Richard Jewell…

…died today at the age of 44.

One of the most unexpected moments of Saturday Night Live in the mid-to-late 90s was during a skit in which Will Ferrell was portraying his recurring Janet Reno character. Richard Jewell walked on, not long after his name had been cleared and Reno had admitted that he had been wrongly accused, and calmly punched “Reno” in the stomach. Reno stood up, shook Jewell’s hand and said, “Alright. Same time next week?” “Yep,” Jewell replied. The audience went nuts. I can’t find a video of the skit online anywhere. Argh.

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