He wasn't always a bastard, of course. But there was no ignoring the magma bubbling just beneath the surface. A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live , comparing O'Donoghue to Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Beneath that foppish exterior, however, lay a vicious temper. Most of the show's staff and studio crew accumulated Mr. Mike battle stories.
Life is cheap, but it still has to come down a little.
For Mr. Mike, going too far meant just getting started. What's down in the well will come up in the bucket. Investigators find funny bones in landfills and crawl spaces. A gun in the mouth is a lampshade on the head. Punch lines are landing below the belt.