SNL’s Widette Family – It was a “crack-up!”

By | November 30, 2017

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Saturday Night Live SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 9 -- Pictured: (l-r) Dan Akroyd as Bob Widette, John Belushi as Jeff Widette, and Jane Curtin as Betty Widette during the 'The Widettes' on December 16, 1978 -- Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

People quite often ask the question, “Does this (fill in the blank) make my butt look big?” Well, that is a loaded question that few feel comfortable answering; and for good reason. Many people, women especially, live in fear that they already know the answer to the question before it's even asked. Sadly, genetics play a sick and twisted role in an individual’s physical appearance…. Enter the Widette family!

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The writers of the long running Saturday Night Live (SNL) show and the actors that portrayed the characters, have been delighting us for years with their over the top, sometimes politically incorrect skits. The Widettes were among many of the characters we laughed uncontrollably at. Like many of the SNL characters, they were everyday people with some sort of a silly twist. The Widettes, in particular, had the unfortunate condition of being bottom heavy, although from the waist up, they seem to be of average size.