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minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 days agoJack Handey was an SNL writer, “Deep Thoughts” was a series of one-liners that aired between sketches in the early 90s.
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 days agoLoved finding out he was a real person and was a legendary writer.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-210 days agoOh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn’t know it was a real person! Holy shit, he created Toonces! Handey is also credited with creating Toonces the Driving Cat, the cat who could drive a car, although not very well.
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days agoThis has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy. I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading. To find out it was neither Hartman’s character nor his voice is … everything was a lie.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 days agoSNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one
minus-squareDigital Mark@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoHis books are also fun, The Stench of Honolulu was good, the opposite of a hard-boiled PI.
Jack Handey was an SNL writer, “Deep Thoughts” was a series of one-liners that aired between sketches in the early 90s.
Loved finding out he was a real person and was a legendary writer.
Oh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn’t know it was a real person!
Holy shit, he created Toonces!
This has completely changed everything I ever held dear and holy.
I always thought handy was a Hartman character and was him reading.
To find out it was neither Hartman’s character nor his voice is … everything was a lie.
Hartman did the intro.
SNL had a bunch of absolutely legendary writers. Jim Downey is another one
His books are also fun, The Stench of Honolulu was good, the opposite of a hard-boiled PI.