John Belushi SNL Skit

i googled john belushi russian skit and got lots of hits...

was it wolverine? it was the very first snl sketch - ends with a collapse

That's the one! But I can't find it. It was the "cold opening" to the very first episode of Season 1 back (I think) in 1974.

Can't seem to locate it on YT though there are many Belushi skits there...

Ah -- that was the NAME of the skit! I found it, many thanks! I have been wondering about that one for years, haven't seen it since that one live performance.

I wanted to show it to my English class in the Okinawan middle school where I teach English...

:-)

Thanks again!

Glad you found it - I haven't mastered adding links by way of the tablet yet.

This week I am showing it as part of my weekly PowerPoint presentation at the beginning of the English class in my Japanese middle school. I get to each class in the school once per week as a guest English teacher making it a full-time job attending each of 6 classes for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. I introduce day, date, and weather, then a series of 15 to 25 slides interspersed with short (funny) video clips found on Reddit or YouTube. I add add music or dialogue to the silent clips. Of course, they are all edited for "appropriate content" for Japanese middle school kids (and any visiting officials from the Board of Education).

The students (and the teachers) really enjoy these little breaks from the serious English class syllabus, and they look forward to the weekly show.

This week's theme is "What do you want to be in the future?" I have 15- to 30-second humorous clips for airline attendant, pilot, police officer, post office worker, HS teacher, and of course, English teacher. Before the Belushi clip, I explain what wolverines and badgers are (with a few photos).

I added Japanese subtitles to the Belushi clip.

They REALLY loved the hilarious Wolverines clip!

Many thanks for helping me find that!

I've heard how the French use Monty Python to teach English, they need to explain terms like Mrs Volestrangler.

Sounds like a great English class. So glad your students enjoyed. Belushi was one of the greats.