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Before Auto-Tune, before AI, before the internet explained every joke… there was Steve Martin as King Tut.This wasn’t just a sketch. It was peak 1970s comedy chaos: Steve Martin dressed like a disco pharaoh, singing about the Boy King like Egypt had opened at Studio 54.That’s why it worked.It was ridiculous, smart, and performed with the kind of full-body commitment that made early SNL untouchable.“King Tut” hit in 1978, right in the middle of America’s weird Tut obsession, and Steve turned the whole thing into comedy gold.Cheap costume. Absurd song. Zero restraint. Perfect television.“Buried with a donkey… he’s my favorite honky.”#SteveMartin #KingTut #SNL #comedy #SaturdayNightLive #ClassicSNL #VintageComedy #70sComedy #ComedyHistory #Studio8H #OldSchoolSNL #LiveFromNewYork #ComedyGold