but in the end, the drugs and alcohol always beat art. >> back up. >> john belushi died today at 33 yearsngalow at the chateau marmot hotel. >> sources have told eyewitnesses news that the night stand contained what was described to us as a fair amount of white powder believed to be cocaine. >> when you get to that level of fame and you've got the money and a fair amount of enablers around you, it's easy to keep going on a self-destructive path, and it's hard to stop. >> the actor and comedian chris farley was found dead in a chicago apartment today. >> farley followed his idol belushi's success and along the way friends say he succumbed to the same excesses, food, alcohol, and drugs. >> when you have that kind of brain, and i don't want the get into that stuff, except that you're wired dark. you can go dark real fast. >> dad couldn't take it anymore. and he wanted it to stop. he just was like i want it to stop. >> richard pryor, the comedian and writer was badly burned in an accident at his home in california last night. the burns cover the upper half of his body. they are severe enough

had these great female writers like ann beatts and marilyn miller and rosie shuster, but like john belushit want to do sketches written by women. >> i like sirloin steak, i like american food. don't push me, i mean it! >> john used to regularly ask for the women to be fired on the show, because chicks just weren't funny. >> awful! awful! couldn't be worse! >> really enough to make you want to puke your guts out. >> it was an uphill battle. lauren used to come around to me and rosy and say, so what have you got for the girls? we felt an obligation to cover them since the men didn't write that much for them. [ laughing ] >> but, seriously. >> they started to write more for gilda, because gilda was very outgoing. and you know, she was more of a proven laugh getter. >> no! >> when i saw gilda radner, my mind was blown. there was just something about her that was really magnetic. she committed it to so hard and she wasn't afraid to not be dainty with her character work. >> what is that bewitching scent you're wearing? >> vicks vaporub. >> there was never a moment when you thought, wait a second

. >> also honored, the late john belushi and gilda radner. >> i liked being in there late on friday nightn it was just us, we and crew. that was beautiful a time. >> it continues to be great. >> oh, yeah. it's the greatest political satire show ever. >> hilarious by the way. >> donald trump has basically made it even bigger. >> i sent melania with a very convincing lookalike. >> lorne and donald trump are like kim john un and donald trump, you know? they need each other. >> that's an analogy i'm not going touch, dan akroyd. >> no, not at all. >> well, how about this all-star reunion? kristen bell and idina menzel, aka anna and elsa, will perform for the first time in forever -- get it? during abc's "the wonderful world of disney: magical holiday celebration." >> they're not the only ones. is. >> julianne hough and the guys from 98 degrees. and you were there for all the magic. >> yes, julianne clearly getting into the christmas spirit. and no better place to do that than the most magical place on earth. julianne is kicking off the holiday season from disneyworld. she'll soon be celebratin

. >> also honored, the late john belushi and gilda radner. >> i liked being there late on friday night us, we and the crew. that was a beautiful time. >> it continues to be great. >> all you guys still watch the show? >> oh, yeah. it's the greatest political satire show ever. donald trump has basically made it even bigger. >> i said, melania, along with a very convincing look alike. >> they need each other. >> let's get back to oprah. remember when lady o. stopped by our set to show off her new food line. kate hudson also knows her way around the kitchen. she's got a new book out about spraining. our carly steel was exclusively invited inside her home for a little cooking with kate. >> in the kitchen with kate. welcome to my kitchen. it's actually much cleaner right now. >> in hollywood circles, you're known as the hostess with the mostess. >> i am? >> you know you are. >> this is my favorite thing to do. cooking, entertaining, baking. i mean it's one of those things that when i'm not doing it, you know, it's usually because i'm not happy in my life. >> 13-year-old ryder and 6-year-old

. >> also honored, the late john belushi and gilda radner. >> i liked being there late on friday nightat was a beautiful time. >> it continues to be great. >> all you guys still watch the show? >> oh, yeah. it's the greatest political satire

my thanks to daisy ridley, jim belushi, kate berlant, john early! liam gallagher, once again!g. have a great night. i hope to see you tomorrow. bye bye. thank you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- saoirse ronan! from "the marvelous mrs. maisel," actress rachel brosnahan. comedian michelle wolf. featuring the 8g band with will dorsey jr. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic. fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. newt gingrich recently said that the best way to communicate with president trump is through the fox news shows "fox & friends" and "hannity." while the worst way to communicate with trump is to marry him. [ laughter ]