Bill Murray ranks top ‘Weekend Update’ anchors in ‘SNL 50’ reunion: ‘I have to disqualify myself’
nypost.comreturned to Studio 8H on Sunday to headline the star-studded “Weekend Update” sketch for the show’s 50th anniversary special.The “Groundhog Day” actor, who starred on “SNL” from 1977 to 1980, capped off appearances by Seth Meyers, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan and used his time to rank the top “Weekend Update” hosts of all time.Murray began by ranking the best Black “Update” anchors, which … was a very short list. “This is by default Michael Che,” Murray deadpanned (Che is the only Black anchor in the history of “Weekend Update”).“Now let’s move on to the regular ‘Weekend Update’ anchors,” the “Ghostbusters” star continued as Che laughed and asked, “Regular?”The list was “in no particular order,” Murray said. “So I’ve listed them from worst to best.” In typical Murray fashion, he then quipped, “I have to disqualify myself because I was on performance enhancing drugs.” “It’s what we called an ‘8H Shaker,’” he added. “Quaaludes, cocaine, and Nighttime TheraFlu.”Colin Quinn took the No.
10 slot, with Kevin Nealon coming in at number 9 followed by Dennis Miller at 8 and Seth Meyers at 7.“I’m gonna put Tina [Fey] and Amy [Poehler] just ahead of Tina and Jimmy [Fallon],” Murray added. “Jimmy, I’m sorry, and congratulations Tina.
It was close but I looked online and girl on girl is still very popular.”Despite his infamous feud with “Weekend Update” creator Chevy Chase, Murray didn’t snub him from the list.“Next up, Cornelius Crane Chase, who we’ve all come to know as Conny,” Murray began. “Let’s face it. ‘Weekend Update’ would simply not exist without him, so it would be wrong to have him listed anywhere but … No.
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