Saturday Night Live

[~Katja~]

In related news: Fred is about 150 lbs. too light to be playing Boy George.

though his accent was right on

[JDE]

I hardly watch SNL anymore but I just turned it on, and have to admit that song was very funny.

[Judge Smails]

That Jizz In My Pants song is going to be all over the interwebs. That's this year's Dick In A Box.

Oh, and was that Meadow Soprano in that Digital Short?

[PapaBear]

I hardly watch SNL anymore but I just turned it on, and have to admit that song was very funny.
I didn't realize they weren't saying "shit in my pants" until the song was ending. Very funny, though. BTW... Who was the second chick?

[~Katja~]

I hardly watch SNL anymore but I just turned it on, and have to admit that song was very funny.
did you shit yer pants??? :)

[BlackSpider]

gizzed...

[PapaBear]

Those rappers look very manly while shaking their hankies around like that.

[JDE]

did you shit yer pants??? :)


I don't think so, hold on let me check for yah,







Nope, all clear here.



Oh and yes it was Meadow Soprano in the clip.


Jason

[PapaBear]

Oh and yes it was Meadow Soprano in the clip.

That's what I thought, but she looked way hotter than usual.

[JDE]

Those rappers look very manly while shaking their hankies around like that.

Hearing John Malkovich annouce them made me laugh, I am sure he never has heard of any of them in his life.




Jason

[BlackSpider]

Hot tub...

[JDE]

That's what I thought, but she looked way hotter than usual.

Yeah she looked very good.

[PerryWinkle]

i enjoyed the jizz song :laugh:

[~Katja~]

i enjoyed the jizz song :laugh:

it was shit, not jizz
:wallbash:

[BlackSpider]

it was shit, not jizz
:wallbash:

Gizz...

It was hot chicks, and the guys making cumming faces, why would it be shit...?

[JDE]

Gizz...

yeah it was jizz, although shit is just as funny.

[PapaBear]

Shit would have been just as funny, but it's NBC. They couldn't even say "dick" on there.

[~Katja~]

yeah it was jizz, although shit is just as funny.

it was shit, check the nbc page recap tomorrow

[PerryWinkle]

it was shit, check the nbc page recap tomorrow

and what do we get when you are proved to be wrong? because i swear on my puppies, that it was jizz

[JDE]

it was shit, check the nbc page recap tomorrow

okay I will, but I really think it was jizz, my hearing is pretty good.


Plus the face he was making, was the opps I made cummses look.

[BlackSpider]

If it's shit, the whole skit makes no sense.
although with SNL, that wouldn't surprise me...

[hammersavage]

If Katja says it was shit, I always believe her.

[BlackSpider]

If Katja says it was shit, I always believe her.

She's German.
It's all about shit with them...

[PapaBear]

There was a line about wearing a rubber. It had to be jizz.

[PerryWinkle]

She's German.
It's all about shit with them...

good point

[JDE]

She's German.
It's all about shit with them...

I thought they liked to fuck chickens and stuff like that too?

[~Katja~]

If Katja says it was shit, I always believe her.

ha, based on the one statement about them not even being able to say dick I start wondering now... but the faces definitely did not look cummy to me but more like someone shitting their pants

[BlackSpider]

ha, based on the one statement about them not even being able to say dick I start wondering now... but the faces definitely did not look cummy to me but more like someone shitting their pants

Why would every scene involve a hot chick then...?

[PapaBear]

There was also a line that was something like "you say I'm too fast". That's definitely a jizz line.

[PerryWinkle]

Why would every scene involve a hot chick then...?

and why would he say something about a condom and also about holding hands is like having sex for him. it was totally about jizz.

[BlackSpider]

Just admit you're wrong Katja, :surrender:
and we can all move on...

[PapaBear]

However.... The one line that would have worked best with "shit" was when Bruce Willis was dead at the end of The Sixth Sense.

[~Katja~]

apparently everybody commenting on the recap pages is looking for the Jizz song... so maybe I need to get my hearing checked... after all, I a old and mean and stinky

[PerryWinkle]

However.... The one line that would have worked best with "shit" was when Bruce Willis was dead at the end of The Sixth Sense.

don't encourage her. we all know they were talking about jizz

[~Katja~]

I consider myself beat, you all know your jizz better than I do

[BlackSpider]

However.... The one line that would have worked best with "shit" was when Bruce Willis was dead at the end of The Sixth Sense.

I don't know.
I came during that part of the movie...

[PapaBear]

apparently everybody commenting on the recap pages is looking for the Jizz song... so maybe I need to get my hearing checked... after all, I a old and mean and stinky
Don't worry. At least one person shit in their skirt tonight. (the hot chick skit).

[PerryWinkle]

I consider myself beat, you all know your jizz better than I do

we can work on that.

[JDE]

Don't worry. At least one person shit in their skirt tonight. (the hot chick skit).

Just wanted to comment on your pic avatar, that is the girl from NCIS right?


If so, good taste, that woman is very sexy in the show.

[PapaBear]

Just wanted to comment on your pic avatar, that is the girl from NCIS right?


If so, good taste, that woman is very sexy in the show.
Yup!

[GreatAmericanZero]

who was the non-Andy Samberg guy in "Jizz in my Pants". He had to be some kind of musician who i don't know

i LOVED the judy blume skit from last night

[fezident]

Damn.
This episode was Forte-free.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Damn.
This episode was Forte-free.

he was in the "sexy co-worker" skit. It did seem to be Jason Seudakis free though


btw, on AICN they said before Rosie failed with her variety show that she was going to replace Lorne Michaels in running SNL..that idea scares me cuz i can't imagine anything worse

[JerseyRich]

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[hammersavage]

who was the non-Andy Samberg guy in "Jizz in my Pants". He had to be some kind of musician who i don't know

Jorma Taccone. One of Andy's writing partners, costar in Hot Rod. The man on the left.

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/flickr/20/83/002432022083.jpg

[fezident]

That "J.I.M.P." short was so dead-on. Andy is just so damn good at making those sound authentic.
His "I Ran" short is still my favorite. It doesn't get any love though. It never took the internet by storm the way "Jizz..." will.

The 9 yr old sex expert character (during WU) was strong too.

Samberg is really turning out to be an all-star.



EDIT:
That's Justin Timberlake as the store-janitor during the JIZZ short!

[GreatAmericanZero]

Jorma Taccone. One of Andy's writing partners, costar in Hot Rod. The man on the left.

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/flickr/20/83/002432022083.jpg

oh haha..i really really thought it was some big pop star that i was suppose to know. Like a cameo

I did know that was Justin Timberlake as the janitor. And for the debate before, the skit is written as "J*** in my pants" on NBC.com so i think its pretty much 100% that it is "jizz in my pants". Cuz "Shit" doesn't begin with a "J"

[hammersavage]

Katja thought it was 'scheißen in my lederhosen'

[fezident]

Wait... was that whole "jizz/shit" debate REAL??

I don't see how it could've been misconstrued as shit but, even so... the skit is credited as "Jizz In My Pants" during the end credits.

[~Katja~]

oh haha..i really really thought it was some big pop star that i was suppose to know. Like a cameo

I did know that was Justin Timberlake as the janitor. And for the debate before, the skit is written as "J*** in my pants" on NBC.com so i think its pretty much 100% that it is "jizz in my pants". Cuz "Shit" doesn't begin with a "J"

yeah, I realized that last night after everybody on nbc was commenting on it that way.

what surprises me is if they can't say shit and dick... how do they get away with Jizz?

here is the video
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/digital-short-j-in-my-pants/866262/





and btw, whoever said that they are making cumsee faces... wow, you guys look really dumb...lol

[BlackSpider]

yeah, I realized that last night after everybody on nbc was commenting on it that way.

what surprises me is if they can't say shit and dick... how do they get away with Jizz?

What surprises me is that Gism is spelled with a "G"
but everyone here prefers to spell it Jizz, with a "J"...

[GreatAmericanZero]

What surprises me is that Gism is spelled with a "G"
but everyone here prefers to spell it Jizz, with a "J"...

well "Gizz" looks short for "Gizzard"

[GreatAmericanZero]

if you look up "Jizm" you get a ton of stuff about ejaculation

if you look up "Gism" you get nothing. I think a japanese punk band

I think Jizm is the proper spelling

[BlackSpider]

if you look up "Jizm" you get a ton of stuff about ejaculation

if you look up "Gism" you get nothing. I think a japanese punk band

I think Jizm is the proper spelling

No...

[GreatAmericanZero]

ok, wikipedia page for "Jism"

Alternative spellings

* gism
* jiz
* jizz
* jizzum



no one ever calls it "Gizz". "Gism" seems acceptable but rare

[mikeyboy]

How does C.T.'s partner spell it?

[BlackSpider]

How does C.T.'s partner spell it?

Bwahahahaha...:lol:

[Slumbag]

That Jizz In My Pants song is going to be all over the interwebs. That's this year's Dick In A Box.

Oh, and was that Meadow Soprano in that Digital Short?

Man, that was a fantastic Digital Short. I thought the same thing when I saw it.
I actually laughed harder at the Kristen Wiig pony express thing.

[Enabler]

Extremely strong episode. And I didnt even like the "Jizz in my pants" song that much. The Calculator sketch or the Gertie sketch both had me laughing harder. It just emphasizes that SNL is a better show with a qualified actor as a guest host. Especially this season.

[tele7]

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Can't find the Sexy Office Girl sketch :wallbash:

[GreatAmericanZero]

It just emphasizes that SNL is a better show with a qualified actor as a guest host. Especially this season.

i agree...i think the best hosts are "theater" actors like John Malkovich. I even prefer them over big comedy name hosts like Steve Carrell

[Slumbag]

Those rappers look very manly while shaking their hankies around like that.

I'm not the biggest T.I. fan. I'll listen, but I don't usually buy his CD's or anything. His first performance of the night was real strong. Sounded great.

But yeah, I didn't get the rag thing.

[CambriaBurning]

Jorma Taccone. One of Andy's writing partners, costar in Hot Rod. The man on the left.

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/flickr/20/83/002432022083.jpg



They also did the Lonely Island sketches on the internet, if you check that stuff out, it's basically what got them hired on SNL.

They write the Digital Shorts... which explains why more often than not, they are the funniest parts of SNL.

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You can check out Sarah Chalke from Scrubs in another one of their videos:
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[PapaBear]

nice!

[cougarjake13]

damn sarah looked hot in that vid

[hammersavage]

Sarah Chalke is a hot fucker.

[fezident]

Goodnight & have a pleasant tomorrow....
http://accidentalsexiness.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/amy-poehler.jpg

[Enabler]

Another good episode last night. But the digital short where Fred Armisen kept eating the cookies made no sense. Why did that have to be pre-taped? There were no special effects or editing. Seems like cheating to me. Also, no matter how hard I want to hate Kanye West, his performances are good. I had my finger on the fast forward button through both songs but didnt press it.

[tele7]

I have no idea who Taylor Swift is, but this is fucking horrible!

[AngelAmy]

I love her music but these performances arent her best.

Still love her to death though.

[PapaBear]

I thought she was supposed to be Country. It wasn't great, but it was better than I expected.

[PerryWinkle]

I love her music but these performances arent her best.

Still love her to death though.

now don't get me wrong, taylor swift is a hottie, but i can't stand that she acts all "surprised" and "shocked" at the end of her performances. she did it tonight and i believe at last year's CMT. the "i'm just a young girl overwhelmed" bit is a little played out

[tele7]

I love her music but these performances arent her best.

Still love her to death though.

Same thing with the second song. Damn! The mix is just terrible. All I can hear are her vocals. I'm sure she's good, but this appearance didn't do her any justice.

[PapaBear]

Whopper Virgins was funny.

[AngelAmy]

now don't get me wrong, taylor swift is a hottie, but i can't stand that she acts all "surprised" and "shocked" at the end of her performances. she did it tonight and i believe at last year's CMT. the "i'm just a young girl overwhelmed" bit is a little played out

shes just happy to be on SNL and it's her mother's birthday and her mother is her best friend so she's just on a happy high. she really is a genuine girl

[PerryWinkle]

shes just happy to be on SNL and it's her mother's birthday and her mother is her best friend so she's just on a happy high. she really is a genuine girl

i'll give her a break. she's a good Pa girl, so i will support her, plus she's very cute (hot)
and, she did a great job singing the national anthem before a world series game in philly this past year

[GreatAmericanZero]

I have no idea who Taylor Swift is, but this is fucking horrible!

yeah on my channel guide it said "country singer Taylor Swift", i just assumed it was some dude. Never heard of her before in my life but she was hot. I fast forward her singing so i dont know how bad it was

i loved the digital short last night with Neil Patrick Harris playing the doogie houser theme, and then its the whole orchestra, and then hes alone again and has a tear running down his face. hilarious

[Sheeplovr]

i loved the digital short last night with Neil Patrick Harris playing the doogie houser theme, and then its the whole orchestra, and then hes alone again and has a tear running down his face. hilarious

but it really didnt need ot be the "dgital short"

whyncouldnt they jsut do that as a sketch with the lights dark and eveyrone playing it would of been funner live
though i loved it

one day snl wil drop the musical act part and it will be a perfect show

[~Katja~]

now don't get me wrong, taylor swift is a hottie, but i can't stand that she acts all "surprised" and "shocked" at the end of her performances. she did it tonight and i believe at last year's CMT. the "i'm just a young girl overwhelmed" bit is a little played out

you watch the CMT'S??????

I am not a fan of her music, well, I don't know much of it, but she also sang at Times Square on New Years and from the video on youtube it appears she actually sang live last night.

I don't always like SNL's musical performances, but I guess they go with artists that are at their top right now and she definitely has come that far.

[FezsAssistant]

another horrible episode. another horrible (but hot) musical guest. taylor swift should lose ten pounds and do porn.
neil patrick harris is still pretending to be straight? i thought he came out of the closet?

[PerryWinkle]

you watch the CMT'S??????


No, i saw a replay of a performance of hers from the cmt's and she had the same kind of reaction after she finished. I wasn't watching it for singing talents, if you know what i mean

[TheMojoPin]

neil patrick harris is still pretending to be straight? i thought he came out of the closet?

Apparently the basic concept of ACTING escapes you.

[Bossanova]

taylor swift should lose ten pounds and do porn.

Oh c'mon dick. She could easily do porn now

[PerryWinkle]

Oh c'mon dick. She could easily do porn now

wait, is she 18 yet?

[Bossanova]

wait, is she 18 yet?

DAMN! I don't know, that could hurt her chances then

[Bossanova]

wait, is she 18 yet?

Born Dec 13, 1989. WOOHOO, she is 19 and pornable

[PerryWinkle]

DAMN! I don't know, that could hurt her chances then

sign her up, she's 19!

[Sue_Bender]

wait, is she 18 yet?


I thought you of ALL PEOPLE would have this information.


You slippin'?

[PerryWinkle]

I thought you of ALL PEOPLE would have this information.


You slippin'?

i must be:down:


plus she's too old now anyway

[Sue_Bender]

i must be:down:


plus she's too old now anyway


Yeah...


by like 9 years.

[~Katja~]

i must be:down:


plus she's too old now anyway

it doesn't matter how old they are, it's a matter of how old they look!

[PerryWinkle]

it doesn't matter how old they are, it's a matter of how old they look!

exactly, have you seen some of those 12 year old girls lately, they're asking for it

[fezident]

My lord, Taylor Swift is amateur-hour.

I'm trying to think.... 25 years ago... who was the equivalent to Taylor Swift. Who was the little kid trying to act like a grown-up and somehow..... selling a ton of records?

Her stage presence is that of a little girl playing with her mommy's clothes and singing into a hairbrush.

Oh well.... the radio landscape has lowered it's standards. I suppose I should just accept it.


The episode itself was funny.
Seth made good on the news.
Whopper Virgins was funny.
The Broadway-actors sketch was solid, timely, and very New Yorky. Loved it.
The Air Traffic Control skit was esoteric and hilarious.

FEZ'SASSISTANT:
Neil Patrick Harris addressed his homosexuality about 90 seconds into the monologue .It was the most hearty, and most genuine laugh in the entire show. How'd you miss that???
And again in a sketch. I don't think he was pretending to be anything he isn't.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall played gay characters. NPH plays a few straight ones.

That's how it works.

[~Katja~]

another horrible episode. another horrible (but hot) musical guest. taylor swift should lose ten pounds and do porn.
neil patrick harris is still pretending to be straight? i thought he came out of the closet?

are you kidding???

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2385574013_8f2a546fc9.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/2428455916_008c469282.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2980113642_d31828d3a7.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/2166179539_3f022e4c6b.jpg
http://www.celebrityhotgirls.com/images/taylor_swift2.jpg

you must be into anorexic porn

[AngelAmy]

The episode itself was funny.
Seth made good on the news.
Whopper Virgins was funny.
The Broadway-actors sketch was solid, timely, and very New Yorky. Loved it.
The Air Traffic Control skit was esoteric and hilarious.


That's how it works.

I agree with most of everything here....the air traffic control skit was ok in my opinion but i did love the skit where neil patrick harris was that trainer....it took forever to get to him but when it did i laughed.

and I did actually love his monologue (until they did the mark wahlberg stuff) but i liked everything else about it.

[GreatAmericanZero]

My lord, Taylor Swift is amateur-hour.

I'm trying to think.... 25 years ago... who was the equivalent to Taylor Swift. Who was the little kid trying to act like a grown-up and somehow..... selling a ton of records?

Her stage presence is that of a little girl playing with her mommy's clothes and singing into a hairbrush.

Oh well.... the radio landscape has lowered it's standards. I suppose I should just accept it.


The episode itself was funny.
Seth made good on the news.
Whopper Virgins was funny.
The Broadway-actors sketch was solid, timely, and very New Yorky. Loved it.
The Air Traffic Control skit was esoteric and hilarious.

FEZ'SASSISTANT:
Neil Patrick Harris addressed his homosexuality about 90 seconds into the monologue .It was the most hearty, and most genuine laugh in the entire show. How'd you miss that???
And again in a sketch. I don't think he was pretending to be anything he isn't.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall played gay characters. NPH plays a few straight ones.

That's how it works.

see, i hated the Broadway skit and i had to fastfoward through the air control skit, i couldnt handle it any more

i loved the monologue...loved the digital short...loved will forte's song on weekend update. The frost/nixon skit was good, the "2 first names" was stupid

but i do think Neil Patrick Harris is a really funny guy and i love that he has no problem goofing on doogie houser any chance he gets. i just wish the episode had better material

[fezident]

To each his own.

But, I love that the show is at least TRYING mix it up. THE DAILY SHOW does one thing (and does it well).
SNL spreads it out. I'll never get tired of it.

[brettmojo]

Everything NPH does is gold.

Never seen How I met Your Mother, but I'll assume he's the best thing on that show.

[GreatAmericanZero]

heres the highlight from last night, you don't need to see anything else!

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[paulisded]

you watch the CMT'S??????

I am not a fan of her music, well, I don't know much of it, but she also sang at Times Square on New Years and from the video on youtube it appears she actually sang live last night.

I don't always like SNL's musical performances, but I guess they go with artists that are at their top right now and she definitely has come that far.

I purposely stayed away from the show last night so I could keep up my streak of never hearing a Taylor Swift song.

[Fallon]

Whopper Virgins was funny.

Good thing they aired it at 12:58am.

[Reephdweller]

Tonight's first sketch "Da Learnin' Train" was pretty funny

[PapaBear]

I really wish this skit would end.

[hunnerbun]

I really wish this skit would end.

OMG I agree that SUCKED.

[PapaBear]

OMG I agree that SUCKED.
Quite possibly the worst skit of the year. Down with Gilly.

[Reephdweller]

Yeah that last one went on a tad too long.

[PapaBear]

Yeah that last one went on a tad too long.
I was sick of it in about 30 seconds.

[PapaBear]

Fleet Foxes is pretty annoying, too.

[Reephdweller]

Yeah, their music segment could not end fast enough.

I wish I was deaf.

[hunnerbun]

UGh...Kill Judy too...this whole show is really annoying tonight.

[tele7]

Funny or not, the Judy scetch was pretty amazing.

[Enabler]

UGh...Kill Judy too...this whole show is really annoying tonight.


I thought the exact same thing. Annoying, is the perfect word. Not just bad and unfunny but really really annoying. What was with that Spanish Cop skit? Why is speaking Spanish funny? Everything sucked.

[pennington]

A couple of good lines during the news (not by the "guests"). It's best to record it then fast-forward through the slow spots, which for me is most of the show.

Next week is John Malkovich. He'll either be great or a disaster.

[mikeyboy]

Next week is John Malkovich. He'll either be great or a disaster.

rerun

[cougarjake13]

i jacked 4 times to rosario dawson


i love her

[KojiClutch]

rerunRerun? He's hosting?

[cougarjake13]

Rerun? He's hosting?

yep

dwayne wayne is the musical guest

[Crippler]

Quite possibly the worst skit of the year. Down with Gilly.

Sweet leaping Jesus that might have been the single worst skit of all time. I've never been angrier at a "comedy" skit. After about 30 seconds of that dreck I really wanted everyone involved in that scene to die a horrible death...except Rosario Dawson, or course, she's purdy! In all seriousness, WOW, almost 6 minutes of the worst ecxuse for comedy I've ever seen.

[tele7]

Here it is:

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The Judy Sketch:

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[KojiClutch]

Man she really is funny, but she does the worst skits.

[TheMojoPin]

Lord, how I hate her.

The descriptions of the show being annoying and doing stupid shit like "spanish = funny" combined with "comedians" like whatserface are all straight out of the MadTV playbook. Very disheartening.

[mikeyboy]

so i looked up what Chris Elliot's daughter Abby looks like (cuz they mentioned her on Ron & Fez today joining the cast)...dudes, shes a fucking 10. Shes hot as hell

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if shes really funny too (cuz her father is hilarious) I may be completely in love. Shes apparently only 21 too

I call dibs Paulisded! Heed to the bro code

Weeks later and she still hasn't gotten much major airtime. Most of the times she's on, she seems to be a background character, or one of a very large cast in a sketch. By comparison, the other cast member who started at the same time as her (Micheala Watkins) has been getting lots of airtime. Is Abby Elliot SNL's Jay Mohr for 2009?

[drjoek]

Weeks later and she still hasn't gotten much major airtime. Most of the times she's on, she seems to be a background character, or one of a very large cast in a sketch. By comparison, the other cast member who started at the same time as her (Micheala Watkins) has been getting lots of airtime. Is Abby Elliot SNL's Jay Mohr for 2009?

She graduated from my kids high school a couple years ahead of my son. I never saw Chris Elliott at parents night

[Enabler]

Weeks later and she still hasn't gotten much major airtime. Most of the times she's on, she seems to be a background character, or one of a very large cast in a sketch. By comparison, the other cast member who started at the same time as her (Micheala Watkins) has been getting lots of airtime. Is Abby Elliot SNL's Jay Mohr for 2009?

It was pretty funny that the only sketch I saw her in on Saturday she was completly screened most of the time by Keenan in a raccoon costume. She did do a Racheal Maddow skit a few weeks ago where she was featured...She'll get her time eventually. It seems like the writers can only write for one female at a time. It was Amy Poehler and now its Kristin Wiig.

[Slumbag]

Weeks later and she still hasn't gotten much major airtime. Most of the times she's on, she seems to be a background character, or one of a very large cast in a sketch. By comparison, the other cast member who started at the same time as her (Micheala Watkins) has been getting lots of airtime. Is Abby Elliot SNL's Jay Mohr for 2009?

She did a bang up Angelina Jolie during Weekend Update last night. It was good.

The episode kinda stunk. The people in the bar for the Super Bowl eating ecstasy kind of made me laugh. The McGruber Pepsi thing confused me more than anything (It was an actual Pepsi commercial, right?).

I love LOVE Kristen Wiig. That being said, they need to quit letting her do the same character with a different name every week. It seems like the same thing time after time. Silly character has to deal with non silly characters.


As for the Steve Martin banjo shit, I could probably start a whole thread about how awful that was. He really has lost a step. His monologue was weak, and I was bothered by all the PP2 trailers.

[Aggie]

Steve Martin wasn't great but he does what he can with the writing.

I really only watched this because I <3 Jason Mraz. Like his poppy music or not, you can't deny how amazing he his live. The acts lately have sounded pretty bad, he sounded flawless!

[TheMojoPin]

I love LOVE Kristen Wiig. That being said, they need to quit letting her do the same character with a different name every week. It seems like the same thing time after time. Silly character has to deal with non silly characters.

THAT'S ALL SHE DOES. SHE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.

[Sue_Bender]

THAT'S ALL SHE DOES. SHE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.

QFT, Mr. Mojo!

[GreatAmericanZero]

i don't understand, why is Fred Armisen's Barack Obama imitation so shitty. I understand he looks most like him out of the cast, but he is just talking in his regular voice. An Obama imitation should be easy, just add some bass to your voice and begin your sentences with the word "Look...". but hes so bad at it

hes great at Governor Patterson and thats a different voice. His Obama is just so bad

[Bunny™]

Schwing!

[Reephdweller]

Whoever this guy is, he's kind've funny so far. Not saying he's hilarious, just kind've right now....time will tell.

[tele7]

"I'm on a boat" was fucking awesome!

[Reephdweller]

The "I'm Going To Have Sex with YOUR Wife" game show was pretty funny

[Reephdweller]

sweet holy fuck this music is awful

[PapaBear]

sweet holy fuck this music is awful
Makes you wonder why Earl kept raving about them. I didn't mind the music, but the singing was annoying.

[Reephdweller]

The singing totally ruined it

[Pestz4Evah]

Alec Baldwin next week!

[NewYorkDragons80]

THAT'S ALL SHE DOES. SHE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.

She was pretty good in Knocked Up, playing the passive agressive E! Exec.

[fezident]

1)The SNL house band are a bunch of bad mutha fuckas.

2) I'll never get tired of these "sing a long" sketches. I think maybe Sudekis writes 'em.

3) Next week: Baldwin and The Jonas Bros. I'm pumped. I always enjoy when the musical guest appears in a skit or two. (usually as themselves, interacting with superfans)
With The Jonas Bros, I suspect this will happen quite a bit.

[hammersavage]

1)The SNL house band are a bunch of bad mutha fuckas.

2) I'll never get tired of these "sing a long" sketches. I think maybe Sudekis writes 'em.

3) Next week: Baldwin and The Jonas Bros. I'm pumped. I always enjoy when the musical guest appears in a skit or two. (usually as themselves, interacting with superfans)
With The Jonas Bros, I suspect this will happen quite a bit.

Sudekis does write those. I love 'em too.

[Enabler]

This was my favorite part of Saturdays show. I know Keenan has his haters but I am a fan.
"My lungs...Oh God my lungs":lol:

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[badorties]

sweet holy fuck this music is awful

Makes you wonder why Earl kept raving about them. I didn't mind the music, but the singing was annoying.

The singing totally ruined it

i went out of my way to tape SNL just for TVOTR, and as amazing as the band is, the mix/sound just sucked

i've seen them live and that perfeomance just did nothing for me ... they're on colbert tonite -- hopefully, it'll sound better

[Doctor Manhattan]

"I'm on a boat" was fucking awesome!

Yeah, I guess an all Digital Shorts show would kill it, but that is usually my favorite part of the show each week.

Link->I'm on a Boat-Uncensored (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU) "Take a good hard look at the mother fuckin' boat!"

[Slumbag]

I finally caught it.
The host was good. I was worried when he came out doing a skit as a gay guy. It seems that when they have a host that is famous, but not very funny, they just have him play a gay dude to get some cheap laughs. But, he came around. The Have Sex with your Wife show was great.
Great Digital Short. Pretty good episode.

[Doctor Manhattan]

"Fuck Land! I'm on a Boat, Motherfucker!
Fuck Trees! I climb Buoys, Motherfucker!"

I can't get that song out of my head. Isn't is sad that "I'm on a Boat" is better than just about any HipHop/Rap song in the past few years?

[fezident]

Wow, what a missed op.
The time was definitely right for an elaborate 30 Rock sketch. Maybe have SNL kinda rip off 30 Rock. Ya know... to flip the logic of TGS being loosely based on SNL.

No Chris Brown jokes, no A-roid, no octomom.
Another missed op.



I have an idea for a sketch that involves the Jonas Bros playing at an old age home, where all the "inmates" are previous members of Menudo, NKOTB, Hanson, J5, etc etc.

I wish I was a writer on this show.


On the plus side:
I was thrilled to see the "First Coughs" sketch. I've been yammering about how coughs = death for years.

[ChrisTheCop]

There was an a-Roid joke during the news.

"He admitted to taking steroids... though apparently never in October."

[fezident]

I was referring to the sketches.

The topical jokes during the news tend to write themselves.

[Fallon]

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[Enabler]

Superweak show. And its all the more surprising because Baldwin is so funny. Nothing worked for me. It was good to re-affirm my dislike for The Jonas Bros but thats about it. And if Cameron Diaz ever tries to do another unfunny walk-on again I just may have to stalk and kill her. "You ruined Gangs of New York for me and now you're somehow managing to make SNL less funny!? Its over for you Diaz! Go away!"

[Slumbag]

Superweak show. And its all the more surprising because Baldwin is so funny. Nothing worked for me. It was good to re-affirm my dislike for The Jonas Bros but thats about it. And if Cameron Diaz ever tries to do another unfunny walk-on again I just may have to stalk and kill her. "You ruined Gangs of New York for me and now you're somehow managing to make SNL less funny!? Its over for you Diaz! Go away!"

That fucking cougar skit STINKS! Every time, unfunny as shit.
I really wanted to find Dan Akroyd funny, but he flopped.
And those Joans Brothers........they treated them like they could act, and they can't. Someone tell them, "moving your arms around a lot isn't fucking acting".

I was kinda disappointed. Baldwin was as fantastic as ever, though.

[Pestz4Evah]

Tracy Morgan hosting next week...

[fezident]

The Rock always nails it when he hosts SNL.
This time was no exception. He's fearless.... energetic... he has a great sense of humor about himself.

Easily on of my fave hosts.

[GreatAmericanZero]

The Rock always nails it when he hosts SNL.
This time was no exception. He's fearless.... energetic... he has a great sense of humor about himself.

Easily on of my fave hosts.

yeah, he was a really good host. it was a great episode, the "The Rock Obama" skit was really clever but the funniest skit of the night was the sports call-in show where bill hader was obviously an alien. that was too funny

[fezident]

*easily ONE of my favorite hosts.

Shit. I hate typos.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to flip my light switch on & off 17 times and scrub my hands with Comet.

[fezident]

Tonight's show is gonna be strong.
Tracey Morgan and Kelly Clarkson.

Set your DVRs, buddays!

[GreatAmericanZero]

Tonight's show is gonna be strong.
Tracey Morgan and Kelly Clarkson.

Set your DVRs, buddays!

hoping for Astronaut Jones return!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikeyboy]

Tonight's show is gonna be strong.
Tracey Morgan and Kelly Clarkson.

Set your DVRs, buddays!

We'll see. Tracy Morgan is funny, but he never had a lot of versatility, even when he was a cast member. Just about every one of his characters seemed like a variation on his persona. I mean, how different were Brian Fellows, his homeless character and even his Star Jones really? We could end up getting more or less the same bit over and over again.

[GreatAmericanZero]

OH SHIT

will ferrell's HBO special where he plays George W Bush on broadway is also on tonight


so set your dvrs for that too!

[TheGameHHH]

We'll see. Tracy Morgan is funny, but he never had a lot of versatility, even when he was a cast member. Just about every one of his characters seemed like a variation on his persona. I mean, how different were Brian Fellows, his homeless character and even his Star Jones really? We could end up getting more or less the same bit over and over again.

you dont have to be incredibly versatile to be funny. in a lot of cases it helps, but its not a must.

[Enabler]

Looking forward to tonights show. I hope Tracy tells Lorne Michaels to go get him a soda at some point.

[TheGameHHH]

i hope he drops a bunch of F-bombs, gets fined by the FCC and buys up all the advertisement spots during the broadcast.

[TheMojoPin]

We'll see. Tracy Morgan is funny, but he never had a lot of versatility, even when he was a cast member. Just about every one of his characters seemed like a variation on his persona. I mean, how different were Brian Fellows, his homeless character and even his Star Jones really? We could end up getting more or less the same bit over and over again.

That would still be funnier than anything SNL has produced in a while.

[Enabler]

i hope he drops a bunch of F-bombs, gets fined by the FCC and buys up all the advertisement spots during the broadcast.

"I am an ad-ver-tizer, I am an ad-ver-tizer.":lol:

[Reynolds]

OH SHIT

will ferrell's HBO special where he plays George W Bush on broadway is also on tonight


so set your dvrs for that too!

I had this on for about 5 minutes and got bored.

Hoping they bring back Brian Fellows tonight.

[tele7]

hoping for Astronaut Jones return!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo!!:clap:

[PapaBear]

WOW!

Not that I still wouldn't be totally happy to "hit it", but she's packed on a few.

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[GreatAmericanZero]

i think i liked every skit last night. True, most skits was just Tracy being Tracy..but thats funny

[fezident]

The opening skit & the monologue really set the tone. All Tracey. Mad energy. Love it.


Kelly Clarkson's band is as tight as her girdle. That was a seeeriously polished performance. I love that shit. Bravo.
Interestingly... the old guitar player from SNL wrote, played guitar, and produced many of her hits....including "My Life Would Suck Without You". Would've been cool to see "Dr. Luke" join her up there on his old stomping grounds.

[Slumbag]

Tracy Morgan forgot how to do Brian Fellows.
That was pretty sad.

[Pestz4Evah]

Bill Hader kills me in this one. They could do this skit every week and I wouldn't mind it.

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[Fallon]

Bill Hader kills me in this one. They could do this skit every week and I wouldn't mind it.

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Is he goofing on a real guy from Dateline or did they make it up? Either way it's hilarious.

[mikeyboy]

I thought it was an okay funny show, but it honestly seemed like the most lazily written episode I've seen in a long time. The whole show just seemed like revisiting bits they've done before.

[Crippler]

The whole show just seemed like revisiting bits they've done before.

Not just revisiting, but flat out replaying. They've now used the same Organic/edible Diapers & Gas Right Ass Strips commercials three times each. Hey, neither one is that funny. They were chuckle-worthy once, but did we need to see them three times? And ENOUGH with fucking McGruber. We get it, it's the same room & he never makes it in time because he's arguing with someone in the room. Haha, great.

[fezident]

I love Macgruber!
I think it's perfectly capturing that AIRPLANE level of spoofery. Also... I like that they add little subplots. Shia Labeof as his gay son who just happened to have some "anal lubricant" when Macgruber need "any petroleum based product" was f'ing hilarious.
Then they did the Pepsi tie-in. Love Macgruber.

MACGRUBERR!!

[mikeyboy]

I love Macgruber!
I think it's perfectly capturing that AIRPLANE level of spoofery. Also... I like that they add little subplots. Shia Labeof as his gay son who just happened to have some "anal lubricant" when Macgruber need "any petroleum based product" was f'ing hilarious.
Then they did the Pepsi tie-in. Love Macgruber.

MACGRUBERR!!

I couldn't disagree more. It started out mildly amusing and they've just run the bit into the ground.

[GreatAmericanZero]

i'm a MacGruber fan. Its 15sec goofiness, if someone hates it i think its pretty easy to ignore

but i am a big Will Forte fan

[fezident]

Forte is STRONG.
It'll be a sad day for the show when he eventually leaves.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/52186/saturday-night-live-update-bcs-song

[PapaBear]

Is he goofing on a real guy from Dateline or did they make it up? Either way it's hilarious.
Real guy.

[Fallon]

Tracy Morgan forgot how to do Brian Fellows.
That was pretty sad.

I think he mixed up his Brian Fellows and Star Jones impressions.

[Slumbag]

I think he mixed up his Brian Fellows and Star Jones impressions.

The way I saw it was Brian Fellows was traditionally just this weird guy.
The other night, he was just playing it as some gay guy.

[fezident]

Skit for skit, pound for pound.... a really funny, solid, well-made episode. Some great stuff in there.
"Dude?! Address that!"


NEXT WEEK:
Zac Ephron and YEAH YEAH YEAH'S.

[GreatAmericanZero]

that "Milestone High" skit they did with Seth Rogen as the basketball kid being tutored made me laugh harder than anything else on SNL this season

[fezident]

MILESTONE was great.
As was "Save the funnies". ( a new version of the "Save Broadway" sketch)
As was the "sometimes you have to change your voice depending on who's calling you" sketch.

W.U. was super strong.

The musical guest was a truly pleasant surprise. I never heard of 'em but, loved all (three!) of their songs.

etc etc.

[Slumbag]

I was stoked that they did a "Like a Boss" Digital Short.
That is probably my favorite song on the Lonely Island CD, and him fucking the giant fish was hilarious.

[hammersavage]

I think you mentioned something about cutting your dick off?

Nope.

[Enabler]

The musical guest was a truly pleasant surprise. I never heard of 'em but, loved all (three!) of their songs.

etc etc.

Agreed. Was that the first time they've had the musical guest play at the end credits? Ive never seen it before but its a great idea.

I wasnt as excited by the episode as you guys but it was better than usual.

[Suspect Chin]

The opposite of for is five.

[fezident]

Was that the first time they've had the musical guest play at the end credits?
Nope.

U2 did a third song on two different appearances. Both times... he walked into the crowd and interacted with the fans, the cast, and the cameramen. Rilly rilly good showww.

[Suspect Chin]

Zac Efron must be the gayest man in America. What is the deal with the skin tight black jeans and swooping hairdos nowadays?

[PapaBear]

What is the deal with the skin tight black jeans and swooping hairdos nowadays?
All young men are gay these days.

[PapaBear]

I don't know much about this band. Are there other songs better and less repetitive than this one?

[Marc with a c]

I don't know much about this band. Are there other songs better and less repetitive than this one?

they aren't bad.

that song is from six years ago. i have no idea why they were playing it.

[Sue_Bender]

Are there other songs better and less repetitive than this one?

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

[mikeyboy]

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

Are your other posts better and less repetitive than this one?

[Sue_Bender]

Are your other posts better and less repetitive than this one?

No, no, no!







Fuckbug.

[KC2OSO]

The opposite of for is five.
Eat it.

[Death Metal Moe]

Wow, I forgot about this show. Did it swing back and become funny again because the last time I caught it....ooof. They should have just put a tight shot on a pile of dog turds for a hour and a half. That would have given America more laughs.

[Death Metal Moe]

Also, I haven't seen one of their political parodies that didn't feel forced, lame and overally crappy in well over a decade.

[Suspect Chin]

It was pretty decent tonight, but the political parody opener was definitely the pile of dog turds you referenced.

[Sue_Bender]

Wow, I forgot about this show. Did it swing back and become funny again because the last time I caught it....ooof. They should have just put a tight shot on a pile of dog turds for a hour and a half. That would have given America more laughs.


I don't get the positive reviews for this program. Occasionally I catch them, and I NEVER laugh. Maybe the show was never any good...I don't know. I have some fond memories. I just don't get the praise in this thread. Anytime I see an episode, I check this thread...and to my horror, people find the skits funny. I don't even have high expectations, but the program's existence is the only humorous thing about it. EVERYTHING they do is FORCED and PREDICTABLE. It's depressing.

[TheMojoPin]

Also, I haven't seen one of their political parodies that didn't feel forced, lame and overally crappy in well over a decade.

The political stuff has mostly stunk the last few years, but if you never found Ferrell funny playing Bush, I really don't know what can be done with you.

[pennington]

Gilly is back. Not a good sign.

[pennington]

The political stuff has mostly stunk the last few years

The political stuff is almost always the same skit/premise rehashed over and over. So I guess now we're going to get four or eight years of sketches where Biden is a buffoon and Obama is the calm dignified leader.

[Servo]

Gilly is back. Not a good sign.

I never saw that skit before last night... that was... oof.

Jon Bovi was terrible.

I actually thought the underage drinking sketch had promise, it started out kinda amusing. But then it became another bit where they had no idea where it was going or how to end it, so they turned it into an Eliot Spitzer ad... it was so forced and such a letdown.

[cougarjake13]

The opposite of for is five.




the opposite of sure is speed stick

[hammersavage]

Ratings would be thru the roof if they showed that.

[fezident]

Biiiiitch pleeze.

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[cougarjake13]

Biiiiitch pleeze.

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who the fuck was that ??


it was kinda amusing and funny but annoying as well

[GreatAmericanZero]

that high school musical kid, i thought he looked like he could be Bill Hader's son..surprised they didnt do something with that

[TooLowBrow]

that high school musical kid, i thought he looked like he could be Bill Hader's son..surprised they didnt do something with that

http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/O/1/N/dupreeprem02.jpg

http://www.disneydreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/zac-efron.jpg

[fezident]

that high school musical kid, i thought he looked like he could be Bill Hader's son..surprised they didnt do something with that

He looks more like Rob Lowe, IMO.

[TheMojoPin]

Biiiiitch pleeze.

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Horrible.

That's even sub-MadTV.

[fezident]

You guys have given me a great idea.
I'm going to find a show I loathe, and then watch it every single week... never miss an episode... then come to a thread that's dedicated to it.... and watch the clips. I wanna see what the hullabaloo is about.
I bet it's satisfying.

[TheMojoPin]

That would be odd.

[Death Metal Moe]

The political stuff has mostly stunk the last few years, but if you never found Ferrell funny playing Bush, I really don't know what can be done with you.

That might have been the last time I laughed at their political shit, but even then some of it seemed a little forced. Like they just HAD to squeeze in the latest news story about some politician so that they can ham it up and wait for the applause.

It just seems very forced and like 95% of it was never that great.

[Judge Smails]

You guys have given me a great idea.
I'm going to find a show I loathe, and then watch it every single week... never miss an episode... then come to a thread that's dedicated to it.... and watch the clips. I wanna see what the hullabaloo is about.
I bet it's satisfying.

You make a good point. I really don't know why I put myself through it, but if I'm home on Saturday I'll still watch it. I have fond memories of the watching it as a kid (the Eddie Murphy years) and I still hope against hope that it will be good. I watch it and average about one mild laugh per show (usually the Digital Short).

It's like sketch show masturbation - the second it's over you feel dirty, embarassed and ashamed for having sat through it yet again. Only, unlike masturbation, there's usually no reward at the end. But every once in a while - out of nowhere - they pull one out of their asses and hit one out of the park - like the Julia Louis-Dreyfus show from a couple of years back where every sketch was a winner. That one came out of nowhere.

[TonyStark]

From what I saw, Efron didn't do half bad. I thought this one was pretty good.

I just think back to the recent highs with all the political stuff because that made me think that SNL was back to form. I guess I can just watch "The Rock" Obama until then I thought that was pretty damn funny too.

[fezident]

NICE!
Green Day will be the musical guest on May 16th. Very good.

I suspect they'll do "21st Century Breakdown" and "Know Your Enemy".
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[PapaBear]

"He hit it". :lol:

[Reephdweller]

Motherlover with Justin Timberlake from lastnight's SNL will no doubt be the next viral video hit...

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[fezident]

Ciara's dancers were so hilariously out-of-sync, it almost looked like maybe it was sketch.


You! You! I know you!

[jessicaduh]

Motherlover with Justin Timberlake from lastnight's SNL will no doubt be the next viral video hit...

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i laughed when it was on, but they're no Three Times One Minus One.

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[fezident]

"He hit it". :lol:
Probably thee best audience reaction I've ever heard on SNL.

Really really good stuff.
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[cougarjake13]

awesome

[GreatAmericanZero]

Probably thee best audience reaction I've ever heard on SNL.


actually, i think they over mic-ed the audience during that episode. Maybe to make the Justin fans seem larger, but there were alot of weird stuff. During the opening skit with Will Forte you can hear people talking over him before his "Live from NY its Saturday night" and then during the monolouge someone screamed out "I love you"

[PapaBear]

Holy shit, that second Green Day song went on WAYYYY too long!

[smiler grogan]

I'm not a Green Day fan at all but they sounded decent, where as a lot of bands sound terrible on SNL.

[Judge Smails]

That's got to be some kind of record for SNL cameos in one show:

Tom Hanks, Norm McDonald, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Paul Rudd, Arty Lange. Not sure if I missed anyone in that sing-along at the end. They even had Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz in the beginning in a prerecorded commercial bit.

[GreatAmericanZero]

amazing episode. Every skit was funny. Great way to end the season

Was Tom Hanks the first celebrity to play himself in the celebrity jeopardy skit? He was great and it was so sweet to see Norm MacDonald again (and it was so funny how he just showed up out of nowhere)

I think that was Darrel Hammond's last show too from Will bringing him front and center at the end. He started the same year Will Ferrel did and without a doubt has the record for being on the show longer than anyone else (except Don Pardo/Lorne Michaels)

[Spaz]

amazing episode. Every skit was funny. Great way to end the season

Was Tom Hanks the first celebrity to play himself in the celebrity jeopardy skit? He was great and it was so sweet to see Norm MacDonald again (and it was so funny how he just showed up out of nowhere)

I think that was Darrel Hammond's last show too from Will bringing him front and center at the end. He started the same year Will Ferrel did and without a doubt has the record for being on the show longer than anyone else (except Don Pardo/Lorne Michaels)

sounds like I missed a great show

[fezident]

That's got to be some kind of record for SNL cameos in one show:

Tom Hanks, Norm McDonald, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Paul Rudd, Arty Lange. Not sure if I missed anyone in that sing-along at the end. They even had Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz in the beginning in a prerecorded commercial bit.

+ Anne Hathaway.

[TheMojoPin]

I'm not a Green Day fan at all but they sounded decent, where as a lot of bands sound terrible on SNL.

SNL's mixing for live bands has gone into the toilet in recent years. They make every band sound like shit.

[TooLowBrow]

green day on snl last night showed everything that makes live music better than prerecording/lip synching.

21 guns sounded less produced than the album version, and billie joe only really went for that high note once, at the very end.
still it was great
i have the album version at home, i dont want to hear that played while theyre on screen.
i like hearing the differences from the album, how a band changes from in studio to on stage

[FezsAssistant]

I'm officially removing SNL from my DVR list. Awful in every way.

[tara87]

i have a friend who is working as an intern on SNL this year. she said its crazy how much stuff is going on at one time! i could probably get tickets if anyone is interested?

[Sue_Bender]

I'm officially removing SNL from my DVR list. Awful in every way.

I'm not sure I've laughed once at the handful of episodes I've caught this year. I guess I just don't get their brand of funny.

[Spaz]

i have a friend who is working as an intern on SNL this year. she said its crazy how much stuff is going on at one time! i could probably get tickets if anyone is interested?

I'd be interested if you'd go with me

[Foster]

SNL's mixing for live bands has gone into the toilet in recent years. They make every band sound like shit.

I went on a tour of SNL Studio a few months ago, it was mentioned that the acoustics of the studio truly reveal how well a band sounds. the page actually said if a band sounds shitty on SNL, the sound shitty in real life

[TheMojoPin]

I went on a tour of SNL Studio a few months ago, it was mentioned that the acoustics of the studio truly reveal how well a band sounds. the page actually said if a band sounds shitty on SNL, the sound shitty in real life

Given the amount of great bands who have sounded bad on SNL over the years, that sounds like a load of crap trying to justify how bad the setup is there.

[Foster]

Given the amount of great bands who have sounded bad on SNL over the years, that sounds like a load of crap trying to justify how bad the setup is there.

I don't know about that, the young lady sounded like she knew what she was talking about.

another fact about the SNL Studio, the audience seats are the same chairs that were in the former Yankee Stadium. Lorne Michaels and Steinbrenner are good friends, so when George commissioned for the seats to be made, he ordered extra for SNL.

[TheMojoPin]

I don't know about that, the young lady sounded like she knew what she was talking about.

another fact about the SNL Studio, the audience seats are the same chairs that were in the former Yankee Stadium. Lorne Michaels and Steinbrenner are good friends, so when George commissioned for the seats to be made, he ordered extra for SNL.

Of course an NBC tour guide isn't going to bring up the faults of her place of employment.

The shittiness of SNL's music setup couldn't have been more apparent with TV on the Radio. They played the same song live on SNL and then a few days later on Colbert's show. The SNL mix was a complete mess compared to what could be heard on TCR.

[paulisded]

I don't know about that, the young lady sounded like she knew what she was talking about.



I'm sure that a sound guy probably told her that...and there may be an element of truth to it. But late night TV shows are historically horribly mixed. Letterman is by far the worst, but SNL is definitely in second place.

I would bet, and I definitely may be wrong, but the problems could cease if these shows allowed the band's sound people to handle the mix. I'm sure there's some union rules that allow only show techs to handle the sound.

[Foster]

Of course an NBC tour guide isn't going to bring up the faults of her place of employment.

The shittiness of SNL's music setup couldn't have been more apparent with TV on the Radio. They played the same song live on SNL and then a few days later on Colbert's show. The SNL mix was a complete mess compared to what could be heard on TCR.

hey, I'm just repeating the facts as they were presented to me

if you take exception to them go on the NBC tour and state your case

when you go, I recommend going to the "Top of Rock", the view is awesome

[BlackSpider]

Given the amount of great bands who have sounded bad on SNL over the years, that sounds like a load of crap trying to justify how bad the setup is there.

It's true...


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[Foster]

It's true...


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young ashlee was used as the prime example on how unforgiving the studio acoustics are

[fezident]

I would bet, and I definitely may be wrong, but the problems could cease if these shows allowed the band's sound people to handle the mix. I'm sure there's some union rules that allow only show techs to handle the sound.



The guy's name is Speedy Rosenthal and he's been there for ages. I'm talkin' decades.

I make no excuses for him, or SNL just because I'm a fan of the show. I will only say that he's well known, well liked, and well respected.
I know somebody (Tishman Speyer & TOtR are my clients) that could fire off an email to him, and maybe even link this thread to him, and see if he's willing to comment.

[paulisded]

The guy's name is Speedy Rosenthal and he's been there for ages. I'm talkin' decades.

I make no excuses for him, or SNL just because I'm a fan of the show. I will only say that he's well known, well liked, and well respected.
I know somebody (Tishman Speyer & TOtR are my clients) that could fire off an email to him, and maybe even link this thread to him, and see if he's willing to comment.

I'm not saying he's not good at his job.

But common sense says that a sound man whose fulltime job is to travel with an individual band is going to better understand every major and minor detail of the songs...especially the bigger bands that generally appear on SNL. Rosenthal, on the other hand, has to "endure" the likes of Usher or Beyonce one week and then Kings of Leon or Green Day the next.

I have to say, though, that Green Day's mix was close to perfect. The second guitarist's lead riffs were loud and clear on the left channel, and the quiet-to-loud jump into the chorus was perfect.

[hammersavage]

It's true...


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I was in the music mixing room when that happened. Might have been the most tense minutes of my life.

[paulisded]

I was in the music mixing room when that happened. Might have been the most tense minutes of my life.

I'd love to hear that story.