plans for Former Mo Pitkin’s SpacePiney Woods won’t grow in the East Village.
    By Mary Reinholz
  22. Openings
    Yet More Debate Over Plans for Former Mo Pitkin’s SpaceA proposal from Todd Patrick and Phil Hartman will have to undergo some more scrutiny.
    By Mary Reinholz
  23. Openings
    CB3 Tries to Kill the Music at Former Mo Pitkins, But Restaurants Keep onPhil Hartman and Todd Patrick face a hurdle in merging live music with Mexican food, but dining rooms are rocking all over town.
    By Daniel Maurer
  24. Openings
    Todd Patrick and Phil Hartman’s New Venue Will ServeUpstairs, “a home for esoteric free jazz performance.”
    By Daniel Maurer
  25. Openings
    Todd P Plans East Village Live Venue While Others Face the MusicPhil Hartman returns to the former Mo Pitkins space, an Inwood beer garden fights for the right to party, and the latest on Prime 6.
    By Daniel Maurer
  26. Phil Hartman’s ‘Simpsons’ LegacyLater episodes of The Simpsons tend to unfold like Radiohead songs, starting off one way before taking an abrupt left turn. In stark contrast […]
    By Joe Berkowitz
  27. Openings
    Two Boots Tavern Gives Away Slices; Hell’s Kitchen Location a Month AwayA first look at the Lower East Side location.
    By Daniel Maurer
  28. Openings
    Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre to Open East Village LocationThe fabled comedy troupe has designs on the former Two Boots Pioneer Theater.
    By Daniel Maurer
  29. Pizza and Beer
    Two Boots Owner Wants Some Grown-up TimeThe family-friendly pizzeria got a liquor license.
    By Alec Appelbaum