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One thing about LCD that is odd to me, and maybe becaues I live in CA, is that they never seemed like the huge deal some people made them out to be. their albums are really good, but a film and a big to-do about breaking up? were they that important to some people? Was this self-mythologizing?

the surveillance sketch made me irrationally happy

Yeah, that was a night's winner.

i didn't get the slavic rap video at all, sorry.

Yoshimura also played Sulu when Shatner hosted in the 80s, and apparently also played Sulu when Patrick Stewart hosted in the 90s!

- Patrick Stewart/Salt-N-Pepa (1994) ... Sulu (uncredited)
- Jimmy Smits/World Party (1990) ... Scientist (uncredited)
- Kyle MacLachlan/Sinéad O'Connor (1990) ... 2 Live Crew Member (uncredited)
- Woody Harrelson/David Byrne (1989) ... Connie Chung (uncredited)
- Garry Shandling/Los Lobos (1987) ... Senator Daniel Inouye (uncredited)
- Mark Harmon/Suzanne Vega (1987) ... Senator (uncredited)
- William Shatner/Lone Justice (1986) ... Sulu (uncredited)
- Oprah Winfrey/Joe Jackson (1986) ... Professor Chin (uncredited)
- George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass (1986) ... Eskimo (uncredited)
- Olivia Newton-John (1982) ... Barbarian (uncredited)
- Johnny Cash/Elton John (1982) ... Kenjo Yoshimura (uncredited)
- Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar (1982) ... Prince Andrew impersonator / Disguised police officer (uncredited)
- Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity (1980) ... Prince Amanawahu (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Paul & Linda McCartney/3-D (1980) ... Incredible Person (uncredited)
- Elliott Gould/Gary Numan (1980) ... Godzilla's Lawyer (uncredited)
- Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull (1980) ... Tribesman (uncredited)
- Teri Garr/The B-52's (1980) ... Guard (uncredited)
- Martin Sheen/David Bowie (1979) ... Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
- Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt/Phoebe Snow (1979) ... Josh (uncredited)
- Michael Palin/Eugene Record (1978) ... Tongsun Park Impersonator (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (1977) ... Contestant (uncredited)
- Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson (1976) ... Sulu / Student (uncredited)
- Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau (1976) ... Chinese Food Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics (1975) ... Bee (uncredited)
- George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian (1975) ... Student (uncredited)

they never seemed like the huge deal some people made them out to be. their albums are really good, but a film and a big to-do about breaking up? were they that important to some people?

no idea, perhaps they are mediocre enough to be huge. to me they will always be tied to the early 00s electroclash and i preferred the Rapture and Fischerspooner back then.

were they that important to some people?

They were that important to music critics living in NYC (and, by extension, music critics who wished they lived in NYC).

Maybe because they were an electronica group that broke somewhat into the mainstream?

I remember people raving about the Stone Roses as if they were the next Beatles ("No really, forget those other groups I said were the next Beatles, this is the real deal!") but they seem to be treated now as just another group from that era.

anyway if anyone can explain the significance or what was funny about the slavic rap video I'd appreciate it

this ep was not that good but chris pine is a gd host

he slightly resembles bill hader a bit? also is good at being a dumb bro, snl needs that

he sang in every single skit. i get that he can actually sing but did he need to do it in every skit he was in?

get the feeling they're saving some material for the finale with Melissa McCarthy next week. How have ratings been now that they're going live in the West Coast? I went back and read an article from last year about this show needed a save and soon; it does seem like Baldwin and Trump honestly saved this show this year. Ensemble cast is good but McKinnon aside they still don't seem to have a single break out star; but maybe that's for the best.

my friend ted's dad. ted runs feeding tube records here where i live. great story. every show!

http://www.villagevoice.com/2017/05/19/meet-snls-78-year-old-heart-of-the-show/

Moynahan and Vanessa Bayer both leaving after this season. Sorry to see her go, him not so much

i used to dislike moynahan a lot but i've heard him a few times on comedy bang bang somewhat recently and he's v funny there

I like Bobby. I'll miss drunk uncle, even though he hasn't done it in a while iirc.

Scott that story rules. And Ted's label is mighty fine.

I love both of them. Great on comedy bang bang as Fiveal

Holy shit, Katy Perry literally has no idea how to do this kind of song, huh?

White Castle sketch was pretty nuts.

Early-mid 90s: Tune out after "Weekend Update"
Late 90s-Early 00s: Tune out after sketch following the first musical guest appearance
Now: Tune out after cold open/monologue Don't bother; catch the one decent part on streaming somewhere the following morning

white castle sketch was the best one in the show and the first shocking thing it feels like SNL has done in years and years

I liked Katy Perry's performance.

Halleluja should be banned

Halleluja should be banned

otm

I like Bobby. I'll miss drunk uncle, even though he hasn't done it in a while iirc.

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oh hey, he came back

The erectile dysfunction and "most evil invention" bits were great.

the farting sketch was funny. farting is always funny, I don't know why. I think th efact that half the sounds were more like animals than farts made it work.

the jurassic park ride sketch wasn't funny at all but it had an adorable baby pig

apparently sasheer is gone now too?! wtf :( not that they ever used her super well, but she's incredible

She's gonna get her own vehicle and become a minor star

She's too good for this iteration of SNL

Bayer is a big loss. She's one of the most reliable players.

apparently sasheer is gone now too?! wtf :(

Noooooooooooooooooooooo

Beck Bennett is the show's anchor now.

And McKinnon, obvs.

At this point, I wanted Kenan to stay there for 30 years just to see if it can be done.

otm x2

Hallelujah cold open was horrible the first time, unimaginably worse the second. Such a waste. I almost always like Weekend Update, but this one felt really weak, low on jokes.

wait, they did another Hallelujah?

i'm never watching this show again

xp yeah but it was at least a joke this time

waste of space, as if they ran out of ideas

on SNL get ouuttta here

what was this Hallelujah about? there had to be some sort of rhetorical thrust there, right? (Sadly, I suspect not)

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Oh hey, everyone on Twitter with "stark moral clarity" (tm) are shitting on Tina Fey's dumb joke from last night

Sure nazis are marching in the streets, but the real enemy is the creator of Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock

Tina Fey's dumb joke from last night

You're going to have to be more specific.

the whole "let me eat sheet cake" thing

imagine if she ate donuts instead