Yes, so funny. She was great. She died, right? Seems like I remember something about the ocean, but don't know if I'm thinking of the right person. I think I heard she was actually very smart.
Yes, I loved Carol Burnett too. Eunice and Mama and Ed. Vickie Lawrence was great! Great talent. The perfect dysfunctional family. Oh, thanks for going down memory lane with me. I was a grade schooler in the 70's, but I remember all those shows. I remember the original SNL's too even though I was 7 in 1975 when they started. I watched them all faithfully. Great to think about old times. The old stars. I often watch those roasts and see people I've forgotten about.
Carol Wayne: Death
In January 1985, Wayne and her companion Edward Durston were vacationing at the Las Hadas Resort in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. After an argument with Durston, Wayne reportedly left to take a walk on the beach. Three days later a local fisherman found Wayne’s body in the shallow bay.
Authorities later discovered Durston had checked out of the resort the day the couple argued. He had left Wayne’s luggage at the airport. Later, an autopsy performed in Mexico revealed no signs of drugs or alcohol in Wayne’s body. Her death was eventually ruled as “accidental”.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Wayne
Yes, the early SNLs were quite good. There has been some great talent emerge from there. Some not very good talent has come out of there also.
I quite watching in the 80s. I’ve gone back a few times, but the leftist vent, and some of the skits just being boorish, unfunny, and a waste of time to sit through, killed my desire.
Second City was a source for some of the talent on SNL. I believe the Toronto location was where most of them came from, at least in the early days. http://www.secondcity.com/