Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman

Comedy

Phil Hartman	Himself/Various Characters
Tom Arnold	Kevin O'Brien
Alec Baldwin	Mr. Cherrywood
Candice Bergen	Anne Boleyn
Corbin Bernsen	Celebrity Lawyer
Dana Carvey	Himself/H. Ross Perot/Various Characters
Ellen Cleghorne	Shakira's mom
Danny DeVito	Al Goldstein
Nora Dunn	Herself/Various Characters
Chris Farley	Himself/Various Characters
William Shatner
Chris Kattan
Jason Priestley
David Spade
Julia Sweeney

Director	Beth McCarthy-Miller; Paul Miller; Tom Schiller; Dave Wilson
Producer	Ken Aymong; Stacey Foster
Writer	Andy Breckman; E. Jean Carroll

Phil Hartman was one of the most versatile comedians of his time: whether he was playing the voice of Troy McClure on The Simpsons or portraying the pompous Bill McNeal on NewsRadio, his comedy was always fresh and outrageous. His breakthrough was as a cast member of the late-night program Saturday Night Live, where he satirized everything from politics (Bill Clinton, Admiral Stockdale--Ross Perot's misguided running mate--and Barbara Bush) to entertainment (Frank Sinatra and Phil Donahue), creating unforgettable characters along the way. This "best of" video captures his funniest SNL moments and includes the TV special Saturday Night Live Remembers Phil Hartman plus more. Among the highlights are the commercial Compulsion; Bill Clinton jogging to a fast-food joint (which, filmed long before the Lewinsky incident, seems surprisingly prescient as Clinton comments, "There's gonna be a whole bunch of things we don't tell Mrs. Clinton. Fast food is the least of our worries."); Discover the World of Science, where Hartman portrays an annoyingly daft TV host to Jon Lovitz's scientist; Barbara Bush hosting Nancy Reagan at tea in the White House; Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef; and Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. Brief snippets of Hartman in a variety of his roles show some classic moments without slowing down the pace of the collection. This video also features SNL cast members Dana Carvey, Jan Hook, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, Victoria Jackson, and more. Of all the Saturday Night Live retrospectives, this is one of the most consistently funny compilations and truly showcases the best of Phil Hartman. --Jenny Brown