Saturday Night Live - The Best of Tom Hanks

This volume features Tom Hanks' work on Saturday Night Live, from his first appearance on the ill-fated '85-'86 season through the late nineties, but the majority of the material deals with the Hartman-Lovitz years, my personal favorite cast. Hanks and Lovitz, in particular, are paired quite often, especially in their frequent "Girl Watchers" sketches and an audience interview segment with Lovitz asking Hanks who his favorite performer on the show was (and he doesn't stop until he hears Jon Lovitz). Some of the stuff is familiar--the Wayne's World represented here is the Aerosmith one, and that and "Jew, not a Jew" were available on the videotape. However, there are a LOT of sketches here that will likely not see the light of day again, like Hanks, Damon Wayans, and others playing stand-up comics who deliver every line in their lives like a stand-up act, the really funny "Five-Timers" sketch, which centers around an exclusive club where five-time hosts reside (with SNL poking a little fun at its rarefied image), and a sketch where Hanks plays a loving husband that occasionally fantasizes that his wife is dead. As far as these compilations go, this is one of the best I've seen, on the same level as Phil Hartman's and Eddie Murphy's, and certainly worth a buy. And for the person who left the message about there not being a "Best of" for Gilda Radner, or others, I agree, but then again, Hanks deserves a DVD more than Tracy Morgan and Chris Kattan, need I say more. I'm jumping off a building when they release The Best of Fred Armisen. Just kidding, it will hopefully never happen. Hopefully.

Look, Tom Hanks is a gifted comedic actor who must have done more on SNL than this DVD represents. As previously stated, the chosen skits are worth an occasional chuckle at best, and some feature very little of Mr. Hanks at all... This DVD was a major disappointment and a nearly-complete waste of money to me. I liked the "Best of Steve Martin" significantly better, and this DVD doesn't even hold a candle to "The Best of Alec Baldwin"... Having purchased those two DVDs prior to this one, and based on the reviews, I was expecting so much more, but obviously some people are more easily amused than I am...

We were looking for the skit about The Bean Cafe. FINALLY found it. Thanks for the memories.

AS always SNL Best of does have it's hilarious moments. There were several episodes that I forgot Tom Hanks did. The most memorable one was the Short Term memory skit. This is Tom Hanks at his most hilarious.

It was a gift for a huge Tom Hanks fan who usually buys everything Tom Hanks for herself. It arrived in perfect shape and on time.

I was impressed because, I had no clue how funny he could be. I probabbly like it so much because Conan O'brien wrote alot of the skits, and he appears on one of the skits a very funny dvd. I own all of them and this is in my top ten,I definetly reccommend buying it.

Love Tom Hanks!

Such a great actor. The Jimmy Stuart of our times. He's so funny on SNL. I recieved it fast and in great shape.

It was a gift, and it was absolutely awesome! Glad when I ordered it this time around there were some left to buy. Quick shipping. Very satisfied.

uno spettacolo oppure per restare in America uno show con i fiocchi fatto bene senza pretese con degli skach e dei retroscena fenomenali da lui

ここまでおバカになれるオスカー俳優に脱帽！英語がわからない友人が、DVDを見て笑い転げてました。