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Spotlight on legendary comic

JuDY Belushi Pisano, widow

of John, about Showtime’s doc

“Belushi.”

“It captures his essence. His

1982 drug death overshadowed

his life, and the repercussion

went on for years. I’d have liked

some edits of my own, which

would’ve made me happier be-

cause I only see him one way.

But it captures his uniqueness.

R.J. Cutler, who did this, under-

stood his spirit.”

On it Jim Belushi, Chevy

Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Lorne

Michaels all say John was pri-

vate in a time before Twitter or

Instagram.

Cutler: “Judy let me

hear his 60 to 70 hours of

audio tapes. People mag-

azine launched him in

’74. ‘Saturday Night Live’

in ’75. John was no celeb-

rity sharing everything.

The opposite. His curs-

ing and blessing was pri-

vate. He bristled when

journalists pried into his

personal life.”

Judy: “He started in

Chicago at ground zero

comedy mecca Second

City and learned at this

Harvard of improv that

live theater is infectious.

‘Animal House,’ ‘The

Blues Brothers’ and ‘Sat-

urday Night Live.’ It was

the trifecta. A heady time

to access who you are

and come back to Earth.

“Listen, I’m still watch-

ing ‘SNL.’ Chris Farley

reminds me most of

John. Will Ferrell, from

the same school, shares

his humor and dedica-

tion.”

The film shows the re-

ally good and lousy bad.

Watch it with a cheese-

burger.

Cindy

Adams

SING for Hope’s giving online holiday gifts

like arts experiences from opera’s Renée Flem-

ing, actors Lea Salonga and Tituss Burgess

and makeup lessons with a “Kinky Boots” drag

queen. It’s personalized singing telegrams called

SingforHopeGrams. Proceeds to those who

need. Tax deductible. SingforHope.org.

And Joan Hamburg’s daughter, Liz, is turn-

ing grannies into geeks one click at a time. Her

team, Candoo Tech, a mashup of Stephen Hawk-

ing and Mother Teresa, helps seniors and

dummkopfs navigate Zoom, e-mail, telemedi-

cine, Amazon, e-books. One 105-year-old now

connects with Mars. I’m hoping for help to open

my peanut butter. And B’way stars, temporarily

unemployed, sing online every Friday. Chirp

with them. Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater con-

tinues its “Sip and Sing.” Show tune words show

on the screen. Executive director Tracy Mitch-

ell: “Two things I like are drinking and singing.

5 p.m. Fridays, 500 people — such as Judy Col-

lins and Kelly Ripa — also Zoom along.”

What I’m hearing

Judy Belushi Pisano: Honors late

hubby, John Belushi, when he got

his star on the Hollywood Walk of

Fame on April 1, 2004.

Bits & pieces

THE moods behind

“The Croods: A New

Age.” Emma Stone is

Eep, a charming B.C.

name: “We’ve been doing

this 10 years. Original

Nicolas Cage, Cather-

ine Keener, Ryan

Reynolds are all back.

Newies Peter Dinklage

and Leslie Mann are hi-

larious. On a total trip.

Introducing new colors

you didn’t even see in the

first movie.”

Cage: “It’s a ‘Box of

Happy’ at a time when

we need happiness.”

Reynolds: “Animated

movies are like dance

floors. Just get out there

and freestyle.”

Right. But first, help me

open my peanut butter.

It’s only in New York,

kids, only in New York.

sayin’... DEC. 17, held

virtually 1 p.m., New York

Women in Film & Televi-

sion award goodies to

Awkwafina, Rachel

Brosnahan plus Grammy

winner Rashida

Jones... “The Pink Pan-

ther’s” returning. Julie

Andrews’ ex-husband

Blake Edwards created

the original. She’s co-pro-

ducing... AND Netflix

shelled out $30 mil for

new thrill “The Guilty,”

which stars the still-em-

ployed Jake Gyllenhaal,

Ethan Hawke, Peter

Sarsgaard, Riley Ke-

ough. Director’s Anto-

ine Fuqua. It’s based on

a Danish drama that

takes place one morning

in a 911 call center.

DRUMS beat that Presi-

dent Trump might do a

White House ta-ta gala. A

wham bam superjam

larger than an orches-

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