Before Phil Hartman was on SNL, he designed some pretty famous album covers

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[AverageLiberalSlatie]

I love that the made Zap Brannigan an homage to Hartman, who was the intended actor for the role, instead of taking it in another direction. It’s a small, but moving thing to me.

It makes me smile, and miss him a great deal, every time I watch a Brannigan episode.

[j9c]

I love that Hartman worked on the Firesign Theatre album cover. Excellent overlap of comedic talent.

Rest in power, Mr. Hartman. You are missed!

[DizBuster]

And like most SNL sketches ever, it goes on for abut 80% longer than it should. I’m amazed it’s still on, not having generated a movie property in many years.

[gracchus]

New information for me. The indie/alternative creative scene in L.A. from the mid-70s through the early 1980s was a gloriously weird mix of comedians, comics artists, designers, musicians, and filmmakers all cross-pollinating and supporting each-other until they broke through into popular culture and made it what it is today.

[KrustyBuddy3000]

There’s another homage over there: the “Philip” in Philip J. Fry.

[Franko]

as a designer, and a fan of Poco, i think of him every time i see the iconic horse image on the Legends album cover. he was just so talented in so many ways.