What was sprockets based on?

Myers has stated he based the character on a waiter he encountered, working at The Cameron House in Toronto, as well as German musician Klaus Nomi (after whom said monkey was named).

Who did sprockets on SNL?

Live with Mike Myers, 1990. German art culture in the 1980s.

Who was the first black person on SNL?

Garrett Morris, SNL’s first Black cast member, falls somewhere in between those two groups. Though he never became a headliner like Bill Murray, Steve Martin, or, later, Eddie Murphy, his 1975 to 1980 stint on the popular variety series kicked off a career that has endured to this day.

Who were the whiners on Saturday Night Live?

The Whiners are a married couple played by Robin Duke (Wendy Whiner) and Joe Piscopo (Doug Whiner).