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Posted by jasonf 2011-01-30 10:55:58
What did everyone think last night?
I thought the Bride of Blackenstein was absolutely hilarious. I chuckled a few times (a couple of Weekend Update jokes, digital short, Mr. Wizard) but otherwise thought it was kind of weak.
Bride of Blackenstein, though was one of the first truly original, fully fleshed out skits they've done in a long while. Did they bring in a new writer for that or something?
And again, Kristen Wiig skits bombed - the spa thing was painful, and Michelle Bachmann? Really? So obvious.
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Posted by bwaylvsong 2011-01-30 11:55:49
I didn't catch the whole thing, but they could have done SO much more with the "Don't Forget the Lyrics" sketch.
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Posted by Borstalboy 2011-01-30 12:08:51
Jesse Eisenberg was totally confident and cute as a button. I kind of want to do him now.
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Posted by jrb_actor 2011-01-30 12:21:08
Ditto, Borstal! lol Eisenberg was great.
Bride of Blackenstein was one of my favorite sketches ever. Nicki Minaj was a riot. I just can't get into her music, however.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2011-01-30 12:27:50
Her outfit was a trip. It looks like she was in the middle of a whipped cream explosion
The Blackenstein sketch was one of the funniest non political skit they have done in along long time.
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Posted by jasonf 2011-01-30 13:05:23
I don't get her music at all, but she was great in that skit.
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Posted by singtopher 2011-01-30 13:59:44
Jesse Eisenberg was totally confident and cute as a button
When I read this the first time around, I mistook "button" for "bottom."
Anyway, carry on...
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-03-06 20:08:43
Miley was a terrific host last night. I really enjoyed her monlogue, which she actually made good points. Her impersonation of Justin Beiber was funny. She's obvously no Charmian Carr when it came to singing "Sixteeen Going on Seventeen" though.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-03-06 20:35:16
But she sang a lot and she sang on key and that is more than can be said of the much more highly praised whoever that girl was Kanye West interrupted.
Also, her Fergie impersonation was really funny.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-03-06 21:16:48
I thought she was pretty funny, and I thought the show pretty good overall, after a few weeks of duds (the Dana Carvey show was horrible).
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-03-06 21:27:37
"But she sang a lot and she sang on key"
Maybe it was because I'm so used to listening to Charmain's version. The only other person I've heard sing that song is Sophie Bould, who played Leisl in the 2006 London revival.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-05-08 00:19:39
I didn't think Tina would play Sarah again tonight, but I am glad she did. I loved it when she said, "This week we got rid of one of the world's greatest villains and I am for one thrilled to say good riddance to Katie Couric." "I plan on running for President every four years. It's my Olympics and I am planning on getting a whole bunch of silvers."
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Posted by supportivemom 2011-05-08 00:24:49
I love Tina Fey and I love Maya Rudolph- so I loved the monologue. Also LOVED the musical guest- Ellie Goulding! This is the first time I heard her! The Sarah Palin thing was pretty funny and I'm glad they brought back Hammond for Trump!
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Posted by strummergirl 2011-05-08 00:31:32
The Palin line was good and the Bachmann bit was sooooooo accurate. Would have just enjoyed Trump, Bachmann, and Palin (I was seriously surprised that Sudeikis did nothing for me as Romney, who I thought was the best choice to play him in the cast).
That skit and the monologue were the only stuff I care for thus far. Loved seeing Rudolph and Hammond back.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-05-08 01:11:20
Shocked the nerds haven't started a main board thread about The Little Mermaid meets Osama's corpse. I expected "The Under the Sea parody was AMAZING."
I laughed all through the news. I loved them making fun of conspiracy theorists: "... making Obama the first black person in history who has to PROVE he killed someone...."
And Stefon. I shall never tire of Stefon.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2011-05-08 01:43:14
I had to keep pausing the show during Stefan, I was laughing so hard. And that natural childbirth skit was brilliant as was the Mothers Day card commercial which will give me nightmares for years.
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Posted by romantico 2011-05-08 08:28:55
Best part about Stefon is Bill Hader has NEVER been able to get through an entire skit without losing it.IMO,that's what makes it.Seth and Bill trying to keep a straight face. Its only a matter of time before Lorne Michaels announces the "Stefon Movie".
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-bill-as-stefon/1325769/
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-05-08 17:22:48
I also loved Gaddaffi's two best friends on the news.
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Posted by tazber 2011-05-09 07:24:23
Loved the pregnancy skit. Inspired.
Stefon was funny (love when he kissed Seth Meyers)
The Little Mermaid was a ok, some good lines but kind of a let down overall.
Also loved the Michael Bolton/Lonely Island short.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-11-06 12:23:34
I heart Charlie Day with every fiber of my being. That is all.
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-11-06 12:49:12
The Freak a saurus!!
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-11-06 13:19:15
Maybe it's my deep love for Charlie or maybe it was just because I watched with two of my best friends, but I laughed harder last night than I have all season. I didn't love the cold open or the one about the dolphin, but otherwise I thought it was a really funny episode.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2011-11-06 13:23:29
I am curious why Armisen has note done any Obama bits so far.
Has he retired it or is there any other reason why not. The bit with The freakasauras reminded me of the other bit done by the guy who starred in it (his name escapes me) .
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Posted by StockardFan 2011-11-06 13:29:46
I started to watch but fell asleep.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2011-11-06 14:06:04
Gave up after weekend update.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-11-06 14:30:14
Yeah, the Freakasaurus costume was something of an allusion to Green Man, who Charlie sometimes portrays on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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Posted by Pippin 2011-11-06 15:52:44
I loved every sketch!! and I'm so happy that Wiig's Judy Grimes was back on Weekend Update. The Seinfeld sketch at the end was a strong finish to a solid show!
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Posted by blueroses 2011-11-07 12:30:54
Who played Bruce Jenner in the Kardashian skit?! I was laughing so hard I was practically crying. And Wiig was a GENIUS Kris.
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-11-07 12:35:46
Taran Killam played Bruce. He had his face taped back under his wig. Hysterical!
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Posted by Tom1071 2011-11-07 13:04:38
I gave up after Weekend Update as well.
I'm looking forward to Emma Stone this weekend.
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Posted by blueroses 2011-11-07 13:54:44
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Posted by MrMidwest 2011-11-12 22:19:03
I hope Emma has some good material tonight, and I hope Coldplay plays less songs than last time.
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Posted by taboo123 2011-11-13 10:32:29
I can't stop thinking about the Adele office skit with Emma Stone..... i'm crying thinking about it.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2011-11-13 20:24:16
The bridal shower sketch was painful to watch. It was one of the worst in recent memory.
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Posted by Jon 2011-11-14 12:05:20
I love Emma's dancing in those "Les Jeunes de Paris" sketches.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-11-14 23:13:52
Entertainment Weekly thought Emma was better in this episode than the one she hosted last year.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/11/13/saturday-night-live-recap-emma-stone/
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-11-14 23:31:15
I thought it was a great episode all around, I love "Les Jeunes de Paris," (where else would I have learned about Yelle?) and of course, the naughty bridal party scene was one of the best of the night thanks to Emma Stone's "Wallis."
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2011-11-15 01:20:44
That Bridal Party sketch was hilarious. For the most part, I found the entire episode to be top notch.
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Posted by AEA AGMA SM 2011-11-15 15:01:19
That Wallis sketch was hilarious. Fingers crossed that Emma Stone continues down the path that she's on and becomes everything we once hoped Lindsay Lohan would be (and more).
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-11-19 23:53:53
So glad to see the Muppets on the show! They always make things entertaining.
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Posted by uncageg 2011-11-19 23:58:47
The Muppets were fun, as usual in the opener. The Red Flag Perfume commercial made me laugh.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-11-20 00:46:13
I also enjoyed "Really! With Seth and Kermit".
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Posted by CapnHook 2011-11-20 01:13:22
It was so predictable when the Muppets would show up. Slightly disappointed in the surprise factor. Now if Miss Piggy or Gonzo would have showed up in the sketch where the family makes out with each other -- that would have been hilarious! I also wish this week's Digital Short would have been a musical number with Andy Samburg and the Muppets.
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Posted by supersam1026 2011-12-11 00:34:02
Weekend Update was GREAT tonight!! Didn't like the Kristen Wiig bit, but anything after that was pure gold!
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-12-11 00:56:47
Did Alec Baldwin show up? He was there for run through but not dress. I figured he would show up and do his bit for Air.
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Posted by supersam1026 2011-12-11 00:59:01
Yes he did! I thought his part in Update was pretty good!
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-12-11 12:52:45
I liked the whole episode. Alec looked hot in his uniform and his clone moustache. I also loved the way the audience responded to Stefon like the rock star he has been all along.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-12-11 13:47:59
I thought Stefon was exceptionally funny last night. I don't even really care for Katy Perry, but I thought she did a decent job. All in all, it was a good episode. I thought the commercial for The Apocalypse was really funny.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-12-11 14:25:33
That was reallllllly great. There are some great celebrity impersonators in that cast.
I just watched Stefon again and I cracked up just as hard.
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-12-11 18:18:16
Bill Hader's Alan Alda is really amazing!
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Posted by CapnHook 2011-12-18 00:45:56
Every single sketch so far tonight has been absolutely FUNNY! Not one bomb. Love Fallon!
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Posted by CapnHook 2011-12-18 00:45:57
Every single sketch so far tonight has been absolutely FUNNY! Not one bomb. Love Fallon!
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-12-18 02:31:52
It was fun having all the old timers back. Didn't recognize Horatio Sands at first. Amazing what major weight loss and a beard will do!
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Posted by jasonf 2011-12-18 09:46:15
That was a really great episode -- loved seeing the old cast. It seems crazy that we can feel nostalgia for that era, but there it is.
The Buble Christmas CD sketch was one of the best of the season - and I loved the Weekend Update show-down!
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Posted by Marianne2 2011-12-18 10:07:10
I loved last night's episode. Only sketch that I thought was pointless was the Beethoven one. But, it wasn't even that bad.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2011-12-18 10:45:33
Terrific episode last night. Jimmy Fallon is brilliant. Plus, I also thought the appearances of Timy Fey, Amy Poehler, and Rachel Dratch were hillarious.
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Posted by Jane2 2011-12-18 10:57:20
I actually LOL'd twice-once for War Horse (and I haven't even seen the show) and once for the Lady Gaga statue.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2011-12-18 11:39:51
M.I.A. almost made me piss myself I laughed so hard.
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Posted by AEA AGMA SM 2011-12-18 11:50:30
I didn't realize how much I had missed Sulli and Denise, and I LOVED Tim Tebow's big gay crush on Jesus.
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Posted by CapnHook 2011-12-18 12:42:14
SNAFU - I meant to ask, last week the puppet in your profile pic was in a sketch. What exactly IS that puppet from?
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-12-18 12:48:35
That puppet I made for SNL about 19 years ago when Kevin Nealon was playing Jim Henson at an awards ceremony. It was supposed to pay homage to Skred. One of the muppets that appeared on the first season. The sketch never aired and the puppet went into storage. It came back two seasons ago in a sketch with Alec Baldwin and the microwave time machine. Had to be rebuilt due to the face that foam rots over time. The sketch made it in but the blue monster did not.
They were having me build a Frankenstein type puppet for that Digital short but the director saw him and decided to use him instead. After 19 years he finally got air time.
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Posted by CapnHook 2011-12-18 13:04:18
SNAFU -- What a GREAT story! Glad after all these years that it has a happy ending. Quite amazing, and how thrilling it must have been for you!
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-12-18 13:59:58
Eh, after building stuff for that show week after week for 26 years, the thrill is gone. Though I do have to say, when something is cut after dress it sort of feels like unfinished business.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-12-18 14:23:21
When I saw that puppet last week, I knew it had to be yours.
I watched the first hour of the Fallon episode, will watch the rest later. It was a rock solid, hilarious episode. It's the sort of episode people like Roxy don't watch and then regularly say the show hasn't been funny in years.
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Posted by The Josh 2011-12-18 14:29:42
I had some high expectations, and I was not disappointed! I nearly squealed with joy when Amy and Tina came on for Weekend Update.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2011-12-18 22:18:49
NAMO
You have to get over this obsession you have with me. Get a life pal
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-12-19 01:05:24
[I know he's not referring to me because he famously doesn't read my posts.]
Did Chris Kattan have major work done?
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Posted by SNAFU 2011-12-19 01:12:14
Certainly looked like it.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-12-19 01:17:40
Horatio Santz looked great, though!
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Posted by FindingNamo 2011-12-19 01:39:58
I think so too. He was looking like a healthier version of Kevin Smith.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2011-12-19 01:53:57
That's who I thought he was for a split second.
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Posted by Roscoe 2011-12-19 10:02:40
I loved the demolition of WAR HORSE -- one of the funniest and sharpest satires they've done in a long time. And coming after the Tebow Takedown, too.
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Posted by Jane2 2011-12-19 10:04:32
At first I thought Kattan was a combination of Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch. It took me a while to realize it was a guy and it was him.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-01-31 11:14:59
Paul Brittan is leaving the show.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-01-31 12:24:15
I am actually not surprised over that. He was hardly ever used and got little to no air time. Everyone was thrilled for him when the first Windemere sketch took off.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-01-31 12:51:01
Aw, I really liked him. I had hoped he'd eventually graduate to regular player from featured player.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-01-31 13:15:20
I am surprised the Jay Pharaoh has hung on as long as he has.
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Posted by eatlasagna 2012-01-31 13:35:41
i will truly miss Lord Windemere...
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-05 00:14:26
Tonight has been a winner so far.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-02-05 09:53:12
DId Channing Tatum really dance/strip in EVERY skit???
This goes to show what a lack of talent he really is and just another pretty face. How could he sit there on the table reads and allow for these writers to write him in as a half naked dancer/stripper in EVERY skit??
sad sad sad
Probably one of the worst episodes this season.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-02-05 11:54:40
I'm watching it now and that DOWNTON ABBEY commercial had me almost peeing myself.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-05 12:18:08
Actually, it was one of the funniest episodes these season.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-02-05 12:26:10
"Miss Tiffany! Your husband got shot in the face by a slave!"
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-02-05 13:08:42
The DOWNTON ABBEY and Lana Del Ray bits were great, the rest was kind of pitiful. It was sad to see Paul Brittain left out of the opening credits. Poor guy. At this point, practically all the other cast members might as well be called Not-Wiig/Armisen/Hader...why single him out?
Channing Tatum needs to send a nice thank you note to whatever powerful queen he f**ked to get his A-list status and scuttle off to be the 2nd banana eye candy in some crime show on CBS, already. Oh, and take Sam Worthington with him.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-05 13:39:35
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Posted by ljay889 2012-02-05 13:47:08
Every time I looked at the TV, Channing was half naked. It was a bit much.
BTW, is he really bisexual?
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-02-05 13:55:14
I like the Newt Gingric: Moon President sketch with the Reagan robot asking Romney if he was his "robot dad."
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-02-05 14:30:49
Channing took his shirt off in the monologue, the Cee Lo skit and the very end. I don't see it any different than the boob jokes they'd do if Dolly Parton was hosting.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-05 16:26:28
Yeah, I was just about to say that he didn't take his clothes off nearly as much as people were complaining.
Seriously, I don't get the hate. I had pretty much no opinion on him before the show (and was expecting a dud, quite honestly) but I thought he was funny.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-02-05 16:44:23
But it does illustrate how in our multi-tasking culture, people glance at a show three times and then comment on the whole 90 minutes.
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-02-12 00:12:59
Jean Dujardin's surprise appearance in the french skit was hilarious!! He is the definition of charming.
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Posted by YouWantitWhen???? 2012-02-12 00:24:07
Nic Cage's appearance on Weekend Update was pretty amazing. Nicely done.
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Posted by romantico 2012-02-12 00:29:07
That's high praise.
Jean Dujardin is amazing.
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Posted by YouWantitWhen???? 2012-02-12 00:35:10
The Quirky girl show was pretty funny. I can see that recurring - especially if ZD was fine with it. She did a pretty good MK impression. Wiig as Bjork. HA!
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Posted by ChenoKahn 2012-02-12 00:45:20
I find Zooey hilarious.
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-02-12 00:49:04
They just faded out with a photo from a skit they did when Whitney Houston was the guest host back in the '90s (or '00s?). It was a very nice inclusion and done in a way as to not detract from the hilarity of tonight's show. Well done, Lorne et al.
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Posted by YouWantitWhen???? 2012-02-12 01:11:55
Here you go.
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Posted by jasonf 2012-02-12 10:11:24
I thought that was one of the best episodes of the season. The French dancers, the quirky show, the Piers Morgan skit, and especially Weekend Update with Nic Cage hit. I think the Nicolas Cage thing was the hardest I've laughed at SNL all season.
Very strong episode - hope it continues next week!
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-02-12 13:11:27
An excellent episode! Nice to see Taran Killim getting more play. The quirky girl bit was brilliant.
But could somebody explain Carmen to me? She's obviously not without talent, but is the toothy, Up With People-ish, white-bread affectedness some sort of ironic hipster thing I'm too old to understand? Was I the only one watching having flashbacks of the Osmonds?
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Posted by Jon 2012-02-12 13:58:06
Weird copywright thing: I was rewatching the Quirky Girl Show on Hulu, and when she said "Now we're going to make our eyes real big while Mamma Cass sings", the music that played on the Hulu clip was NOT Mama Cass.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-02-13 01:07:54
Um, it's Karmin with a k and an i. And if I wore a Karmin t-shirt would people believe I was wearing it ironically even though I would be lying?
They're one of those bands that assembles at Boston's Berklee College of Music that seems just as much music business calculation as talent (see also, Semi-Precious Weapons [whom I love] and Click Five [whom I loathe]). Sometimes, I find the end results irresistible and the t-shirt's only 20 bucks. (Also, they're engaged.)
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Posted by TheatreDiva90016 2012-02-13 13:01:11
What was with the crab sketch? I thought it was a pointless waste of time.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-02-13 13:19:54
I am a real sucker for run it into the ground long past the time it stops being funny until it gets funny again sketches. Surreal. And with a good ending, which those sketches don't usually have.
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Posted by trentsketch 2012-02-13 13:53:00
Karmin's story is stranger than the Berklee situation. They're a popular YouTube cover band that got signed to a major record deal after one of their original songs was picked up as a theme for last year's NBA playoffs. The problem? Their original songs are so bland compared to their covers. The label is foolish not to launch them with a cover.
And yeah, Amy is rocking the 1940's pin-up look ironically.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-02-19 00:06:23
I'm really enjoying the show so far. It's great to have Maya back on the show and I loved the appearances by Amy Poehler and Justin Timberlake. Also, I was very schocked to find out before a commercial that Lindsay Lohan is hosting the show on March 3.
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-02-19 00:28:39
OMFG - O'Reilly? I love it, though! What UP with THAT!!
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-02-19 01:01:13
Bronx Beat was hysterical! It was so nice to see Maya again! My how both she and Amy have grown in their craft since starting out on the show way back when!
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-02-19 01:24:18
I'll never understand why they continue bring back WHAT'S UP WITH THAT. It's the most consistently unfunny skit they have on that show and it should have been dropped for good after it's first airing.
But besides that - Damn that was a funny show tonight. The game show had me in tears laughing.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-19 02:19:19
See, What Up With That is one of my favorites. It always makes me laugh. Always.
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Posted by romantico 2012-02-19 10:35:12
I'm sorry but IMO Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph have to be semi cast members and return several times per season together. Maya was just incredible. The highlight for me was The Obama Show.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/michelle-barack-and-joe-jamal-biden-star-in-the-obama-show/
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-02-19 10:56:25
Phyllis, makes me laugh everytime too. Jason's dancing always has me on the floor!
Going to be interesting to see if Lohan is as much of a mess this time as she was last time she hosted!
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-19 11:23:55
Yep. I love when track suit Sudekis does his dance. I know it's virtually the same thing every time but like I said, I will always laugh at it.
I thought the whole show was great last night. I really enjoyed Beyonce.
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Posted by YouWantitWhen???? 2012-02-19 12:17:17
Funny, I was watching Jason dance and thinking "Damn, at what point is he going to pull a hammy flying in and starting.
Well done episode. I loved that Amy and Mya cracked each other up on the game show sketch. And I also loved the Beyonce sketch. I was hoping that somehow the Kardashians would drop by as well (and perhaps Khloe would also try and steal the baby).
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-02-19 12:23:48
And of course, the delightful return of...
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-02-19 12:33:25
When the Beyonce skit started, we all screamed with delight because we thought it was Donatella.
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Posted by The Josh 2012-02-19 12:44:03
I nearly lost it at "Joe Jamal-Biden."
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-02-19 15:59:19
Entertainment Weekly wrote an article about Lindsay's upcoming hosting duties. I just hope she does not host the show looking like this.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/19/lindsay-lohan-saturday-night-live/
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Posted by AC126748 2012-02-19 17:23:48
I found "Bronx Beat" and "The Maya Angelou Prank Show" quite funny. Didn't really enjoy "Cosby Obama."
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-02-29 16:39:23
Here are Lindsay Lohan's promos for the show this weekend:
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-02-29 18:12:39
Ah, a train wreck always brings in ratings!
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-02-29 19:26:19
Well- count me in as someone who is rooting for her to do very well. I'd love to see some positive press for her and she usually does a really good job on SNL. I've watched her since she was on the soap Another World and I do believe she has talent. I just want her to have a win over the tabloids!
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Posted by NYadgal 2012-03-03 23:44:54
Real Housewives of Disney!
Hilarious.
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-03-03 23:45:42
First skit - pretty damn funny.(Housewives of Disney)
Lindsey looks tres skanky.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-03-04 00:54:04
Absolutely one of the WORST episodes of SNL ever. Lindsey Lohan hardly had any lines and couldn't handle the little she had. The skits were horrendous.
Digital short- horrible. and what's with wasting space with recycled commercials from past episodes?
What an epic fail.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-03-04 01:00:49
But the Real Housewives of Disney is now one of my favorite skits of ALL TIME.
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Posted by YouWantitWhen???? 2012-03-04 01:05:35
I am curious as to whether it was skits not working in dress, LL not being able to recall lines (she did much better on the digital short than live - and honestly, if you look at her earlier appearances, she was always a bit wooden on the live skits), or whether there was something else going on that caused so much filler on repeat fake ads.
She showed up, got through it, made fun of herself, and honestly did not seem any worse than what I remember her from earlier appearances. So, for that, I think she exceeded what many thought she would do.
A couple of funny skits, but some just missed the mark.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-03-04 01:13:46
after the first pre-recorded 'non-live' skit--Housewives of Disney-- it was downhill from there.
A waste of 90 minutes we will never get back.
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Posted by YouWantitWhen???? 2012-03-04 01:18:07
The James Carville appearance on Weekend Update had me laughing out loud as well as Snookie - and honestly, the end of Rude Buddha made me laugh as well.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-03-04 01:26:04
I didn't think anything was funny on the show tonight. Also, it looked to me that all that Lindsay's been through seems to have taken a toll. She had no energy in any of the skits she was in.
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Posted by jasonf 2012-03-04 09:51:25
With the exception of the Disney skit, I thought most of it was pretty bad. Lindsay could barely get through a line without stumbling over it. Most of the skits simply weren't funny - like that horrendous caller skit or the scared straight one where rape just isn't funny (although to be fair I do love it when cast members crack themselves up).
Next week with Jonah Hill doesn't promise to be much better.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-03-04 09:56:45
I did find it funny when random audience member screamed out "KRISTEN WIIG!!!!" during the monologue.
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Posted by Marianne2 2012-03-04 10:37:44
I agree, it was not a great show. I did like the Real Housewives of Disney though. Lindsay looks old, and that's a bad thing at her age.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-03-04 10:48:45
I REALLY LIKED 'The Real Housewives of Disney' sketch. However, I did not think the episode was very good. Lindsay was not completley focused and she did mess up some lines. Like she said during her monolouge after Kristen Wiig searched her, maybe she did come back too soon. She was much more funnier during her appearance at the 2010 VMA Awards. I did like the appearances by John Hamm and Jimmy Fallon though.
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-03-04 15:25:09
They really peaked at the Real Housewives of Disney sketch. Cold-open was great and monologue was nice and sweet next sketch was great and then.... fizzle with some bits mildly amusing that over-extended themselves with the possible exception of the Psychic Awards. Taran Killam and Bill Hader walked away with this episode.
I thought Lindsay did fine for the most part. The scared straight sketch was really the only time she looked out of her element, looking at cue cards and fumbling lines. In her defense, that bit has been terrible and offensive for a while and those tangents written for her (as herself) did not really fit the flow of the bit. Kenan Thompson wins the week for most mugging performance, especially in the digital short where every non-Kenan voice is his Al Roker voice (which is terrible).
It was not a crash and burn or a star-turn but it was fine. She may have not exceeded expectations of either but if this were any other host I don't think it would be so picked apart.
To call it the most worst episode ever, is ridiculous. Nobody seems to remember January Jones, Paris Hilton, or the terrible nose-dive of Gabourey Sidibe's hosting gig after her musical monologue (and there was not a skit she was in after where she didn't fumble her lines). Honestly, my floor for terrible performances would be Louise Lasser locking herself up in her dressing room and incognito for most of the show after giving a rambling monologue. Lindsay was not even close.
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Posted by Bettyboy72 2012-03-04 15:52:06
It was nice to see Lindsay try, but the episode was a bust. I thought the Disney Housewives are lame. The only thing I laughed at was the skit with the crank calls but that was due to Wiig. "I'm going to a topless forest." hahahaha
Lindsay was just set dressing in most of the skits. It certainly wasn't a comeback. I really wanted it to be great.
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Posted by Jay Lerner-Z 2012-03-04 17:33:32
I too wanted it to be better than it was, and it's nice to see others wishing her well too - she tried, and at least she's going in the right direction.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-03-10 23:37:32
Bump. I've always liked Jonah Hill, seems to be humble and genuine.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-03-10 23:37:38
Double post. My bad.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-10 23:48:52
"I'm 6!"
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-03-10 23:50:04
Did you have anything this week SNAFU?
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-10 23:55:12
Very little this week.... Origami and a remote dial control, don't know if anything made it in, just dropped it off.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-03-10 23:56:29
I guess we shall see, I'm exhausted though. Might hit record on the DVR and head to bed.
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Posted by romantico 2012-03-11 00:03:05
So far it's pretty good.I liked the 6 year old kid skit.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-11 00:08:00
I love the J-Pop sketch. They are grooming Taran to become the new break out star it seems. Specially since a lot of cast members contracts are up this year.
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-03-11 00:15:00
I agree with Taran being groomed. This Paula Dean sketch is funny. LOVE Kristen Wigg.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-11 00:22:56
YAY! Stephon!!!!!
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Posted by ucjrdude902 2012-03-11 00:27:51
Has anyone ever noticed Stephon and NeNe Leakes have the same haircut?
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Posted by morosco 2012-03-11 00:42:23
Worst Liza impression in history.
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Posted by ljay889 2012-03-11 00:44:23
Yeah....the voice was all wrong. And she's way too tall.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-11 00:45:05
Have to agree wholeheartedly....Made me miss Molly Shannon's!
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Posted by EricMontreal22 2012-03-11 05:03:27
UGH awful episode. Awful awful awful. That's my critique--I actually found the Liza sorta amusing.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-03-11 12:15:23
I hated Jonah the first time around (actually thought he was one of the worst hosts in SNL history).
so i didn't care for him coming back but DVR'd last night as a hardcore SNL fan.
one of the 2nd worst host jobs.
god, why can't Jonah make any eye contact with any of his cast mates?
It disconnects him from the team players and makes him look so awkward and unnatural. He is just a mess.
I'm tired of SNL putting in these 'hey look, I'm funny' guys in there---
stefon saved the night. Kristin Wiig was so great when she first came on the show.
She's becoming 'Sally one-note'
Hey Liza Minelli was also the lady from password and the Target lady.
Redundant.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-03-11 13:53:28
It was like Phyllis Stone Slash Fiction come to life!
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-03-11 14:23:40
Could the people who hated the episode please let me know if they were doing something else at the same time as watching the show? Because I laughed at EVERY SINGLE THING. Hard. From Rush Limbaugh's sponsors abandoning shop to the film about Jonah's post-Oscar attitude ("Oh, my god, do you ever get that feeling that you were nominated for an Academy Award? Of course you don't." "Actually I do. I was nominated for co-writing the best original screenplay." "Isn't that cute?") to that twisted Coolio sketch at the end and everything in between. The six year old at Benihana: very effin hilarious. The news: mostly great. The Shins: bubbly as ever. Stefon: More genius than he's ever been.
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Posted by tazber 2012-03-11 14:39:45
My favorite bit was that Jonah post Oscar film.
"Are his glasses getting smaller? Are his scarves getting bigger?"
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Posted by EricMontreal22 2012-03-12 03:38:35
I was doing something else while watching--drinking. But it didn't help. I admit Namo that I really dislike,m and am even creeped out by Jonah (someone mentioned the awful lack of eye contact), and so that played a big part. I did think Weekend Update was fairly strong.
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Posted by The Josh 2012-03-13 21:28:11
I always laugh at J-Pop America Fun Time Now. Every time.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-03-13 23:19:34
I didn't think that Saturday's episode was good. Hopefully, Sofia Vergara wil do a great job next month. Here are some deleted scenes from the "Real Housewives of Disney" sketch from a few weeks ago.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/13/saturday-night-live-deleted-scenes-lindsay-lohan-real-housewives-disneys/
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Posted by EricMontreal22 2012-03-14 01:14:14
The low point was the talking gorilla rape skit. I could see it being funny in a shock way if it had been about 30 seconds, but it was just unbearable on so many levels--how did it make the final show? Was it just to make me appreciate the awful prison rape Scared Straight sketches, and miss them after they reached an all time low with Lindsay Lohan's episode??
I admit I do find J-Pop America Fun Time Now funny almost despite myself--they remind me of some of the students I knew when I briefly belonged to an anime club as a teen... Sigh.
Thanks for the Real Disney Housewives deleted scenes. By far the highlight of the past few weeks...
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-14 15:50:24
Taran seems to be being groomed to be the next big breakout star from the show. He deserves it. He is really quite talented.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-03-14 16:41:58
Sorry, I thought the talking gorilla sketch was effing hilarious, and the fact that the story kept getting more detailed was even funnier. I love a host who isn't afraid to completely humiliate himself for a laugh.
It also brought back happy memories of Corine's Prymate thread.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-03-14 17:04:07
Hahahaha!
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Posted by EricMontreal22 2012-03-14 17:42:24
Ha,w ell the thread WAS hilarious. People obviously find different things funny, though most people I know and blogs who did liek the episode found it excruciating. (So in other words I'm saying you're wrong for finding it funny :P )
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-04-08 00:10:28
I thought Kristen Wiig retired the Gilly character last year, but I guess they decided to bring her back. I guess this means that Penelope will eventually return as well. They are doing a good job of using Sofia Vergara.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-04-08 00:26:45
I was surprised about Gilly too! I have always thought that Sofia looks like Fran Drescher. Apparently the writers do too. I still want to see Charo play her mother on Modern Family. That would be so much fun! snafu- Is Sofia nice in person? Was that your feminine product outfit in the Gilly sketch?
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Posted by Marianne2 2012-04-08 00:39:07
They're probably bringing stuff back one last time because Kristen, Jason Sudeikis, and Andy Samburg are leaving at the end of this season.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-04-08 00:41:58
^ Last time I checked on an article on Yahoo and they said nothing is official until the end of the season, but I think it does seem likely that they will be leaving.
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Posted by ljay889 2012-04-08 00:42:08
Watch What Happens Live skit <3 <3
Next time they should recreate a Housewives reunion!
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-04-08 00:43:35
^ Marianne- that's what I was thinking too! I was so disappointed in the Andy Cohen Watch What Happens Now. Taran just didn't pull that one off and that's too bad as there's so much potential to make fun of Andy! Oh- and I thought One Direction was pretty funny in the Spanish sketch. I do like it when the musical guests take part in the sketches.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-08 01:04:44
beautiywickedlover, trust me, it is her last year.
Why do you think they introduced a new cast member this week? Who btw, did a GREAT job!
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-04-08 01:13:15
That Pantene skit was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-04-08 10:25:49
After last night,
I think i'm giving up on SNL.
Sofia was great and held her own. But these skits and the writing has gone downhill now. I have been watching SNL since the early 80's and truthfully have never missed an episode.
But the retreads and repetition shows a lack of writing and it seems there are no ideas left.
That Pantene skit was a retread of the 2nd skit in the start of the show with the newscasters. A director takes a million takes to get it right. There wasn't much of a difference in both skits except one was a commercial for the news station and Fred Arm would get it wrong---and for the Pantene- the same thing.
Gilly...back again? seriously? hasn't that been exhausted to the nubbin?
These skits elicit a chuckle here and there- but not worth watching when we saw umpteenth versions of them in the prior episodes.
Have these writers given up?
Even quirky girl was blah. It's cute the first time around--but it overstays its welcome.
even the opening Mitt Romney segment has been done SO MANY TIMES with different candidates over the years.
the show lacks originality. it's on a huge downward slope.
WIth Kristen, Jason and ANdy leaving---------
it's gonna really be joyless to watch.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-04-08 11:03:02
Since Romeny is going to get the Republican nomination I'm guessing that next season, Sudeikis will only appear in the Cold Openings like Tina Fey did 2008 when she impersonated Sarah Palin.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-04-08 11:32:11
I thought it was a great episode. I'm glad to hear that taboo won't be posting in this thread anymore, though.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-04-08 13:04:11
don't get too happy with your hopes....
I never said I was going to stop commenting on it.
I said I think I'm gonna stop watching it live from now on and might just DVR it and skip around for 10% of the good stuff.
no need to throw shade..
we all have a right to an opinion.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-04-08 13:19:46
Well, no, you said you think you were giving up on SNL, nothing about a DVR or good stuff, but that's cool. No shade throwing here. What would an SNL thread be without the weekly inevitable "It's not funny 
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Anyway, I still think it was a great episode.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-08 13:26:43
But what would an SNL thread be without the required, "SNL hasn't been funny in years!" comments? Even at it's worse, SNL is somewhat of a miracle. The amount of work, stamina, and sheer determination it takes to put on an hour and a half long LIVE television show each week is staggering.
Sure there are shows which fall flat, that is the nature of the beast. You don't get a second take. When things click, it is amazing!
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-04-08 13:30:43
I liked the new girl (even though the last thing SNL needs is a white girl, even with Wiig going) enough, but that Penelope Cruz impression was oddly specific.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-04-08 13:37:20
I love SNL and always have. It's an institution and I keep it high on my lists of everything. But I do not enjoy when people glorify it being the 'funniest thing ever', when it clearly needs work and half the season- it feels slapped on and rushed and not very well thought out. I've worked at SNL over the years and have friends working on it now. I'm not just commenting as a spectator.. but as someone who knows how the show works and the skits only get as good as the content it is skewering. And recently, there just hasn't been enough good content because they do not want to cross the lines. They are playing it safe because Lorne Michaels has been a sucker for promotional mergers on his show so it is afraid to offend anyone.
SNL hasn't been bold and daring, that's all. And that's how I feel.
for example-
why not do Keenan Thompson in Mary J Blige drag and attempt to a Burger King/chicken sketch.
Why not mock anything new in pop culture of the recent week?
Kristen Wiig mock Madonna's new video or new album?
there is just so much to attack or mock out there....
I remember when SNL was fearless---but now it's just a corporate bitch to the system.
Let's face it...
if it weren't for SOfia Vergara being there...those skits would be bland and shameful.
They just don't have the creativity and charm--it always lacks confidence and balls.
One time, I saw incredibly funny skits at a dress rehearsal. 3 of the funniest skits were dropped because they didn't have any promotional tie-ins. So they kept Tower Records skit and a STarbucks skit and Target. SImply because it was a commercial for those brands...and Lorne Michaels chose marketing over comedy.
This is why I rolled my eyes up at the Pantene commercial.
Times have changed, I know...but it always left things sour for me.
Ever since that time....
I look at things differently.
and clearly- I'm not the only one thinking this.
"Vergara lifts sluggish SNL"
http://www.rr.com/tv/topic/article/rr/51528047/66543335/SNL_Sofia_Gets_Gilly_with_One_Direction_Chirping
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-08 13:40:52
Kate has great sketch comedy background.
I agree that they could use a woman of color. They could use a writer of color or two as well.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-04-08 13:44:02
If I ever saw anyone calling it "the funniest thing ever" I might have been more interested in the rest of your post.
I don't know why you're getting so defensive about it. You love and always will, even though you don't like it when you imagine people calling it the funniest thing ever and you're done with it but you'll dvr it for the ten percent that is funny even though it's not funny.
I'm glad you and rr.com are in sync, though.
And SNAFU knows how the show works, too.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-04-08 13:46:30
it's just disappointing to see it fall flat because I want it to be 'the funniest thing ever'. i guess that's why...... that's all.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-08 14:01:19
But that very thing is the nature of Live TV. Sometimes things are hysterical in dress but when done for air, falls flat. The opposite it true as well. I have also found that sometimes things are funnier on the page then when seen in actuality. Sometimes the concept is hysterical but the execution is off.
There were many attempts at Wayne's World in dress before it actually first made AIR as an example.
I have also discovered that SNL has a very specific demographic that it plays to. At times, I find myself outside that demographic and at a loss as to why a character or a sketch (or cast member) finds such popularity.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-04-08 14:15:36
I've gone through spates when I've hated it. Mid 90s to early 2000s is probably its nadir for me, but I just chalk that up to my own preferences. But my own preferences allow me to enjoy the hell out of the Charlie Day episode while other people scratched their heads. And its those same preferences that had me scratching my head when all the usual haters praised the most recent Jim Carrey episode.
SNL and I roughly the same age, so even at its worst, I've always enjoyed the fact that it's been a part of pop culture for my entire life.
Sometimes I think it's hilarious, some weeks less so, but I invariably always laugh at least a couple of times. And it's always fun (sometimes in a trainwrecky way, yes) to see how a host is going to fare. I still can remember how stricken Annette Bening looked throughout it, even though she seemed more or less prepared. Vegara, by contrast, did stumble a bit here and there, but I found her personality to be so winning and seemingly game for anything that I still thought she did a fine job.
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Posted by taboo123 2012-04-08 14:17:33
Agreed
I also believe that most if not all the writers are mainly white men. There needs to be female, along with Black, Asian, Latino writers in there that reflects all demos.
MADTV had a pulse. And was a huge threat to SNL
wonder how that crumbled??
In these times. I miss Ellen Cleghorn.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-08 17:47:14
There are female writers on the show. Right now I think there are three, four if you include Kristen who does a lot of her own writing. There has always been a female writing contingent as I can remember.
Mad TV and SNL were different animals. One was prerecorded, one Live and able to be currant. Do not underestimate the importance and appeal of the spontaneity of a live show.
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-04-08 18:16:25
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-04-08 18:25:16
On a different note, does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get "What Makes You Beautiful" out of my head?
Seriously. I'm considering snorting bleach at this point.
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Posted by tazber 2012-04-08 18:54:15
The song is annoying as hell, and the boys looked really uncomfortable.
Is it too early to predict which one will come out? 10 to 1 it's suspenders kid.
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-04-08 19:05:00
They were sort of endearingly awkward for millionaire spermatozoa. And I think I saw the blonde one in a Eurocreme video.
The song is actually a rather uncanny re-up of early-seventies bubblegum pop along the lines of Sweet's "Little Willy"...but, Jesus, would it please get out of my head?
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-08 20:40:02
One of their songs was one or two notes away from plagerism from a Back Street Boys hit.
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Posted by blueroses 2012-04-08 21:08:55
LOVE the Zooey Deschanel bit! Abby Elliot just nails it.
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Posted by Pippin 2012-04-08 23:38:50
WIth Kristen, Jason and ANdy leaving---------
it's gonna really be joyless to watch."
insert Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, and Molly Shannon, or Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and Gilda Radner, or Mike Myers, Chris Farley, and Jan Hooks, and it's pretty much the same sentiment. It happens over and over..... Beloved actors leave the show every year, and yet people flock to the show and fall in love with new cast members every year.
Circle of life, people.
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Posted by ChenoKahn 2012-04-09 00:00:42
Actually Wiig leaving could do wonders for SNL. They seem to think she can make any sketch funny so her sketches don't feel like they are even trying. Also I think Nasim and Abby will get more time to shine. Sudeikis and Wiig will be missed very much but good riddance to Samberg. SNL isn't dead it's like when Will Ferrell left. Everyone cried and whined but some of the greatest performers got their time to shine ( Rudolph, Poehler, etc. ).
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-04-27 11:24:08
Will Ferrell is hosting the show on May 12! I can't wait!
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-28 22:09:33
Mick Jagger will close the season as host and musical guest, rumor has it. I am sure there will be a lot of cameos on that show.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-04-28 22:19:36
Is "Mick Jagger" code for "Jusin Bieber"?
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-04-28 23:32:48
No, Justin Bieber was booked two shows ago but reneged for some reason.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-05-03 16:25:19
"Mick Jagger will close the season as host and musical guest, rumor has it."
It's official now.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-03 17:23:34
Foo Fighters and Jeff Beck will be on as well.
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Posted by madbrian 2012-05-06 08:18:05
The Little Brothers skit last night was brilliant.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-05-06 13:06:17
REALLY disappointed there was no Shy Ronnie.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-06 13:15:43
Rhianna refuse to do it. She also refused to do dress rehearsal.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-05-06 14:10:31
I'm surprised no one is on here flipping out that Eli Manning referred to the Cats soundtrack.
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Posted by ChenoKahn 2012-05-06 14:59:34
Well it was mocking that he knew nothing about New York or anything to do with it ( Broadway, restaurants,etc.).
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-05-06 15:19:33
I thought he was awkward and cute. I loved the courtroom sketch and "What Is This?".
But seriously, SNL, enough with the damn celebrity "surprise guests". It's a cheap way to get a false reaction from the audience and is exactly the kind of Carol Burnett-type stunt that SNL was originally reacting against. Stop!
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-05-06 15:27:01
I agree it was what they originally were reacting against, but then they found the value in returning sketches, the occasional crack-up, and now celeb cameos. I don't mind them, because they remind the world that SNL is an institution.
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Posted by Kad 2012-05-06 15:41:11
The cameos would be more effective if they were rarer, I think. Like Barbara Streisand's appearance in Coffee Talk. A true surprise.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-05-06 17:09:09
^Kad- that one was a CLASSIC! I was watching that night and absolutely loved it!
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Posted by romantico 2012-05-06 18:14:24
That was one of the best SNL cameos ever.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl1qk9_saturday-night-live-coffee-talk_fun
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-05-06 19:18:05
"But seriously, SNL, enough with the damn celebrity "surprise guests". It's a cheap way to get a false reaction from the audience and is exactly the kind of Carol Burnett-type stunt that SNL was originally reacting against. Stop"
Ironically when I was making a drive back from New York, I went back into Julie Klausner's podcast with Mike Sacks about pet peeves and this came up because for Sacks, SNL was established as above that and how it is so PR coordinated. The Streisand walk-on holds up well imo, since I still get a chuckle out of it despite just knowing about it than actually watching it when it happened.
I thought Eli did good. Little Brothers sketch may go over the head of non-football fans, but there is still this issue with him vs. Peyton in the eyes of football talking heads that at this point is exhausting, grasping at straws.
Glad people now know how goofy-awkward he truly is and that he is also game for anything. Surprised they did not play up Taran Killam as Tebow beyond the motion capture stuff. Since he's new to New York it felt like it could have been monologue material.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-05-06 19:40:26
I enjoyed Eli as a host. This was definitely not one of the best episodes, but I liked it. Plus, I re-watched the Channing Tatum episode the week prior and his Matthew McConaughy impression was very funny.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-05-18 13:58:03
I really enjoyed having Ferrell back as host last week and it was also great to see Ana Gasteyer again. However, I was disappointed that they did not do 'Celebrity Jeopardy'. I'm looking forward to seeing how Mick Jagger does as host tomorrow.
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Posted by romantico 2012-05-18 15:07:13
I don't know. We'll have to see. Kristin Wiig does her best in the promos to make Mick look funny.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-promo-mick-jagger/1402021/
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-promo-mick-jagger-and-friends/1402237
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-05-18 15:54:24
The Ferrell episode started off so strong but decline FAST. For what's been a particularly strong season, this was one of the worst episodes in recent memory.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-18 18:33:51
Kristen will be in every sketch this week, it being her last show, oh Joy!
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Posted by romantico 2012-05-18 19:10:12
What?! I did not know this was Kristen's last show. Damn! Although, I am not surprised. She has been on the show for years and can easily do film and move on to other projects. Still, I hate seeing cast members I have grown to love leave the show.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-18 19:18:55
Yep hers, Sedakis' and Sandberg's.
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Posted by Borstalboy 2012-05-18 19:22:59
Anyone know where I can get the sheet music to "Dammit, Pam"?
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Posted by romantico 2012-05-18 19:58:17
Bill Hader is also leaving. Four MAJOR cast members leaving.
http://www.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_20636116/snl-season-ends-signs-coming-shift
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-05-18 20:01:40
I hope he gives us one more Stefon and Alan Alda.
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Posted by Marianne2 2012-05-18 22:18:08
Aww, I loved Bill Hader. Jason Sudeikis is my other favorite. Hopefully some new and fresh talent will be coming in and be great.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-18 22:54:32
Don't be surprized if Jason remains on until early Nov.
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Posted by Jane2 2012-05-20 00:00:03
Let me be the first to say I can't remember a better host than Mick Jagger. I am LOL ing. That guy is hysterical, and I haven't seen him looking at a cue card yet! O.M.G.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-05-20 00:05:55
Loved Mick in the Game Show skit and the karaoke thing too. He is really funny. I'm sure he's looking at cue cards- it's just not as obvious as some of the hosts have been- like Lindsay Lohan.
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-05-20 00:14:18
OMFG OFF THE CHART!! The one time i'm glad I'm old enough to have seen Mick, live, back in the hey days!! (1967- 70s). Nothing better!!
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-05-20 00:25:18
I loved that rendition of "The Last Time" with Arcade Fire so much.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-05-20 00:31:11
^ Agree! Sounded great live. Mick is such a good sport!
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-05-20 00:35:45
Amazing Mick! Nothin like an old rock star that can still do it
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Posted by Jane2 2012-05-20 00:50:22
Now this show is FUNNY
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Posted by romantico 2012-05-20 01:08:29
Mick surprised me and pulled it off. He looks and sounds great. Mick and Jeff Beck were amazing.Have not seen Jeff Beck in years and he looks exactly as I remember him.
I got a little teary eyed at the end. The tribute to Kristin Wiig was sweet. One of the best finales I have seen.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-05-20 01:14:54
"Lazy Sunday 2," at long last. "Sister Act."
Honestly, Madonna should have gotten The Lonely Island boys to producer her record, that ish sounded gooooood.
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Posted by EricMontreal22 2012-05-20 04:07:38
Even with the dubstep break? 
I thought it was a decent episode with some great moments--the Wiig sendoff was very sweet.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-20 05:01:21
The Foo Fighters sang for two hours at the wrap party in the Summer Garden (Ice rink) Jagger joined them for a couple songs Rockefeller Plaza was freaking Rocking Till 4 AM.
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Posted by canmark 2012-05-20 10:15:22
Does anyone have the lyrics to Mick's presidential election song, the one where he warned not to let Mitt "cut your hair"?
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Posted by Jon 2012-05-20 11:47:32
Who was the last guy to appear in the "Californians" sketch? He got a big reaction from the audience.
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-05-20 11:50:21
Steve Martin
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Posted by romantico 2012-05-20 11:51:23
Steve Martin.
Here is Mick Jagger's Election Song.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mick-jagger-performs-presidential-election-song-references-romneys-unfortunate-hair-cutting-past/
Kristin Wiig's goodbye.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/kristen-wiig-says-goodbye-to-snl-after-7-years/
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-05-27 23:54:45
Looking at this gallery of Kristen Wiig's characters, some good and some bad, made realize that she was a big part of the show. I enjoyed her and she will be missed.
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20597551_21163433,00.html
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-05-28 00:28:35
"Yes! and No! Yes and No!"
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-06-01 22:15:15
Andy Samberg is leaving too.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-06-01 23:20:58
That was kind of old news. The 100th Digital Short was his send off. Hader and Sedakis are supposed to leave however no real "Official" word from SNL has come down. I believe they might return and leave just after the elections.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-07-10 18:19:38
^Sedakis is hinting that he is leaving too.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-07-10 19:36:08
We will see what happens between now and the middle of September. I believe Sedakis will hang on until after the election. There are tw planned Prime tIme Elections scheduled this fall. I am sure there are negotiations going on and that there will be an onnouncement one way or the other by the end of August.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-08-15 12:17:39
Abby Elliott is reportedly leaving the show.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-08-15 12:33:01
Meh, Kate will fill up the void.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-08-29 10:30:23
The show's first three hosts and musical guests for next season have been announced.
Quote:
In a move Family Guy fans will no doubt find freakin sweet, Saturday Night Live announced this morning that Seth MacFarlane will host the shows 38th season premiere on Sept. 15. MacFarlane who will be promoting the fall premieres of his Fox animated series Family Guy, American Dad (both Sept. 30), and The Cleveland Show (Oct. 7), as well as the upcoming DVD release of his hit talking teddy-bear movie Ted will be joined by musical guest Frank Ocean.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will return to host for the second time on Sept. 22, joined by Mumford & Sons, who will be making their SNL debut.
On Oct. 6, James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, will host, with Muse providing the music.
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-08-29 10:39:32
Interesting pairings of music and host. Craig and Muse seem the most obvious. Has it been confirmed who are doing the song for Skyfall? That seems like something Muse would do though Adele's been linked as well.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-08-29 11:00:52
Sedakis will be returning.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-08-29 14:46:46
For rizzle? Yay!
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Posted by taboo123 2012-08-29 14:57:53
He has to.
No one else can Romney it up..
I figured he would at least stay through election day....
Then he WILL leave because they won't need to do any more Romney skits after Election Day.
Capiche????
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-08-29 14:59:08
Well, I'll take SNAFU's word on it over any others.
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-08-29 15:00:59
He plays Biden, too, but not nearly as often.
As long as Hader is there, I'm there
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-08-29 22:14:19
I am sure the show made it well worth his while to stay! You can always tell when they are in negotiations when they start doing interviews saying they are not sure if they are returning or not.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-09-10 11:54:26
Three new faces have joined the cast as featured players and they are Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong.
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-09-10 11:57:03
Have they found a Paul Ryan?
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-09-12 16:11:11
Like SNAFU said earlier, Jason will be staying with the show at least until January according to these sources.
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Jason-Sudeikis-Isn-t-Leaving-SNL-Yet-46812.html
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/09/12/jason-sudeikis-returns-to-saturday-night-live/
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-09-12 20:42:57
Jay Pharaoh will be portraying Obama instead of Fred
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Posted by romantico 2012-09-12 21:17:09
Really? Has Fred left? Back when the first Bush was President didn't they have a little kid play Dan Quayle? They should start looking at staff members and their kids to see who looks most like Paul Ryan.
On Edit: I found it!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlgms4_saturday-night-live-bush-s-christmas-message_fun
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-09-12 21:35:30
^ Fred Armisen will still be part of the show. He is the article about Pharoah taking over. The article mentions that Armisen is still part of the cast.
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Posted by Wynbish 2012-09-12 23:56:02
Fred really looks the most like Paul.
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Posted by thetinymagic2 2012-09-15 23:35:57
pretty good, so far. Jay was good as Bammie. Seth McFarlane, host.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2012-09-15 23:44:23
Pharoah great as Obama. Ditto to Sudakis as Mitt. Bad taste joke from Seth re Farrah. I understand he had a poor ALS joke in Ted.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-09-15 23:56:24
I thought the Farrah "joke" was in very bad taste. I was pleasantly surprised by Seth's singing voice- wow! I would have liked for Jay to have slowed down just a bit with his Obama- I'm sure he will perfect it over time. Loving the political humor.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-09-15 23:58:54
p.s. Seth reminds me of Peter Brady- aka Christopher Knight.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-09-16 00:44:22
The Ryan Lochte bit was HI-LARIOUS and oh so accurate.
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-09-16 00:53:47
Frank Ocean needs subtitles.
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Posted by ChanceEncounter 2012-09-16 01:00:11
no he doesn't
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-09-16 01:01:48
Well I guess that's settled.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2012-09-16 01:38:13
He should do a duet with that deadly female singer a year or so ago. Her name escapes me now.
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-09-16 09:24:00
Mrs. Roxy?
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Posted by Jon 2012-09-16 09:57:43
Taran Killam is Paul Ryan. He also married loongtime GF Cobie Smulders (of How I Met Your Mother) two weeks ago.
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Posted by Mr Roxy 2012-09-16 11:24:27
Below the belt with that one
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Posted by Jordan Catalano 2012-09-16 11:33:19
I'm shocked you responded!
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-09-16 11:47:44
Roxy- I think you mean Lana Del Rey (sorry if I spelled that wrong)
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-09-16 11:55:12
Supportive, I kept thinking the same thing about Christopher Knight.
I didn't have a problem with the Farrah joke. It wasn't at her expense.
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Posted by MrMidwest 2012-09-16 13:10:47
I hope Jon Hamm's bulge hosts this season.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-09-16 13:40:01
Count me as someone who thinks any outrage over the Farrah joke is misplaced. Like Namo said, it wasn't at her expense. It wasn't even mean-spirited.
I thought the episode was okay. I'm glad the vast throng of supporting players were finally promoted to main players (Taran, Nasim, Keenan, Bobby, et al).
I didn't realize Kate McKinnon was gay until I read it somewhere this summer. I see why they hired her, because she seems pretty versatile, but every character she does is so intense and specific it often seems like she's in a different show from everyone else.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-09-16 14:16:56
Keenan has been a main player for a while. He has been on the show as long as Jason.
Taran made perminent cast member in record time. He is a very strong talented performer. Also one of the more down to Earth.
Bobby seems so happy to be part of the cast now, the uncertainty has lifted, at least for four years.
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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-09-16 14:22:38
Oh right. For some reason I was thinking Keenan was still a featured player last year. Thanks for the correction!
PS - Were you involved with those puppets last night? When they came on, I thought of you!
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-09-16 15:26:18
Yes, those were 22 hour wonders. Started them at 9 PM friday night, finished them at 7:45 Saturday, just before dress. Honestly didn't think I was going to make it this time.
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-09-16 15:45:44
Did you also do the horse heads?
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-09-16 15:55:21
Yes. I also build a torso appliance for Seth for a sketch where he was torn in half on the football feild. It was cut at dress.
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Posted by nygrl232 2012-09-16 18:38:00
Well done, SNAFU. Those puppets were awesome. So was the sketch.
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Posted by Kad 2012-09-16 18:55:02
...Seth MacFarlene's Ryan Lochte was really funny.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-09-16 19:55:39
Those puppets were great. They really gave the cast something to work with.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-09-16 20:02:37
Personally I thought Hader, not being a puppeteer, was incredible in that sketch. My assistant had to give him a few pointers during rehearsal. I find that character really funny! I would LOVE to see him performing at a childrens birthday party!
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-09-16 20:34:15
I wish SNL would break returning characters out of their sketch formats. I'd like to see Stefon AT New York's hottest club. Or working at Starbucks.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-09-16 21:04:44
I agree. I want to see Stefon in the real world! Would be awesome. Maybe that is a moovie... it worked for Stewart Smally. Thought that movie was perhaps one of the better realized ones in the SNL cannon. Go Senetor Franken!
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-09-16 21:25:39
I'd love a series of vignettes where Stefon stalks Seth Myers around Rockerfeller Center. These could easily replace Andy Samberg's videos. Plenty of locations to shoot them to make it different: the cafeteria, writer's table meetings, rehearsals, dressing room, elevator, bathrooms, studio tours, etc.
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-09-16 22:35:47
Glad somebody else on this planet likes Stuart Saves His Family!
And putting Frank Ocean on par with Lana del Rey is disrespectful to Frank Ocean, an actually good vocalist versus somebody who like she was on a bunch of barbiturates.
And again, about Stefon, the writers seem intent on making it about Bill doing the impression to cue cards that he has no idea what is written beforehand. Doing pre-recorded work changes Stefon's whole dynamic. Hader's a top performer but the whole role of Stefon is the unpredictability about what he has to say, even for Bill Hader.
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Posted by FindingNamo 2012-09-16 22:40:10
I think both could work. I never understood, as far back as the original cast, why they didn't make a movie with them playing their characters all over New York City. Or why they've never done it with any of the other casts that clicked.
I too LOVED Stuart Saves His Family. I also loved the "Daily Affirmations" sketch the week after the movie bombed with Stuart shoving Double Stuf Oreos down his throat.
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-09-16 22:43:49
I mean I could see a 'Debbie Downer Takes Manhattan' kind of video sketch really working with the character around real people.
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Posted by Brian07663NJ 2012-09-17 08:16:05
Snafu - awesome job on the puppets! I thought of you too when I saw them as well as the horse heads.
At the end of this week's SNL I thought to myself..."WOW amazing episode WITHOUT Kristen Wiig!" Was SO tired of seeing her monotone characters redressed in different plots. I loved her in the beginning but then just got flat out bored with her.
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Posted by TheatreDiva90016 2012-09-17 15:01:16
Great work, Snafu!
I didn't think the Farrah joke was in bad taste at all. Seth was talking about a childhood crush. EVERY straight boy had a crush on Farrah!
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Posted by Brian07663NJ 2012-09-17 16:15:20
Agree with you TheatreDiva90016...the Farrah joke didn't bother me either. It was in context...but of course someone is bound to be offended.
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Posted by beautywickedlover 2012-09-20 19:47:25
I am recording the Special Thursday Weekend Update tonight. I didn't get to watch last Saturday's episode until recently. The highlights for me were obviously the puppet scene and the Ryan Lochte impression.
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Posted by CapnHook 2012-09-23 00:31:59
GOP tampon commercial was HILARIOUS. Weekend Update went on forever this week. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a very hip, cool persona that doesn't make him funny. I didn't care for a single sketch he was in so far.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-09-23 00:40:07
^ But I loved the monologue! That boy can move!
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Posted by strummergirl 2012-09-23 00:51:04
You think that's just a persona and that is supposed to be funny? He's got more range than that.
His monologue on his first hosting gig, however, cannot be topped.
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Posted by supportivemom 2012-09-23 01:03:58
Yeah Strummer- that monologue from the first time was fantastic!
