Saturday Night Live

[Sue_Bender]

C'mon, admit it, you were excited to see Gilly back.

ALL of Kristin's characters are Gilly.


And yes, I was elated! :wink:

[fezident]

Fuckin' great episode.
This show is so much better than people give it credit for. Fuck the too-cool-for-schoolers.

COMING UP (after the Poehler re-run)
EMMA STONE
and KINGS OF LEON.


She's beyond hot AND she's a good little actress. Plus... they have two weeks to prepare. I think it'll be a strong episode. We can definitely expect a Lindsay Lohan sketch.


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[pennington]

I like Bryan Cranston but last week's show was so unmemorable, no one commented on it.

[Willmore]

I enjoyed the New Boyfriend Talk Show and the Denzel character. That guy does a spot on Barack, but for whatever reason, they kept the puerto-rican dude as the SNL Barack guy.

[fezident]

I've always wished that Jane Lynch would join the cast of SNL. Obviously.. she's too big a star nowadays but, back when she was making the Christopher Guest movies and doing supporting roles in various comedies... I thought she'd be a great fit for the cast.

She could fill the slot that Phil Hartman left behind (in terms of acting chops, sincerity, versatility & timing, etc).

[KnoxHarrington]

I've always wished that Jane Lynch would join the cast of SNL. Obviously.. she's too big a star nowadays but, back when she was making the Christopher Guest movies and doing supporting roles in various comedies... I thought she'd be a great fit for the cast.

She could fill the slot that Phil Hartman left behind (in terms of acting chops, sincerity, versatility & timing, etc).

And maybe they'd put her in a sketch or two instead of awful Kristen Wiig

[Sue_Bender]

And maybe they'd put her in a sketch or two instead of awful Kristen Wiig

Amen.

[fezident]

I love Wiig. LOVE!
But even I must admit that they've overused her. It's become too much of a good thing. I love her though.

She was great in a movie called THE BROTHERS SOLOMON (with Will Forte and Will Arnett). The movie was goofy but she was very sincere and sweet. She has potential to make the crossover into dramatic acting, the way Jim Carrey did.

[Willmore]

I love Wiig. LOVE!
But even I must admit that they've overused her. It's become too much of a good thing. I love her though.

She was great in a movie called THE BROTHERS SOLOMON (with Will Forte and Will Arnett). The movie was goofy but she was very sincere and sweet. She has potential to make the crossover into dramatic acting, the way Jim Carrey did.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Kristen Wiig can be good. She is brilliant in her more subtle roles - the Christine O'Donnell thing was good. But when she does her weird over-the-top characters like Gilly, it's just plain annoying. Maybe it works in person, or in a small theater setting like Second City, but it does not work on TV week in, week out, it rapidly grows to be a nuisance. There are times a sketch starts and the setup is going on, you're intrigued, then a Wiig character appears and starts doing her thing, then once you've seen 5 seconds of her, you know what the next 4 minutes of the sketch are going to be, there is no creativity there.

She is obviously a talented actress, but the writers are simply giving her the wrong roles. Or, who knows, maybe she really loves that side of her, and she blows the writers to make them write more of that shit.

[fezident]

Wow. I am a day or two behind on Audible, and I was pleasantly surprised to hear Ron echo my statements about how good SNL has been AND that that Jane Lynch would be an asset as a full time cast member.
I've never heard him say anything positive about my favorite show.

Good times.

[booster11373]

I would like to give Lorne Michaels a hearty FUCK YOU

I was messing around with netflix on my wii today and saw season 6 through 11 available on netflix on demand

I was so excited because in season 10 is one of the best sketches ever

Jackie Rogers Jr $100000 jackpot wad

Only instead of the full episodes like seasons 1 thru 5 on dvd which were full length

these are only clip shows of about 20 to 25 minutes and no Jackie Rogers

Fuck You Lorne Michaels

[Judge Smails]

I would like to give Lorne Michaels a hearty FUCK YOU

I was messing around with netflix on my wii today and saw season 6 through 11 available on netflix on demand

I was so excited because in season 10 is one of the best sketches ever

Jackie Rogers Jr $100000 jackpot wad

Only instead of the full episodes like seasons 1 thru 5 on dvd which were full length

these are only clip shows of about 20 to 25 minutes and no Jackie Rogers

Fuck You Lorne Michaels

Weren't these the seasons where he left the show? I don't think Lorne Michaels has anything to do with them.

[PapaBear]

Weren't these the seasons where he left the show? I don't think Lorne Michaels has anything to do with them.
Yes.

[Judge Smails]

By the way, here is the Jackpot Wad sketch.

To this day, sometimes when my wife asks me a question I don't know the answer to I'll answer "Chocolate Babies". She has no clue what I'm talking about.

Stick around for the end for a Bruce Willis wine cooler ad.


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[keithy_19]

Are they trying to be unfunny?

[Melk]

By the way, here is the Jackpot Wad sketch.

To this day, sometimes when my wife asks me a question I don't know the answer to I'll answer "Chocolate Babies". She has no clue what I'm talking about.

Stick around for the end for a Bruce Willis wine cooler ad.


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Martin Short should get a Lifetime Achievement Award for doing so many humorless things with the financial backing of so many people. I assume he has Imminent Death Syndrome.

There is a lot going on the bit that surprised me:
1) Jim Belushi is actually doing something funny. Though I have heard that Jim was as big a douchebag to woman as his more talented brother, so he may have not been acting.

2) Mary Gross is an underrated SNL cast member. She has really good timing and a good stage voice.

3) The guy from Spinal Tap just never clicked in the show. He had that amazing Synchronized Swimming bit with Short, but just seemed not to fit on the show.

4) Billy Crystal was pretty good on the show, but spent most of his tenure phoning it in. The bit he used to do with the Spinal Tap guy where he talked about hating when he inflicted harm on himself was lame.

The amount of self-laughing that took place that season would make you think there was a ton of funny on 30 Rock, but unfortunately, it just wasn't.

[PapaBear]

Linkin Park? Seriously? I bet ESD is all a tingle about Dana Carvey, though.

[fezident]

Linkin Park delivered the goods last night.
Sure... it's reminiscent of Zooropa era U2 but, I don't think that's a bad thing.

LP is tight as fuck and nobody can accuse them of NOT showing growth.

[A.J.]

To this day, sometimes when my wife asks me a question I don't know the answer to I'll answer "Chocolate Babies". She has no clue what I'm talking about.

"No Babe, it's the ultimate piece of beef."

"Mel Gibson?"

[disneyspy]

this commercials of SNL show thats on NBC right now is great,this regular commercial pretty much sucks

[PapaBear]

Best opening monologue in a very, very long time tonight.

[disneyspy]

damn jesse j is like 4 feet of legs and 2 feet of rest

[disneyspy]

an added bonus to buying the rack,it can also be used as a walker

[PapaBear]

damn jesse j is like 4 feet of legs and 2 feet of rest
That's what happens when your feet are eight inches off the ground. I can't stand the granny panties look that chicks are wearing on stage now. However, though I've never heard of her before, she's got some damn good pipes for someone who isn't lip syncing or using auto tune.

[pennington]

Best opening monologue in a very, very long time tonight.

Agreed. I think he was doing his stage act, not something by the show's writers.

[fezident]

Excellent episode. Stellar from top to bottom. Every skit was strong, a surprisingly entertaining musical guest, strong reactions from the audience, a few bloopers, etc,... it was all there.

FATTY DID OK.

The last episode that was THIS good was the first time Julia Louis Dreyfus hosted.

[Willmore]

Finally, someone that can actually do a monologue to get the show on the right foot. I actually found more than half the show enjoyable, unlike usually. And the monologue is probably why. If you get a bad open, you will die for the next hour, and that happens more often than not on SNL.

[Judge Smails]

Finally, someone that can actually do a monologue to get the show on the right foot. I actually found more than half the show enjoyable, unlike usually. And the monologue is probably why. If you get a bad open, you will die for the next hour, and that happens more often than not on SNL.

I like when they have writers sitting in the audience and then "spontaneously" just stand up and start asking the host questions and then doing little jokes based on the answer. If you're hosting and the writers feel they have to resort to this little ploy then you can be sure you probably have no business hosting.

[pennington]

I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere but at the end of the show, during the good-byes, Zack said he was sorry they weren't able to do the Mr. T sketch. He had the Mr. T mohawk but that wasn't a bald cap/wig he had on. I think he had actually shaved his head for that, like he shaved his beard last time he hosted.

You have to admire that type of dedication.

[Fallon]

Hulu has a video up of him getting his head shaved.

[hanso]

Liked "The Talk" parody.

[hanso]

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[fezident]

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[PapaBear]

After what Ron Bennington said about Jay Pharoah last month (He does great impersonations... has too many... can't seem to get a decent sketch without his impersonations), last night's sketch almost came off as an homage to what Ron said. I loved it!

I'm not saying it was written because of what Ron said. It was probably written because other people agree. But still... It fit PERFECTLY!

[cougarjake13]

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Damn she looks hot

[furie]

Martin Short should get a Lifetime Achievement Award for doing so many humorless things with the financial backing of so many people. I assume he has Imminent Death Syndrome.

There is a lot going on the bit that surprised me:
1) Jim Belushi is actually doing something funny. Though I have heard that Jim was as big a douchebag to woman as his more talented brother, so he may have not been acting.

2) Mary Gross is an underrated SNL cast member. She has really good timing and a good stage voice.

3) The guy from Spinal Tap just never clicked in the show. He had that amazing Synchronized Swimming bit with Short, but just seemed not to fit on the show.

4) Billy Crystal was pretty good on the show, but spent most of his tenure phoning it in. The bit he used to do with the Spinal Tap guy where he talked about hating when he inflicted harm on himself was lame.

The amount of self-laughing that took place that season would make you think there was a ton of funny on 30 Rock, but unfortunately, it just wasn't.

my favorite SNL skit from that era was the people who hadn't heard kennedy was shot...

[disneyspy]

i'm watching last nights SNL and the opening skit used my 2 lin jokes from the listening thread,the domo arugato and MSG in chinese food,i'm honored

they also got the biggest laughs

[cougarjake13]

maya must have the same disease as chris rock

[Enabler]

Despite Lohan's complete lack of comedic timing and overall shittiness I thought last nights episode was pretty funny. The delinquent girls dancing in the street made me laugh harder than anything Ive seen on the show in a while. And Bill Hader's impression of James Carville is great every time. Jack White slayed.

I just cant believe there are still some people who talk about how "talented" Lohan was or is or could be. She was a child star and has sucked at everything she has done since. Even posing for playboy. I really dont think drugs/alcohol/partying ruined her career as much as her shitty acting. She just sucks. If last night was supposed to be some kind of showcase for her clean and sober comeback it was useless.

[cougarjake13]

I pretty much assumed that's what it was for

[disneyspy]

i dvr'd and watching now this REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DISNEY is f'n great

[cougarjake13]

i dvr'd and watching now this REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DISNEY is f'n great



Yeh the chick playing snow white totally looks like snow white

[disneyspy]

Yeh the chick playing snow white totally looks like snow white

i cant see disney suing SNL like they did the oscars over snow cuz i'm sure they don't want this sketch to get any publicity,the costumes are perfect disney parade rip offs and funny as hell to me

[danner1515]

I just cant believe there are still some people who talk about how "talented" Lohan was or is or could be. She was a child star and has sucked at everything she has done since. Even posing for playboy. I really dont think drugs/alcohol/partying ruined her career as much as her shitty acting. She just sucks. If last night was supposed to be some kind of showcase for her clean and sober comeback it was useless.

After seeing her last night, I checked on Wikipedia to see how old she is. I can't believe she's only 25 and looks that beat up. Yikes. It looked like she spent most of the show reading directly off cue cards.

[cougarjake13]

After seeing her last night, I checked on Wikipedia to see how old she is. I can't believe she's only 25 and looks that beat up. Yikes. It looked like she spent most of the show reading directly off cue cards.


there was a write up in local paper about her appearance on snl and that shes playing liz taylor and looks like the older version of her not the younger versuion shes to portray

[fezident]

Lohan sucks so hard. She's beyond bad. She's gonna making sciFi disaster movies with Dean Cain by this time next year.


SNL is still really good though.
The "psychic awards show" was refreshing and funny. As was "Housewives of Disney".
The "scared straight" sketch is dependably funny too.
The digital short was bizarre ... but likable.

Sudekis is the shit. Love that guy.

[hanso]

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[Chigworthy]

I haven't watched SNL since the early 90's but the other day I saw a few different clips of Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, and some other guy doing "Christmas Time is Here", the goofy christmas song. It makes giggle like a crack ho on the 1st and 15th. I was going to post a youtube video of it, but cunt-ass NBC has copyright violated all of the videos. That'll bring in revenue you fucking idiots.

[pennington]

Last time Jonah Hill hosted it was great. One of the best episodes in years (along with when Betty White hosted). This time it was just flat.

Also, what's going on with Weekend Update? It has turned into a few news stories and then two overly long interviews.

[Enabler]

Last time Jonah Hill hosted it was great. One of the best episodes in years (along with when Betty White hosted). This time it was just flat.

He still managed to make Lohan look worse than she did on her own. I didnt laugh much at his episode but at least he had lines and he did carry a few sketches by himself. He attempted to perform. And I kind of liked the Coolio outro. I totally forgot that song existed.

Also, I realize it must be thrilling to be nominated for an oscar but its seriously time for him to move on already. He didnt win. He had no chance of winning. Hes gotta stop harping on it.

Also, what's going on with Weekend Update? It has turned into a few news stories and then two overly long interviews.

Ive been asking that since Norm got fired. I know Seth Meyers is head writer and all but Ive never been a fan. His enormous toothy grin irritates me.

[fezident]

Seth Meyers is the worst at doing the news. WU suffers because of his delivery. He doesn't do it like a real newscast, which is how it should be done. (Norm, Miller, Fey)
Instead... he delivers the whole thing as a joke that he, and only he, thinks is funny. He is smiling the instant the mics turn on. He's Zito!

[brettmojo]

I'd like to see Sudeikis get a shot at the weekend update desk.

[StanUpshaw]

I tried watching the episode with the boob lady.

It feels like they're being deliberately, stubbornly, brazenly unfunny.


edit: Drunk uncle is pretty funny.

[Fallon]

Drunk Uncle was hilarious. Really well done.


GILLY!!!!

[Furtherman]

Drunk Uncle was hilarious. Really well done.


GILLY!!!!

Agreed. Loved Drunk Uncle. I rarely watch the show, but he cracked me up.




I do not understand why Gilly is a character. Is that funny?

[pennington]

I do not understand why Gilly is a character. Is that funny?

Awful. Maybe I'm too old to get it. Is that character relevant to people in their 20's?

The whole episode was just bland. And what was the point of introducing her adult son during the monologue? Kinda kills the fantasy, unless you're going for the MILF crowd.

[Enabler]

Any episode with Gilly, the awful Spanish dancers sketch and a horrific boy band is doomed. The only thing I laughed at was the Michael Cera impression.

Still, Vergara gave more effort than shitty Lohan.

[disneyspy]

gilly has to be the worst thing on SNL,i never get why anyone would ever laugh at that stupidity

and that guy that plays drunk uncle kinda looks like ron when i fist met him so i always like his sketches

[Furtherman]

The only thing I laughed at was the Michael Cera impression.

I forgot about him! That was spot-on hilarious.

[PapaBear]

Eli blows Peyton out of the water on SNL. At least from what I can remember of Peyton's hosting gig.

[Kevin]

Eli blows Peyton out of the water on SNL. At least from what I can remember of Peyton's hosting gig.

He really is a clown.

Who knew he had it in him, the big brother one had me dying.

[Snacks]

Eli blows Peyton out of the water on SNL. At least from what I can remember of Peyton's hosting gig.

He did pretty good the first half of the show the last 2 or 3 skits weren't good. I still think Peyton did much better.

[Kevin]

He did pretty good the first half of the show the last 2 or 3 skits weren't good. I still think Peyton did much better.

That was more SNL writers being terrible.

Peytons might have been better overall but Eli had funnnier moments.

[cougarjake13]

Loved the big brother one

And loved the ragging on jets qbs... Tebow favre

[Fallon]

Eli did a great job and was in almost every skit. Better than most hosts these days.

Though he did his lines right threw the applause and laughter in the monologue. No pauses.

[fezident]

Ho lee shit, that Will Ferrell episode was bad.
I truly hate it when they do those absurdist, non-sensical sketches. Sketches that were written as a result of smoking a ton of weed. This last episode offered almost no real comedy. No humor. It was a string of bizarre, unfocused, unfunniness.

Will Forte made a strong showing though. I love that guy.

[Rhah]

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[pennington]

Ho lee shit, that Will Ferrell episode was bad.

It could have been worse. He could have brought back the Cheerleaders skit (maybe Cheri Oteri couldn't fit it into her schedule).

[cougarjake13]

Did he do Harry Carey ?

[pennington]

Did he do Harry Carey ?

No, but they did bring in Ana Gasteyer to do the Marty and Bobbie Culp high school music teachers bit.

[cougarjake13]

Prob cause she's on that suburgatory show

[Enabler]

A couple of the loud sneezes in the sneezing sketch sounded Harry Caray-esque to me.

Im surprised most of you guys liked the Eli show better than Ferrell. Thats insane. I couldve used a Goulet from Will Ferrell but overall I liked it. And Will forte did steal the show for me. Its too bad Macgruber seems to have ruined his career.

Next week looks like a doozy. I hope Mick does his Keef impression. "Ya gotta sit and go where the goins been....man."

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[fezident]

A fitting farewell to Wiig.
She's among the best to ever grace Studio 8H.

Strong episode.
.....And a legendary curtain call.

[Enabler]

A fitting farewell to Wiig.
She's among the best to ever grace Studio 8H.

Strong episode.
.....And a legendary curtain call.

Incredible send-off. But good riddance. Taran Killam take your mark. I cant wait to bitch about him more.

[PapaBear]

Stupid DVR cut off the very end of it! I enjoyed the Arcade Fire performance, really enjoyed the Foo Fighters one, and Jeff Beck fucking rocked!

[spoon]

A fitting farewell to Wiig.
She's among the best to ever grace Studio 8H.

Strong episode.
.....And a legendary curtain call.

most of her shit is awful to me


and man pb is old! Jeff Beck rocked!?

[PapaBear]

and man pb is old! Jeff Beck rocked!?
You do realize there was a guy named Mick Jagger there, right?

And I hated most of Wiig's characters, too.

[spoon]

You do realize there was a guy named Mick Jagger there, right?

And I hated most of Wiig's characters, too.

he's old but still at least relevant and created GREAT songs vs being that name everyone likes to toss out as being a guitar great while most of his shit is boring non-descript garbage to me even if he can play (undeniable). He's Joe Satriani back when people gave a fuck about solos, much less guitar solos.

[PapaBear]

he's old but still at least relevant and created GREAT songs vs being that name everyone likes to toss out as being a guitar great while most of his shit is boring non-descript garbage to me even if he can play (undeniable). He's Joe Satriani back when people gave a fuck about solos, much less guitar solos.
I had no idea people "tossed out" his name. I listened to him constantly as a kid. He was a driving force in my musical taste. Yeah... I'm old.

[spoon]

I had no idea people "tossed out" his name. I listened to him constantly as a kid. He was a driving force in my musical taste. Yeah... I'm old.

To each their own pbear, I just never liked him you old goat!
:innocent:

Hate Frampton too! How anyone could like it is beyond me?

[PapaBear]

To each their own pbear, I just never liked him you old goat!
:innocent:

Hate Frampton too! How anyone could like it is beyond me?
I'm pretty sure only chicks liked Frampton.

[spoon]

I'm pretty sure only chicks liked Frampton.

so dspy, got it

[Adolf]

i failed to observe the broadcast of said program and 'oh well' i say LOL!!

[NewYorkDragons80]

Seth Meyers is the worst at doing the news. WU suffers because of his delivery. He doesn't do it like a real newscast, which is how it should be done. (Norm, Miller, Fey)
Instead... he delivers the whole thing as a joke that he, and only he, thinks is funny. He is smiling the instant the mics turn on. He's Zito!

I've heard a lot of people make the case that Norm treated WU like an actual news broadcast. I love Norm and I loved him as the anchor, but he treated that like Norm having a one-sided conversation with the audience. It was his standup act; deadpanning, awkward pauses, etc. I think Colin Quinn doesn't get enough credit for his time behind the desk. Yeah he flubbed some stuff, but the content was great. That's what you get for not giving a care.

[fezident]

I've heard a lot of people make the case that Norm treated WU like an actual news broadcast. I love Norm and I loved him as the anchor, but he treated that like Norm having a one-sided conversation with the audience. It was his standup act; deadpanning, awkward pauses, etc. I think Colin Quinn doesn't get enough credit for his time behind the desk. Yeah he flubbed some stuff, but the content was great. That's what you get for not giving a care.

Respectfully...
I could not disagree more.
Colin Quinn was arguably the WORST cast member to do the news. He would react to the audiences reactions (or lack thereof) after every single joke. I never understood why he chose to go that route. He's make a joke, and the audience would laugh... and he would laugh. Or he'd make a joke... and it would bomb, and he'd look at the studio audience and say "really?" Or he'd make a joke... and the crowd would boo or gasp, and he'd go "oh come on." etc etc
His Weekend Updates had no flow.

I think his jokes were funnier than he was. I suppose there's a compliment in there somewhere.

[NewYorkDragons80]

Respectfully...
I could not disagree more.
Colin Quinn was arguably the WORST cast member to do the news. He would react to the audiences reactions (or lack thereof) after every single joke. I never understood why he chose to go that route. He's make a joke, and the audience would laugh... and he would laugh. Or he'd make a joke... and it would bomb, and he'd look at the studio audience and say "really?" Or he'd make a joke... and the crowd would boo or gasp, and he'd go "oh come on." etc etc
His Weekend Updates had no flow.

I think his jokes were funnier than he was. I suppose there's a compliment in there somewhere.

You're exactly right, and I found that hysterical

[spoon]

I like interaction if done right, which Colin usually does. However, I can not for the life of me remember his work at the desk much to give my op.

[pennington]

A fitting farewell to Wiig.
She's among the best to ever grace Studio 8H.

Strong episode.
.....And a legendary curtain call.

I agree, this was a strong episode. Jagger was great and except for the opening skit and the news, he was in every sketch and he was the musical guest. I also agree the Wiig farewell was well done.

[Furtherman]

I agree, this was a strong episode. Jagger was great and except for the opening skit and the news, he was in every sketch and he was the musical guest. I also agree the Wiig farewell was well done.

I really loved this episode. The opening with John Hamm was hilarious... and I just can't hate that guy. He's too good looking and all the women love him... but damn is he hilarious. "SHUT UP MAAAA!!!!"

Mick was excellent. I thought the Karaoke sketch was great. He can really roll with being made fun of himself.

The one skit though, that had me howling, was So You Think You Can Dance At An Outdoor Music Festival. The drunk college kid dancing to Dave Matthews was perfect.

[pennington]

Mick was excellent. I thought the Karaoke sketch was great. He can really roll with being made fun of himself.

He did a pretty good Steven Tyler impersonation too.

[fezident]

I love Wiig... and I miss her already... but let's not forget that we're saying goodbye to Sudoku also. And also Samberg.
Jason was probably the best ACTOR the show has ever had. He never leans on the cue cards. He always focuses on the role.... not on the joke.

Andy brought the right amount of college-boy charm -with just a light dusting of retard- to the show. He was goofy and clever. Digital shorts really did breathe new life into SNL. He made SNL go viral.


This was a good cast, man.
People love to bag on SNL because they don't understand what the show is trying to do, and who they're doing it for. There's gold in every episode of SNL. You just have to actually WATCH the show. Not "that show hasn't been funny in 20 years, I watched the first 10 minutes and I had to fucking change the channel."

This cast is/was truly great. They had "it".


Oh... and Forte was the shit!







Seacrest out.

[spoon]

sorry man, I watched it plenty and always ended up hating myself for even trying

I felt like stan when everything he watched/listened to involved shit, but it was awful.

[paulisded]

Yeah, i don't buy the Wiig is amazing line of bullshit. She had her moments, for sure, but so many of her characters were just variations of the same wacky, slightly-off persona. It wouldn't be so noticeable if they didn't pile up these same skits week after week. This last one wasn't as bad as they needed to work Mick in more than most guest hosts, but the Lawrence Welk and Word Guess (or whatever it's called) has never worked for me. At least they didn't do the godawful Target cashier, or the Weekend Update singalong thing with Fred.

[pennington]

At least they didn't do the godawful Target cashier, or the Weekend Update singalong thing with Fred.

How about Gilly?

[paulisded]

How about Gilly?

Ok the first couple of times...and meh after that.

[NewYorkDragons80]

How about Gilly?

This week was the first time I've seen a full episode in a couple years, so I checked out Gilly on Hulu. Can we at least agree that Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson are pretty funny in those sketches?

[pennington]

This week was the first time I've seen a full episode in a couple years, so I checked out Gilly on Hulu. Can we at least agree that Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson are pretty funny in those sketches?

Gilly is so bad, I wouldn't be surprised if Lorne Michaels isn't planning on a full-length motion picture version.

[NewYorkDragons80]

Gilly is so bad, I wouldn't be surprised if Lorne Michaels isn't planning on a full-length motion picture version.

I'm def not defending the character itself, because it's plain awful. I don't get why it's funny or how it makes the air. I'm just defending the performances of those 2 in the sketches.

[fezident]

Wiig does more than you people realize. She plays the straight-man in a almost uncountable number of sketches. She writes sketches for other cast members. She does impressions. She sings. She learns choreography. She has played against type in -literally- thousands of sketches. She plays the mom... the grandma... the boss... a random member of a crowd... and thousands of others. She is so ubiquitous and so omnipresent... that all y'all don't even realize it. You've taken it for granted.
This isn't my opinion here. These are facts.
She's put in an unfathomable amount of effort. She finds her way into 90 percent of every episode.

Lorne himself called her "one of the three best performers in the history of the show."


Now... y'all might be SICK of a few of her characters. But you're wrong to blame HER for that. "too much of a good thing" can be blamed on the producers.... not the cast.
'I'm sick to death of "Stairway To Heaven". Led Zepplin sucks!"
Nope. Classic rock radio sucks.

Finally.... yet again... Ron is spouting his limited "knowledge" of a situation and presenting it as "facts".
Will Ferrell DID receive a heroic curtain call when he left the show. It was almost like a eulogy. Cast members -one by one- broke the fourth wall, and individually thanked Will personally... straight to camera.

[spoon]

so she's the kirs kattan of her generation?

the guy/girl who gets special treatment for some reason and her spot in every fucking skit. I hardly call that a reason to back or prove she's good. Quality, not quantity, as I hated Kattan even more...especially after all the stories came out about him. Let's see what happens with Wiig. I went from hating his work and lack of comedy in it, to hating the person. Let's hope we don't see the same thing coming.

[A.J.]

Sorry, I don't the fawning over Wiig either. She was always "meh" to me.

[Judge Smails]

Let the Jay Pharoah era begin!

[fezident]

so she's the kirs kattan of her generation?

the guy/girl who gets special treatment for some reason and her spot in every fucking skit. I hardly call that a reason to back or prove she's good. Quality, not quantity, as I hated Kattan even more...especially after all the stories came out about him. Let's see what happens with Wiig. I went from hating his work and lack of comedy in it, to hating the person. Let's hope we don't see the same thing coming.

How is what you just typed a response to my post?
I'm confused.
I am saying that IN ADDITION to the many characters that were so good & funny, that the producers over-used them..... after all that.... Wiig STILL found time to appear in sketches as the straight man. Or as simply a crowd member or a customer in a store or whatever. And then... after all that... would still find time to write entire sketches for other members that she wouldn't even appear in. And then write a hit movie. And appear in other movies.
Kattan was a goofy presence on the show who them tried and failed to make movies just like a million others that have come and gone.

[Enabler]

Can we at least agree that Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson are pretty funny in those sketches?

Yeah, I'll agree with that. And Will Forte repeatedly saying, "Giiiily" sometimes made me chuckle too. But overall Gilly was an affront comedy.


Sorry Fezident. I respect Wiig's effort and contributions to the show but she still doesnt make me laugh. Thats all that really matters. If Lorne puts her in the top 3 of all time Id imagine his other two were Phil Hartman and Dana Carvey? Not positive about that but I think I heard it somewhere. If so, you cant even begin to compare her range of characters to theirs. All great performers, all great on live tv but only 2 of them were consistently funny to me.

[MagillaGorillaz]

I always got that feeling that Wiig and Lorne Michaels had hooked up at one point. She's good but not as good as he makes her out to be.

[fezident]

Yeah, I'll agree with that. And Will Forte repeatedly saying, "Giiiily" sometimes made me chuckle too. But overall Gilly was an affront comedy.


Sorry Fezident. I respect Wiig's effort and contributions to the show but she still doesnt make me laugh. Thats all that really matters. If Lorne puts her in the top 3 of all time Id imagine his other two were Phil Hartman and Dana Carvey? Not positive about that but I think I heard it somewhere. If so, you cant even begin to compare her range of characters to theirs. All great performers, all great on live tv but only 2 of them were consistently funny to me.

Oh... I feel ya. No apology needed.
We all have our opinions, and that one's yours.
Some people think she's funny... some don't. But what is NOT an opinion is that she was a tremedous contributor to the entire show. A creative force.
People tend to focus on what they hate, and they also tend to take the stuff they like for granted.
A lot of people hate "Gilly", but loved "Aunt Linda". They are very vocal about hating one but they never give the other one equal praise.
"Penolope" was another one that people really enjoyed. Then... SNL overused that character and now people "fuckin hate it". Okay.. fine.. but you DID used to like it, right? "Target Lady"... same thing.
And so on.

And then there's all the sketches where she doesn't "just keep making the same faces and noices over and over and over". The sketches where she lets the OTHER cast members get a few laughs. Or when she's just in the background or whatever. I think that all that together is the reason why Lorne (and myself) think of her as one of the greatest of all time. She does it all.
And THEN there's the hundreds of sketches that aren't a recurring character... but still a funny sketch. "Red flaaag", "Disney Housewives", and hundreds of others.
Adam Sandler is also SNL royalty but... certainly not the creative presence that Wiig was. Same goes for, say, Joe Piscapo or whatever.
People really do love to say how great that original cast was. They burned bright. They set the stage. They woke us up. But they weren't consistenly able to bring what Wiig (and... in my opinion, Phil Hartman) brought. Lorne doesn't think so, and neither do I.

http://www.moxieq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wiigcharacters.jpg
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http://cdn03.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/02/kristen-wiig-lana-del-rey.jpg

etc etc

[spoon]

Oh... I feel ya. No apology needed.
We all have our opinions, and that one's yours.
Some people think she's funny... some don't. But what is NOT an opinion is that she was a tremedous contributor to the entire show. A creative force.
People tend to focus on what they hate, and they also tend to take the stuff they like for granted.
A lot of people hate "Gilly", but loved "Aunt Linda". They are very vocal about hating one but they never give the other one equal praise.
"Penolope" was another one that people really enjoyed. Then... SNL overused that character and now people "fuckin hate it". Okay.. fine.. but you DID used to like it, right? "Target Lady"... same thing.
And so on.

And then there's all the sketches where she doesn't "just keep making the same faces and noices over and over and over". The sketches where she lets the OTHER cast members get a few laughs. Or when she's just in the background or whatever. I think that all that together is the reason why Lorne (and myself) think of her as one of the greatest of all time. She does it all.
And THEN there's the hundreds of sketches that aren't a recurring character... but still a funny sketch. "Red flaaag", "Disney Housewives", and hundreds of others.
Adam Sandler is also SNL royalty but... certainly not the creative presence that Wiig was. Same goes for, say, Joe Piscapo or whatever.
People really do love to say how great that original cast was. They burned bright. They set the stage. They woke us up. But they weren't consistenly able to bring what Wiig (and... in my opinion, Phil Hartman) brought. Lorne doesn't think so, and neither do I.

http://www.moxieq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wiigcharacters.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aoltv.com/media/2008/10/wiig10top.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lpB-E8SGoKI/Ty1GYbnnXuI/AAAAAAAACX0/332aPhd5c70/s1600/kristen-wiig-snl-characters.jpg
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http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/blogs/popwrap/201002/images/08/SNL.jpg
http://cdn03.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/02/kristen-wiig-lana-del-rey.jpg

etc etc

contributor of shit, just like Kattan

so we agree?

[NewYorkDragons80]

Finally.... yet again... Ron is spouting his limited "knowledge" of a situation and presenting it as "facts".
Will Ferrell DID receive a heroic curtain call when he left the show. It was almost like a eulogy. Cast members -one by one- broke the fourth wall, and individually thanked Will personally... straight to camera.

And Phil Hartman got a 4th wall-breaking musical farewell also. That being said, Ron is kinda right. This is a relatively strong graduating class and IMO she wasn't the strongest to come out of it.

[pennington]

contributor of shit, just like Kattan

so we agree?

Fezident's love is unconditional. Maybe we should respect that.

[PapaBear]

Fezident's love is unconditional. Maybe we should respect that.
I wonder how unconditional his love would be if she married Seth Meyers.

[paulisded]

She finds her way into 90 percent of every episode.


And there's the problem. Fact! (Just kidding there, but you can't state an opinion and say it's a fact.)

[PapaBear]

And there's the problem. Fact! (Just kidding there, but you can't state an opinion and say it's a fact.)
FACT! In my opinion, at least.:unsure:

[paulisded]

FACT! In my opinion, at least.:unsure:

Nicely played.

[spoon]

Fopinion?

opinact?

[fezident]

Paulisdead.... I don't see where I stated a Factpinion. Perhaps something I said just didn't translate very well.

But this is one of those times where it's hard to argue with the results.
In over 30 years of the show, there's never been a send-off of THIS magnitude. One where Lorne himself participated. One where this many old cast members came back just to be up there at 1am and wave & hug goodbye. Etc.
It's kinda hard to say anything other than "I guess I don't get her brand of comedy". People who say "she sucks" or "she just isn't funny".... they're the ones who need to accept that it might be on them.

[paulisded]

Paulisdead.... I don't see where I stated a Factpinion. Perhaps something I said just didn't translate very well.

But this is one of those times where it's hard to argue with the results.
In over 30 years of the show, there's never been a send-off of THIS magnitude. One where Lorne himself participated. One where this many old cast members came back just to be up there at 1am and wave & hug goodbye. Etc.
It's kinda hard to say anything other than "I guess I don't get her brand of comedy". People who say "she sucks" or "she just isn't funny".... they're the ones who need to accept that it might be on them.

I didn't say she sucks or I don't get her. There are some bits that I have enjoyed over the years...and they generally are the few times she strays away from that same character that mars most of her lead spots. I'm also not going to praise her for allowing herself to be girl #3 in a skit that stars another actor. Good for her, I guess, but that won't make me forget how annoyed I was by Target girl.

[brettmojo]

I like Wiig but Maya Rudolph was twice the cast member she was and should be remembered for. Amy P., Rudolph and Wiig were all pretty interchangeable for the most part.

[ozzie]

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[Judge Smails]

Thanks for posting that. I used to love Jan Hooks. She was Kristen Wiig before there was a Kristen Wiig.

It just occurred to me that I haven't seen her in anything lately so I Googled her to see what she's up to. According to IMDB, she hasn't done anything since 2010.

And . . . welll . . . um . . . there really isn't a polite way to put this, but . . . Yikes!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UURsFGI0ahk/S2VBKYEGeyI/AAAAAAAASLQ/EUTceoW-JdQ/s400/1.jpg

[pennington]

Judge Smails... It was just a dream... Just look at this picture... Look at this picture... Everything will be fine.. Go back to sleep... It was just a dream...

http://wapedia.mobi/thumb/097c14606/en/fixed/470/874/Jan_Hooks.jpg

[A.J.]

Thanks for posting that. I used to love Jan Hooks. She was Kristen Wiig before there was a Kristen Wiig.

It just occurred to me that I haven't seen her in anything lately so I Googled her to see what she's up to. According to IMDB, she hasn't done anything since 2010.

And . . . welll . . . um . . . there really isn't a polite way to put this, but . . . Yikes!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UURsFGI0ahk/S2VBKYEGeyI/AAAAAAAASLQ/EUTceoW-JdQ/s400/1.jpg

That's Verna, Jenna Maroney's mom!

[pennington]

Andy Samberg has officially left SNL. Seven years is a good run.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686359/andy-samberg-saturday-night-live-exit.jhtml

[StanUpshaw]

That's Verna, Jenna Maroney's mom!

She's got the meat, after all.

[Enabler]

The post-Wiig era got off to a good start.

Pharoah is finally President!
Vanessa Bayer is emerging
John Mayer is still a douche

Also, Seth MacFarlane belongs in front of the camera more. He was excellent.

Also, the Bill Hader puppet sketch was fucking hilarious.

Also, Gangnam style isnt funny. Its just not.

[PapaBear]

FUCK! I forgot to record it.

[fezident]

Strong episode overall.
Seth Macfarlane really seemed relaxed and into it. That was nice to see.

Frank Ocean sucks. I can't wait till his 15 minutes is up. I seriously feel like he offers nothing. There's nothing special about that guy one way or the other. What's the hook?


Vanessa is great. She's made for sketch comedy.


Oh.. and fuck you, Seth Meyers. You're not funny. Jesus christ, stop fucking SMILING, wouldja please?!!!

[pennington]

FUCK! I forgot to record it.

Hulu.com has the full episode and individual sketches.

[PapaBear]

Hulu.com has the full episode and individual sketches.
Cool. Thanks. I knew they had bits, but I didn't know they had the whole show.

[fezident]

I haven't used Hulu since it was new.
I remember hating the interface. Finding, for example, a single sketch from SNL was clunky and difficult.

[disneyspy]

i'm a half hour into the SNL hosted by louie ck,what a gas! this lincoln bit is gold

[fezident]

CK was great.
I will say this though, for 30 years... SNL has been making the same unfunny mistake: the actors in the sketches very often feel the need to use a "funny" voice. This accomplishes nothing. In fact... it has the opposite effect.
An excellent example of this was tonight's Fox & Friends sketch. Louis' FEMA character would have been much much funnier if he'd used his own bassy voice rathe than the nerdy nasally one the writer's chose.
SNL makes this mistake several times in every episode, and it always bothers me.

[cougarjake13]

will watch after football


sounds like a good ep

[fezident]

will watch after football


sounds like a good ep

Watch it until the very end. The very last (I think) skit is really really funny.

[JPMNICK]

the lincoln bit was hysterical

[fezident]

the lincoln bit was hysterical

There's a longer version of that Lincoln sketch, where he (attempts to) have a quickie with Mary Todd.
I prefer the shorter version but... here ya go...
enjoy:
http://thecomicscomic.com/2012/11/04/watch-the-directors-cut-extended-version-of-louis-cks-lincoln-sitcom-parody-from-snl/

[tele7]

I'm watching an episode from a few weeks ago on demand (Anne Hathaway Host) and Cecily Strong is quickly becoming my favorite new cast member. She's also very easy on the eyes.

[fezident]

Jamie Foxx... you suck.
You're not funny. You don't have "it".

Lose the swagger.

[spoon]

I'm watching an episode from a few weeks ago on demand (Anne Hathaway Host) and Cecily Strong is quickly becoming my favorite new cast member. She's also very easy on the eyes.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb1ef5UZZW1rdzuduo1_500.jpg

[spoon]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb2wm7blPs1qgpvbxo1_1280.jpg

[pennington]

Jamie Foxx... you suck.
You're not funny. You don't have "it".

Lose the swagger.

As soon as I found out he was hosting, I decided not to watch or record it. I get this impression he thinks he's HI-LAR-IOUS all the time. Did the show have anything worth watching on Hulu.com?

[fezident]

As soon as I found out he was hosting, I decided not to watch or record it. I get this impression he thinks he's HI-LAR-IOUS all the time. Did the show have anything worth watching on Hulu.com?

You are exactly right. He is SO his own biggest fan. It's distracting, actually.

Additionally... he's actually not really all that good. For example... for all his bravado and swagger... he flubbed a lot of lines. He was very reliant on the cue cards. In one skit, it was important that he not fuck up the lines, as his character was repeatedly supposed to say the line "did I stutter?!" Ummm... yeah asshole... you actually did. Slow your roll, bad boy, kna'mean??

He's the worst.

To answer your question, nah, you can skip this episode. I suppose you could check out the Dermott Mulrooney/Dylan McDermott game show. That was humorous.

[spoon]

in all fairness, there hasn't been a SNL worth watching later for decades now

show sucks

[fezident]

Great episode.
The "episode before xmas break" is always killer. Last year... Jimmy Fallon ripped it up. This year Martin Short did too.

The cold open made my eyes tear up a bit.
About 10 seconds in... I realized that those kids weren't there to sing a simple xmas song, but rather... to honor & remember the kids and adults who had just been killed.
Once I made that realization.... sadness hit me like a wave.

[NickyL0885]

Best news ever!

http://tvline.com/2013/01/30/christoph-waltz-saturday-night-live-host/

[NickyL0885]

Tune in now! Christoph Waltz hosting!

[hanso]

who dat?

[PapaBear]

I keep hearing about Alabama Shakes, but I never paid much attention. Damn... They're good!

[pennington]

That Quentin Tarantino parody with Christoph Waltz as Jesus back-from the-dead-and-looking-for-revenge was pretty good. I'm surprised the Catholic League isn't having a temper tantrum.

I punched out after Weekend Update. Was there anything good at the end?

[DarkHippie]

I keep hearing about Alabama Shakes, but I never paid much attention. Damn... They're good!

They get played on WFUV in NY a lot. They are excellent. Their lead singer sounds like Mavis Staples.

[Judge Smails]

Anyone watching? We're 45 minutes in and so far, in addition to host and musical guest Justin Timberlake they've had on:

paul simon
steve martin
dan aykroyd
chevy chase
martin short
alec baldwin
tom hanks
candace bergen
andy samberg
Jay-Z

that's cray cray!

[CountryBob]

Anyone watching? We're 45 minutes in and so far, in addition to host and musical guest Justin Timberlake they've had on:

paul simon
steve martin
dan aykroyd
chevy chase
martin short
alec baldwin
tom hanks
candace bergen
andy samberg
Jay-Z

that's cray cray!

I didnt know that anyone watched this anymore

[disneyspy]

i'm watching on hulu and this show has so many big stars it feels like another hurricane struck somewhere

[cougarjake13]

why so many stars ?

were they just all around and bored ?

[fezident]

why so many stars ?

were they just all around and bored ?

Timberlake is SNL royalty.
I've every single scrap of backstage & interview footage related to SNL, and there are many many members of the cast & crew who feel as though Timberlake is an example of how good the show can be. He just gets it. He can act... sing... dance... he hits his marks... he writes... he's self-depricating AND he's got swagger. The writers LOVE writing for him, and the cast loves acting with him.


With praise like that, it's pretty easy to lure back a lot of SNL heavyweights.... many of whom probably don't mind being associated with a hip, young, superstar like Justin.

[Pitdoc]

why so many stars ?

were they just all around and bored ?

It was another visit to the "5-Timers Club", a club for people who have hosted the show at least 5 times. This is Timberlake's 5th hosting gig. Most of the extra stars were people like that.

[A.J.]

Timberlake is SNL royalty.
I've every single scrap of backstage & interview footage related to SNL, and there are many many members of the cast & crew who feel as though Timberlake is an example of how good the show can be. He just gets it. He can act... sing... dance... he hits his marks... he writes... he's self-depricating AND he's got swagger. The writers LOVE writing for him, and the cast loves acting with him.


With praise like that, it's pretty easy to lure back a lot of SNL heavyweights.... many of whom probably don't mind being associated with a hip, young, superstar like Justin.

To be honest, it wasn't until I saw Timberlake's SNL appearances that I began to actually respect him. He is always great on that show.

[hanso]

I had 17 SNL shows on DVR and cleared out space down to 8. Made the room for the cosmos series old / new.