Not to bring the mood down or anything, but we couldn't let the 10th anniversary of the terrible death of Phil Hartman pass us by without a mention. On Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, and NewsRadio, Hartman was more than a gifted mimic or an eccentric personality with flawless timing: he was a machine, tossing off hilarity the way Iron Man deflects bullets. Many is the time we've thought how much better the world would be if Hartman were still around. Can you even imagine him in the same room as Tracy Morgan? Our feeble mindgrapes melt at the thought.
There are tons of iconic Phil Hartman moments and characters -- way too many to embed here -- but perhaps you'd be interested in a bonkers commercial he did for an Activision hockey game and a way obscure clip of from The Gong Show Movie?
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