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Tag: Phil Hartman

An Unexpected Gift: The 1993 Answering Machine Recordings of Phil Hartman for a Fan
Audio / News

An Unexpected Gift: The 1993 Answering Machine Recordings of Phil Hartman for a Fan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 27, 2016May 27, 20163

Phil Hartman was “The Glue” that held together the all-time greatest cast among several generations of famous funny comediansĀ on Saturday Night Live over the past …

Exclusive excerpt from “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” by Mike Thomas
Books / Saturday Night Live

Exclusive excerpt from “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” by Mike Thomas

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 23, 2014September 23, 2014

In his new biography of SNL legend Phil Hartman out today, “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” Chicago Sun-Times newspaper …

Rare posthumous recording from the 1970s, “Phil Hartman’s Flat TV,” to receive animation treatment
Audio / Video

Rare posthumous recording from the 1970s, “Phil Hartman’s Flat TV,” to receive animation treatment

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 7, 2013May 7, 2013

In 1997, Mike Scott was a teen-aged aspiring comedian who wrote to Phil Hartman seeking advice about entering the world of show business. Sixteen years …

Help the late Phil Hartman earn a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and bid in his charity auction
Saturday Night Live / TV

Help the late Phil Hartman earn a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and bid in his charity auction

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 27, 2012January 27, 20121

There are many injustices in the comedy world. One of the biggest remains the fact that we no longer have Phil Hartman’s comedic brilliance to …

Phil Hartman’s handwritten letter offers advice to a young comedian
Saturday Night Live

Phil Hartman’s handwritten letter offers advice to a young comedian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 16, 2011August 16, 20115

In 1997, while Phil Hartman was enjoying his post-SNL fame in primetime with NewsRadio, a 19-year-old aspiring comedian named Mike Scott wrote Hartman a letter …

Saturday Night Live

Phil Hartman’s SNL audition

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 24, 2009May 28, 20168

Watching Phil Hartman’s audition tape for Saturday Night Live is such a bittersweet experience. Mostly sweet. To know that you don’t have to be a …

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