why did so many  Saturday Night Live castmembers become more famous than there counterparts at MADtv or friday
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Lorne Michaels/SNL tends to use their talent pool to make low budget comedies (Usually derived from skits), plus SNL is more prestigious for being around for so long.   So, with the greater exposure and the prestige comes the fame.
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I know I saw him on primetime yesterday with Diane Sawyer and people just mistake him as a crazy person. But if you were being monitored by the paparazzi everyday you could like a crazy person too. People also over exaggerate on what he does. The Oprah Show and The Today Show are main examples.
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because tv on dvd is really popular right now & a lot of people are buying shows.  plus they couldn't really put them on dvds when the shows first aired.\n\ni think a lot of people regularly watch reruns of these shows on nick at nite and on other channels.
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Some do, most just put on a show to sell tickets and draw more people into watching on television....especially when televised on PPV.
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He makes public appearances occasionly from what I saw on some interview on Nick at Night they did with him a couple of months back. He also said that it was hard for him to get serious roles or dramatic ones cause he had been so stereo-typed.
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most celebrities are i would imagine.... actor's play exciting funny characters all the time...it wouldn't be acting if they were like that :P
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Yeah I believe alot of these Award shows are based on popularity.
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Some are and some aren't... I've met a few that were extremly personable, not just for their image sake, they never let their success go to their heads and conquer how they treat other people, but I heard of one that got a waitress fired for setting a note down at his table saying he was her favorite actor, and I think that's just being a jerk, his profession is one in the public eye, and he had no right to complain to the manager about being complimented for it.
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my understanding was that Jerry was considered the comic genius and Dean was second billing. Jerry head got bigger and he was getting more screen time for the movies they were doing together. Dean thought he was not being used to his potential. So, they had a big arguement, Dean thought he could do better and even though it was a little rocky, his friend, Frank Sinatra, got together with his other buddies who were treated unfairly and thus you have The Rat Pack. With them and a desert little town known as Las Vegas, they made themselves a legend. Some movies were made about J and D's break-up.
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The main wrestlers, ie the superstars, get paid a lot more than those smaller, low key wrestlers.  The ones that you see once a month or so who usually lose the matches, they get paid okay, but not nearly as much as the likes of Cena, Undertaker, HHH, etc.  I think they have okay talent, but unless there is a certain something extra as far as looks or personality, the powers that be don't elevate them to superstar status.
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It was Kevin Spacey on tonight's show. But Paul Schaeffer (the band leader) does it every week or so with the Carnac bit. Letterman was Carson's pick to take over the Tonight Show, not Leno. But the NBC exec's. did not grant his request, so Johnny never went on Leno's show. But he did go on Letterman's three times that I can remember. Dave is much funnier than Jay. And Paul Schaeffer is a great  musician and very funny as well.  :)
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people spend more than 60% of their income on entertainment. we live for that stuff. since sports players "entertain" fans, they open new avenues like other endorsements that could make the company they work for very profitable. often, the people that make a real difference like stay at home moms and teachers are overlooked and seen as "ordinary".
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They are different artistic mediums --- it's like comparing apples to oranges. Some actors who are great on stage are horrible in front of a camera, and vice versa.
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I would add Dick Gregory to the list. In comedy, one can talk about the real truth in forum that won't get them assassinated. :)
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I didn't see it but Dana Carvey is very talented with his impersonations.  His George HW Bush is a riot.  I believe that most of the SNL stars have their own DVDs highlighting their best moments on the show.  Check it out.
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I think it's all down to personality too. Some people are just funnier than others.\n\nI recon monkeyface is female as she answers a question with 4 more questions and finishes by answering them all herself ! :-)
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It means that when a person is famous he is only famous for a time. Then they eventually are forgotten.  As opposed to people who aren't even known in their time and will never be recognized.  \n\nThink about actors in the 30's who would be recognized everywhere and now no one knows. Then compare the people who tried to act, failed, maybe did one or two plays, and no one (then or now) knew/knows