Some days I wonder if it was John Belushi who ruined sushi in America. If you've seen Belushi's "Samurai Delicatessen" skit, originally performed on Saturday Night Live in 1976, you'll remember him ...

NEW HAVEN >> Mention “samurai” and swords come to mind, or possibly the epic miniseries “Shogun” with Richard Chamberlain, or perhaps John Belushi’s classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch “Samurai ...

Catchphrase lodged in America’ brain: "(rough approximation of Japanese, shouted loudly)" Every generation has its own "fat, funny guy." And since ours was Chris Farley, some of us can’t quite see the ...

The original samurai sketch introduced Belushi and host Richard Pryor as a pair of katana-wielding, mock-Japanese-speaking bellhops arguing over who should carry a guest's luggage. But the gag — which ...