John Belushi’s Samurai Delicatessen with Buck Henry | SNL Classic One of the sketches that defined early Saturday Night Live: John Belushi’s “Samurai Delicatessen” (1975). Belushi’s over-the-top Samurai character slices through sandwiches, walls, and anything in sight—while Buck Henry plays the straight man, the unlucky customer just trying to order lunch. The contrast between Belushi’s wild physical comedy and Henry’s deadpan reactions made the sketch a timeless SNL moment. This was the birth o

Live from Belushi Theater, I had the pleasure to speak with both the Theater Music department and then with the Cannabis class. Such a great time being back at the College of Dupage, both John and I’s alma mata, and awarding Ashley with the John Belushi scholarship, which we have been awarding since 1984. | James Belushi

Just John channeling his inner Beethoven. | John Belushi