there are times when Carrey "does Lewis" better than Lewis, and Jack Lemmon as good as/better than Lemmon.
― this horrible, rotten slog to rigor mortis (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:25 (nine years ago) link
Pauline Kael concurred in her last interview
appeal to authority, minus six points
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:28 (nine years ago) link
i do like carrey though
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link
iirc the latest-made role referenced in that jim carrey family reunion sketch was the cable guy. might have missed a grinch but i don't think so.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:32 (nine years ago) link
jim carrey as host in 1996 was one of the best episodes ever
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
the biggest problem i have with SNL--and this goes back a long time--is that the writers seem to have no clue how to end skits.
^^^ this
when you see fully-formed, well thought-out stuff done like with KITH or Mr. Show this really becomes painfully clear
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
yeah, it's like they actually conceived the skit as a skit, and not just as a single gag repeated with minor variations...
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:01 (nine years ago) link
what up with that?
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:06 (nine years ago) link
every now and again SNL will have a mercifully short skit and I scream with joy.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:07 (nine years ago) link
i actually think "what up with that" is one of the better of the recent recurring skits if only because it doesn't aspire to be much more than just loopy
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:10 (nine years ago) link
yeah, it has good pacing: what up with that?, talk to guest, what up with that?, talk to guest, what up with that?, lindsey buckingham, what up with that? (but a bit zanier)
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
that sketch is great precisely because it acknowledges the format's inherent inanity
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:14 (nine years ago) link
macgruber skits were appropriate length
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:14 (nine years ago) link
and they all had an ending!
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:19 (nine years ago) link
that guy kenan must be one of the longest-serving SNL cast members by now, no?
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
he's done sketch comedy for most of his life it seems.
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
apparently darrell hammond has the record at 14 seasons, but kenan's closing in at 12
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 20:25 (nine years ago) link
incredible how the criticism that they can't end sketches has been around FOREVER and somehow they just keep getting worse at it
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 23:18 (nine years ago) link
https://tv.yahoo.com/news/snl-star-michael-che-wont-apologize-cat-call-222700611.html
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 30 October 2014 23:47 (nine years ago) link
prince's glasses
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 3 November 2014 17:44 (nine years ago) link
lold harder @ cedric the entertainers wooden hanger lines in the ad for rock's movie than everything in this ep
― johnny crunch, Monday, 3 November 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
this show is awful
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 3 November 2014 17:58 (nine years ago) link
there were Uber jokes in three separate segments
― stop looking at me, quan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
Only tolerable moments were Rock's monologue and the Women in the Workplace sketch at the end (McKinnon killed).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:42 (nine years ago) link
its sad we had to sit through the whole damn ep to get to the last sketch that was actually good =\
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 3 November 2014 23:48 (nine years ago) link
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Which one was that
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:35 (nine years ago) link
I ... liked this episode? I dunno what everyone's complaining about. there were some poor line readings but that's nothing new.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:37 (nine years ago) link
didn't see Prince, the musical acts get cut out of reruns for some reason
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
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there were tons of totally bum line readings, a whole bunch of missed cues, some camera fuck ups, and at least two skits that were complete, nearly laugh-free abominations
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 17:59 (nine years ago) link
me + my chica died at the shark tank sketch even thought the impressions weren't good at all (except for kate mckinnon who is like next level)
― sleepingbag, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
maybe the laugh free abonimations were cut from the rerun I saw but the rest sounds like yr average episode to me
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
I couldn't tell what happened in the Rock/Jones sketch. Did she miss a line? Did Rock? Was the blocking screwed up? Was it a directorial error?
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
it seems like someone stepped on someone else's line, and this confused the guy calling the shots (probably the director)
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:10 (nine years ago) link
i wouldn't be surprised if they cut that skit from reruns, hulu, etc. b/c it really was a complete abortion
at first i thought maybe they were going for some kind of richard pryor show "you expect this to be funny, but really it's deep" thing so i gave it the benefit of the doubt for a few minutes but no, it was just a horribly misconceived "comedy" skit
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
nah I saw that one. it wasn't v funny but I dunno it seems like there's always some of those per episode. things I lol'd at - anything involving Kenan, which felt like most of the episode
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, "How's he Doing?" was pretty good.
But man, Rock was the cue-cardingest host since DeNiro.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 18:18 (nine years ago) link
tbh i liked the laugh-free couple sketch. i found it sort of adorable. if it weren't for the awkward line readings/errors it would've been a nice low-key thing.
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 20:57 (nine years ago) link
i think this is jones' first real acting gig and i think she's still getting the hang of it
also it is nuts how young she looks, can't find an exact birth year but wiki says she was in college in 1987
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 20:59 (nine years ago) link
Goldie Taylor goes off on some weird rant: http://www.salon.com/2014/11/04/leslie_joness_frustrating_performance_why_im_afraid_she_wasnt_the_right_choice_for_snl/
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Nothing about that sketch made me not want to see Leslie Jones on SNL as much as possible in future weeks. Except for that oddly flat/stumbling sketch performance, she's been the most fearless addition to the cast since...Will Forte maybe?
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link
My lesser angel wanted to laugh as Jones dropped line after scripted line last Saturday night.
Sheesh, she dropped one line, and we don't even know if she dropped it, or if Rock missed a line that threw her off, or if the director screwed up.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link
http://splitsider.com/2014/11/snl-review-chris-rock-underwhelms/
We're being told that this sketch was actually written by writers Chris Rock brought in, not the normal SNL writing staff. Comedians bringing in outside writers has happened before (Jerry Seinfeld and Richard Pryor being examples), and it's not something those writers rooms were crazy about. This sketch bombing might be a reason why.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 23:07 (nine years ago) link
haven't watched this ep yet but that jim carrey pecan pie opener was one recent bit I'd be shocked to learn came from anybody but the host
― da croupier, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 23:08 (nine years ago) link
don't understand splitsider guy saying prince took up extra time when he only did one performance
tbh he should've had more time, why not just give him half the show
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 02:21 (nine years ago) link
Rock monologue>>>>>dumbass jim carrey bs
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 02:22 (nine years ago) link
OTM
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 02:34 (nine years ago) link
Rock was kinda creaky but even still, a million times less painful than Carrey.
― Brocktoon Tanuki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 04:19 (nine years ago) link
I liked the Carrey ep, including the Helvis thing, and I'm not even really a Carrey stan. I'm just weird.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 04:42 (nine years ago) link