Dan Aykroyd

I got a job driving mail truck in Toronto, and then I shifted to the broadcasting. And, yeah, I was a shot box announcer for about a year there with City TV and hired by Ivan Reitman and recommended by Lauren. Lauren said, you should hire this kid. So Lauren Michaels has been instrumental in my career from, you know, basically age 17.

People remember. Yeah.

People remember. Yeah.

People remember. Yeah.

Oh, yeah. No, no. My aunt, the late Hélène Goujon, she was a lovely woman, my mother's sister. She was, in fact, the Julia Child of Canada.

Oh, yeah. No, no. My aunt, the late Hélène Goujon, she was a lovely woman, my mother's sister. She was, in fact, the Julia Child of Canada.

Oh, yeah. No, no. My aunt, the late Hélène Goujon, she was a lovely woman, my mother's sister. She was, in fact, the Julia Child of Canada.

She had, yeah. She had a television show and a cuisine shop in Montreal during the 60s. And she – I went to her house for lunch and she was a master gourmet chef and she was very well known for – she was on the – uh, the network, the TV up there.

She had, yeah. She had a television show and a cuisine shop in Montreal during the 60s. And she – I went to her house for lunch and she was a master gourmet chef and she was very well known for – she was on the – uh, the network, the TV up there.

She had, yeah. She had a television show and a cuisine shop in Montreal during the 60s. And she – I went to her house for lunch and she was a master gourmet chef and she was very well known for – she was on the – uh, the network, the TV up there.

And, uh, she said she was making a fish soup and I saw she dropped the whole fish into the blender with the bones and everything, you know, she said, Oh no, no, no. Where are the bones? You pick the bones out. Like you're reading a filet. Don't worry about it. And I never forgot that.

And, uh, she said she was making a fish soup and I saw she dropped the whole fish into the blender with the bones and everything, you know, she said, Oh no, no, no. Where are the bones? You pick the bones out. Like you're reading a filet. Don't worry about it. And I never forgot that.

And, uh, she said she was making a fish soup and I saw she dropped the whole fish into the blender with the bones and everything, you know, she said, Oh no, no, no. Where are the bones? You pick the bones out. Like you're reading a filet. Don't worry about it. And I never forgot that.

And then, you know, many years later, I was sitting with Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels and Elaine and Chevy and John and I were there at Belushi Simon, Paul Simon, me, Lorne and Chevy. And we're sitting there, uh,

And then, you know, many years later, I was sitting with Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels and Elaine and Chevy and John and I were there at Belushi Simon, Paul Simon, me, Lorne and Chevy. And we're sitting there, uh,

And then, you know, many years later, I was sitting with Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels and Elaine and Chevy and John and I were there at Belushi Simon, Paul Simon, me, Lorne and Chevy. And we're sitting there, uh,

And, you know, we were just kind of laughing over things, and I was thinking about that, and, you know, we were eating a meal, and I thought, yeah, I got this idea for, you know, a scene, you know, basimatic. And when I said that, Paul Simon, you know, who's probably one of the most brilliant people ever in entertainment, he started to really laugh, and it's hard to get Paul to laugh.

And, you know, we were just kind of laughing over things, and I was thinking about that, and, you know, we were eating a meal, and I thought, yeah, I got this idea for, you know, a scene, you know, basimatic. And when I said that, Paul Simon, you know, who's probably one of the most brilliant people ever in entertainment, he started to really laugh, and it's hard to get Paul to laugh.

And, you know, we were just kind of laughing over things, and I was thinking about that, and, you know, we were eating a meal, and I thought, yeah, I got this idea for, you know, a scene, you know, basimatic. And when I said that, Paul Simon, you know, who's probably one of the most brilliant people ever in entertainment, he started to really laugh, and it's hard to get Paul to laugh.

You know, because he's so intellectual, so smart. You know, you got to be at a certain level. When he started to snort, I said, man, I got something. If I can make Paul laugh, it's this easy. And I went away and I wrote the scene based upon that night and my aunt's real experience with the fish in a blender. And I remember a woman wrote me a letter. She was very upset.