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post #61 of 183
10/27/08 at 4:25pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Originally Posted by xfile94
The Mad Men parody wasn't very funny (I don't watch the show)

There may be a connection there.
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post #62 of 183
10/28/08 at 7:08am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Outside of some pretty funny political stuff, the season has been weak. Ironically, the opening political skit was one of the weakest ones from this week and of the political ones all season (though the variety show one was good).
You know there had to be some sketch related to Mad Men and it was ok, could have been better and worse. But Hamm was great as James Mason, and in the Don Draper ad. The Jon Hamm John Ham was good.
Coldplay might have played an additional song due to Amy being out, but they might have regardless. They are among the bigger rock bands out there these days. Better another song than a skit so “strong” that it would have been relegated to the bottom of the 12am hour
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post #63 of 183
10/30/08 at 2:27pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

What was Coldplay's FOURTH song? They must have played it after my DVR stopped recording during the final bow.

C
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post #64 of 183
10/30/08 at 3:31pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

As soon as they started to play, it cut off. I really wanted to see Violet Hill--why did they perform Yellow?
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post #65 of 183
11/2/08 at 12:19am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

A bit late posting about the Jon Hamm episosde (in fact, the next episode has already aired) but I thought it was reasonable. The Mad Men sketches were great, they got the Don Draper pitch perfect, just a shame it was an A-holes sketch. And the Guide To Picking Up Women was great also.

But, did I misunderstand something, or was the Vincent Price sketch supposed to have been in 1959? (I'm pretty sure the TV Land intro screen said 1959.) Because they introduced James Mason "from Lolita", which wasn't released until 1962, so that was bothering me the whole sketch.
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post #66 of 183
11/2/08 at 7:02am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Saw the Jon Hamm episode via DVR last night, and it was pretty solid, pleasantly surprised to see John Slattery and Elisabeth Moss in the Mad Men skit.

Ben Affleck just let loose and had a fun time with the material, elevating most of it, the Keith Olberman bit was too funny, probably an instant classic, though it did run a little long.
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post #67 of 183
11/2/08 at 12:48pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

A week later, I'm still laughing at Jon Hamm's John Ham ("If it looks like ham, don't wipe your ass with it.").

Last night's show was hit & miss, but did have some funny stuff in it. The Olbermann skit WAS too long, but mostly funny, and the ending rant was hilarious. The "Target Lady" segment was given new life by Affleck's creepy UPS guy. John McCain came off quite well in his segments. And I laughed at Kenan Thompson's old-guy sex moves tape and the "Giraffes" segment.

OTOH, the "Night School Musical" & movie-brother skits just laid there. The German coat sellers were much too close to Hans & Franz. And "The View" segment was just bad. Casey Wilson's Jennifer Aniston may be the worst impression ever seen on SNL.

Wilson in general is as complete a bust as I can remember on the show. A year in and we haven't seen one memorable character or scene from her. Moynahan hasn't fared much better. Compare these 2 to the instant impressions that Wiig, Hader & Samberg made. Are there no more good young comics in the country??
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post #68 of 183
11/2/08 at 2:56pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Originally Posted by Craig S

Wilson in general is as complete a bust as I can remember on the show.

Double entendre?

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post #69 of 183
11/2/08 at 3:58pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Moynihan has gotten off to a good start IMHO. One of the best sketches of the season so far has been the Of Mice and Men one where he played Lenny. Casey OTOH has been a total dud, but now that Lorne Michaels has gone senile and wants to keep the same cast members on forever, she'll probably be around for another decade or so.
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post #70 of 183
11/2/08 at 5:16pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Originally Posted by Josh Dial
Double entendre?
Unintended, I swear...
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post #71 of 183
11/3/08 at 6:18am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Originally Posted by Craig S
Last night's show was hit & miss, but did have some funny stuff in it. The Olbermann skit WAS too long, but mostly funny, and the ending rant was hilarious. The "Target Lady" segment was given new life by Affleck's creepy UPS guy. John McCain came off quite well in his segments.
I enjoyed it for the most part. I do have a question about the show - the fake ad for the jar glove. I know I have seen that before on the show. Or at least one very similar. Does anyone know if that really was reused or was it slightly changed in some way?
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post #72 of 183
11/3/08 at 6:45am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Does anyone know if that really was reused or was it slightly changed in some way?
It was used before - can't remember which episode. I tuned out after I saw it was a repeat, so I'm not sure if it had been shortened.
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post #73 of 183
11/3/08 at 7:32am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Originally Posted by NeilO
I enjoyed it for the most part. I do have a question about the show - the fake ad for the jar glove. I know I have seen that before on the show. Or at least one very similar. Does anyone know if that really was reused or was it slightly changed in some way?
It was reused. I don't think it was changed at all.
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post #74 of 183
11/16/08 at 3:02pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Paul Rudd as host seemed promising, but Justin Timberlake basically stole the show with his two contributions. The new cast members made some pretty low profiles appearances.
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post #75 of 183
11/20/08 at 2:08pm

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That Justin Timberlake as Beyonce's back-up dancer was probably one of the funniest skits I've seen in a really long time!!!
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post #76 of 183
11/20/08 at 3:59pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Everything I know about Timberlake I learned by watching SNL.
The dancing cup and now Beyonce's back-up dancer and his quick version of "the show he would have done".
Oh yeah, some routine about a gift for his girl.
I'm a fan.
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post #77 of 183
11/23/08 at 3:51pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Tim McGraw wasn't very funny. That's all I can think of right now.
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post #78 of 183
11/23/08 at 4:08pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

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Originally Posted by xfile94
Tim McGraw wasn't very funny. That's all I can think of right now.

I actually thought he was one of the best performers of the season. He didn't rely on the cue cards and was very natural.

That said, the material he had wasn't the greatest.

Although Clear Rite is an instant classic sketch.
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post #79 of 183
11/24/08 at 8:30pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Is it just me, or is the show back to sucking now that the election is over?

Has Armisen even done Obama since then? If not, isn't that a bit strange?
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post #80 of 183
11/25/08 at 6:03am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Tim McGraw sans hat looks like Greg Evigan. It was one of those solidly funny shows without a transcendantly funny sketch. Lots of smiles and giggles but no really lasting guffaw.
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post #81 of 183
12/7/08 at 7:32pm

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John Malkovich ep was pretty good with only a few snoozers.

I didn't care too much for the monologue, which was basically a variation of the Debby Downer idea.

But Gas Right was funny, though it occurred to me as I laid down for bed that if they work the same way as the nasal strips wouldn't they make the sound worse?

And it was nice to see the new cast members do more than walk in for a second. Abby's cute!
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post #82 of 183
12/7/08 at 7:39pm

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Pretty good show and I LOVED Wiig as the hottie who kept doing unsexy things at the B'day party.
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post #83 of 183
12/7/08 at 7:41pm

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Yeah, she looked good as a red head.
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post #84 of 183
12/7/08 at 8:10pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

That SNL Digital short was wrong on so many levels.
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post #85 of 183
12/8/08 at 5:03am
"Jizz In My Pants" may have been wrong, but it's hilarious and it's becoming a new YouTube phenomenon.
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post #86 of 183
12/8/08 at 5:54am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

It spreads your buttcheeks!
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post #87 of 183
12/8/08 at 3:49pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Yep, link to the Youtube:

YouTube - Jizz In My Pants
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post #88 of 183
12/15/08 at 10:10am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

This past SNL's opening on Blagojevich was quite humorous and Hugh Laurie's opening was great. There were some bright spots in some of the other skits and some good Weekend Update moments as well. And that's it for Amy Poehler on SNL.
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post #89 of 183
12/15/08 at 10:45am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

The skits with Govs Blagojevich and Patterson were great. When Patterson walked in front of the camera as Pohler was giving her emotional farewell. I burst out laughter. Was it politically incorrect to make fun of him? Probably. But, SNL has made fun of everyone.

I do have to add..that the lamps who were alive skit almost ruined any joy I had from the above skits.
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post #90 of 183
12/15/08 at 12:13pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 34

Another episode with about 5 minutes of actual comedy (Weekend Update).
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