Gottfried went on to be one of the biggest talents to come out of that era, to give you a barometer of how this cast fared to the Bill Murrays and Dan Akroyds of just a few months (yes, months) previous. He also at a later date called his time on SNL as “enjoyable as getting pounded in the face a few times…I felt when I got there people had stopped using drugs for creative inspiration and that was the problem. The only reason I agreed to the show was for the free drugs”. So, you know, pinch of salt.