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The Olympia Café was a fictional greasy spoon featured in a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch. The staff, led by John Belushi as Pete Dionisopoulos, were Greeks.Staff also included Bill Murray as Nico, a busboy who does not speak English, Dan Aykroyd as short-order cook George, and Sandy, a waitress played by Laraine Newman.
The restaurant was named after John Belushi's pronunciation of cheeseburger as "cheeburger" on a Saturday Night Live sketch at the fictitious Olympia Café. [3] The first international location opened in Kuwait but has since closed. In November 2017, Cheeburger Cheeburger was acquired by Premier Restaurant Group. [4]
During John Belushi’s four seasons on SNL, he managed to create some of the show’s most iconic characters including Captain Kirk, the “cheeseburger, cheeseburger” owner of The Olympia ...
Saturday Night Live Samurai: December 13, 1975 John Belushi: John Belushi plays a samurai warrior, who speaks only (mock) Japanese, and wields a katana. He is seen in various occupations ranging from a hotel desk clerk to a tailor. Mel's Char Palace December 20, 1975 Dan Aykroyd: A steakhouse commercial parody featuring Dan Aykroyd. At Mel's ...
He left "Saturday Night Live" during season two to pursue film roles. ... Matt Wood plays John Belushi. Wood, left, as Belushi in the film "Saturday Night" and the real Belushi, right, circa 1973. ...
In Live From New York, director John Landis recalled visiting the SNL offices, where he was struck by an attractive woman and asked Belushi who she was. "John says, 'That’s Rosie Shuster. "John ...
Coke," These words, with Pepsi and Coke in reverse order, were originally popularized by John Belushi in "Olympia Cafe," an early Saturday Night Live sketch that was inspired by the tavern. [7] Bill Murray and sketch writer (and bit player) Don Novello were regulars at the Billy Goat; Belushi and Murray were natives of the Chicago area, and ...
Belushi, played by Matt Wood in the movie, appeared on SNL throughout the 1970s, winning a 1977 Emmy for writing. He was Aykroyd’s right-hand man in the Blues Brothers sketches, which turned ...