MONDAY MEMORIAL - REMEMBERING JOE DICSO

Joe Dicso: 

Five minutes to Monologue, Mr. Martin!

Steve Martin: 

Thanks, Joe! 

Joe Dicso:

I can’t ever get fired, 

I’ve got a Union job.

But somehow tonight 

it doesn’t matter 

that I’m in with the mob!
'Saturday Night Live'

On the February 16th episode of 'Saturday Night Live', the show displayed this title card before going into the cast's curtain call.

I have yet to find official notice of Dicso's passing but Facebookers in the business who knew him have been paying tribute to the long-running  stage manager.

From People:
Stage Manager Joe Dicso: 
Going into the first show there were times I thought, “We’re not going to make this.” Sometimes the performers didn’t make it to the set until after we’d started. I’d tell the control room, “Laraine’s not here,” and the director would say, “We’ll go to a close-up of Belushi. Let us know when she’s there.” And that’s what we did. There’ve been heel marks on the floor from when I grabbed people on the wrong way to their marks.  

Here are the basics of his SNL career from the IMDb:

But he didn't just serve behind the scenes.  He also got pulled into the sketches like that opening musical number the night Steve Martin returned to host in 1991 which I quoted at the top.  To me this was one of the best show openings they ever did. 

These are the episodes in which he played himself on 'Saturday Night Live'

Jim Carrey hosted Mr. Dicso's last show and brought him out for a special tribute.

Jim Carrey:
It’s Joe Dicso’s last night here, ladies and gentlemen!  He’s been here for 21 years – he’s seen it all!

Good night and may God bless.....