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  1. hey that’s me
    How the Original SNL Cast Reacted to Saturday Night MovieDan Aykroyd calls the 90 minutes of pre-production chaos “pretty accurate.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. live from new york
    Jon Batiste (Finalized)
    What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Saturday Night?There are llamas, meltdowns, fistfights, and a lot of fake blood in this big-screen retelling of SNL’s first episode. How much really happened?
    By Fran Hoepfner
  3. rip
    Former SNL Writer and Cast Member Peter Aykroyd Dead at 66The show announced his passing last night.
    By Charu Sinha
  4. snl
    Jim Belushi Has Always Been an Outsider“SNL is the hardest thing I ever did, and that’s including divorce. I survived it, barely.”
    By Andy Hoglund
  5. legends
    A Final Conversation With Anne BeattsA week before her death, the original SNL writer still had too many stories to tell.
    By Dan Reilly
  6. two friends
    Dean Edwards and Godfrey Agree: Dan Aykroyd Is the Nicest Guy“Aykroyd is dope.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  7. casting
    Bill Murray May Have Answered the Call for Ghostbusters SequelAccording to Dan Aykroyd, at least.
    By Charu Sinha
  8. i am not afraid of any ghost
    Sigourney Weaver Is In for Ghostbusters 3There is Dana, but is there Zuul?
    By Bethy Squires
  9. snl
    Alan Zweibel Looks Back on Working With Gilda Radner and His Other SNL Friends“Even to this day, when I write for certain women … I’ll write for Gilda, though she’s been dead 30 years.”
    By Andy Hoglund
  10. singles
    Looking Back on the Weird Fad of Stand-up Comedian SinglesFeaturing Rodney Dangerfield, Howie Mandel, Chris Rock, and more.
    By Brian Boone
  11. where’s the beef?
    Sony Debunks Dan Aykroyd’s Claims About the Reboot’s Expensive ReshootsAykroyd recently went after director Paul Feig for spending too much money on the film.
    By Jackson McHenry
  12. Dan Aykroyd Says Paul Feig Spent Too Much on ‘Ghostbusters’: ‘He Will Not […]According to Dan Aykroyd, a sequel to 2016’s Ghostbusters reboot is not in the cards, and Aykroyd isn’t shying away from putting all the blame […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. beefin’
    Dan Aykroyd Calls Out Director Paul Feig Over the Ghostbusters RebootThe original Ghostbusters star claimed Feig “will not be back on the Sony lot anytime soon.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  14. remembrances
    Dan Aykroyd Says One Final Good-bye to His ‘Beloved Showboat’ Carrie FisherThe two were briefly engaged for a period of time.
    By Devon Ivie
  15. tributes
    Dan Aykroyd Pens Lovely Tribute to Carrie Fisher“She was also in love with Paul Simon. She married him but I hope she kept my ring.”
    By Devon Ivie
  16. trolls
    Dan Aykroyd Weighs In on Leslie Jones’s Trolls“They’re insignificant gnats, they’re losers, they have no lives of their own …”
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. chat room
    Ivan Reitman Talks Ghostbusters and Bill Murray“Let me tell you, no one’s ever forced Bill to be nice.”
    By Jada Yuan
  18. last night on late night
    New Ghostbusters Meet Old on KimmelIt was a big ghost-bustin’ jamboree.
    By Karen Brill
  19. paranormal reboots
    Who Ya Gonna Call for Praise of the Ghostbusters Reboot? Dan Aykroyd!He has some clout.
    By Devon Ivie
  20. the industry
    Dan Aykroyd Is Still Pitching a Blues Brothers Animated ShowHe’s working with John Belushi’s widow to shop the series to networks.
    By Nate Jones
  21. Dan Aykroyd, Judy Belushi, and Anne Beatts to Produce an Animated ‘Blues […]An animated Blues Brothers series is in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, SNL alums Dan Aykroyd and Anne Beatts have teamed up […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. ghostbusters
    Aykroyd Says the New Ghostbusters May Be Funnier“In a way, his movie might be a little better than the first two.”
    By Dee Lockett
  23. everything we know
    Everything We Know About the New GhostbustersIncluding Channing Tatum’s Ghostbusters 4 fantasy and the status of slime 2.0.
    By Brian Feldman
  24. Dan Aykroyd Confirms He’ll Appear in Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’ RebootBefore he shifts all his energy toward creating and expanding an entire Ghostbusters universe, Dan Aykroyd is making a stop in Paul Feig’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. super cameos
    Dan Aykroyd Will Pop Up in Paul Feig’s GhostbustersScore.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  26. Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi Launch Blues Brothers RecordsIn addition to promoting Crystal Head Vodka and seeking out new Ghostbusters “branding opportunities,” SNL alum Dan Aykroyd has a new business […]
    By Megh Wright
  27. things that are unnecesary
    Sony Is Also Planning an All-Male GhostbustersBro-stbusters.
    By Jesse David Fox
  28. Sony Is Developing an All-Male ‘Ghostbusters’ RebootPaul Feig isn’t the only director set to bring Ghostbusters back to the big screen. According to Deadline, Sony is currently developing a […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. Dan Aykroyd Still Wants to Make a ‘Conventional’ ‘Ghostbusters’ SequelDan Aykroyd is absolutely determined to make his own Ghostbusters sequel. Aykroyd did a round of interviews this week on The Howard Stern Show […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. Everything We Know About the ‘Ghostbusters’ RebootThe lead cast of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot was revealed today, and it’s an all-star group including Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, and […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. Stephen Colbert, Dan Aykroyd, Wanda Sykes, and More to Appear in ‘Inside […]Not long after revealing the return dates of Episodes and Web Therapy, Showtime announced today that it’s renewed David Steinberg and Steve […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. Oh Lord, Dan Aykroyd Wants to Create a Marvel-Style ‘Ghostbusters’ UniverseThe most recent update on the long-rumored Ghostbusters sequel was the news of a possible all-female reboot directed by Paul Feig, but […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. who ya gonna call?
    A Roundup of Every Ghostbusters 3 Rumor From the Past 25 YearsThis thing’s been in talks for more than two decades.
    By Brian Feldman
  34. Watch Dan Aykroyd’s Delightfully Bluesy ‘Tonight Show’ Entrance with Bobby […]From Friday night, here’s SNL alum and blues pro Dan Aykroyd making a grand entrance for his Tonight Show interview, complete with his own […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. Here’s the Trailer for the ‘Ghostbusters’ 30th Anniversary Re-ReleaseLast month it was announced that Ghostbusters would be getting a theatrical re-release on August 29th to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, […]
    By Megh Wright
  36. ‘Ghostbusters’ Is Getting a Theatrical Re-Release This SummerGhostbusters was released 30 years ago this weekend, and for the occasion, the movie is heading back to theaters. Entertainment Weekly reports […]
    By Bradford Evans
  37. Watch Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis Film Alternate Takes for […] Here’s some cutting room floor footage from Ghostbusters, in which Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis are filming a bunch of […]
    By Bradford Evans
  38. Sony Presses on with ‘Ghostbusters III’ Script After Harold Ramis’s DeathThe last time we checked in on the status of Ghostbusters III it was maybe happening, but THR reports that the project was in motion before the […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. casting couch
    Miles Teller Offered Dan Aykroyd Role in Belushi BiopicAlongside Emile Hirsch.
    By Halle Kiefer
  40. Dan Aykroyd, Jill Scott Join James Brown BiopicThis feels good.
    By Halle Kiefer
  41. last night on late night
    Dan Aykroyd Mixed Cocktails, Jammed the Blues With Jimmy FallonBooze and blues. Aykroyd and Fallon. Could there be a better pairing?
    By Caroline Shin
  42. Dan Aykroyd Got One Hell of an Intro on ‘Jimmy Fallon’ Last Night Dan Aykroyd made his inaugural appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. Fallon pulled out all the stops, delivering a Blues […]
    By Bradford Evans
  43. ‘Trading Places’ Was Originally Written for Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor […]Business Insider has a great oral history of Trading Places today, and it’s filled with awesome tidbits about the classic film. Tidbits such […]
    By Adam Frucci
  44. Dan Aykroyd Is Talking About ‘Ghostbusters III’ Again Dan Aykroyd has been talking to the press about his dreams and hopes for Ghostbusters III for the past several years now, and he discussed […]
    By Bradford Evans
  45. Dan Aykroyd and Allison Janney to Join Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Tammy’ Melissa McCarthy is lining up quite an impressive cast for Tammy, her first movie as director. Variety reports that Dan Aykroyd and Allison […]
    By Bradford Evans
  46. Saturday Night’s Children: Dan Aykroyd (1975-1979)Saturday Night Live has been home to over a hundred cast members throughout the past 37 years. In our column Saturday Night’s Children, we […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. Let’s Face It, ‘Ghostbusters III’ Isn’t Happening and It’s Probably a Good […] Ghostbusters III, which has been in development since the late 90s, has been delayed again, according to The Hollywood Reporter. We reported […]
    By Bradford Evans
  48. Scary Halloween News: Studio Wants to Film Murray-less ‘Ghostbusters’ […]Deadline reports that Sony Pictures is planning for original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman to film the new Ghostbusters reboot this summer […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. Is the New ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie a Remake, Not a Sequel?Dan Aykroyd and Company have been working on a third Ghostbusters movie on and off for the past 15 years, but in an interview today with […]
    By Bradford Evans
  50. video
    See Steve Martin’s Unearthed ‘Elephant Guy’ SketchComedy fans rejoice: It’s part of a new DVD collection of his long-lost TV specials.
    By Josh Wolk
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