The Dumb and Dumber To star auditioned three times to be a cast member, and he went all out for his hosting debut in May 1996 ...

You can see the joy in his work.” In the survey’s race for the “funniest SNL sketch of all time," “ James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub Party,” a standout from Season 9, clinched the top spot.

Brennan, who worked on SNL between 1999 and 2000, appeared unperturbed by the anger. “Why is drowning in a hot tub funny,” asked one user, to which he replied: “Because it’s not very deep.” ...

James Brown liked Eddie Murphy’s celebrity hot tub skit on “Saturday Night Live” so much that he suggested the comedian play him in a biopic. Murphy explained to Jimmy Fallon on “The ...