First song seemed super-compressed. Ferrell always brings the funny.
― DJI, Sunday, 24 November 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
The drums were mic'd weird, I couldn't really hear the cymbals but I could see he was hitting them pretty hard.
― nickn, Monday, 25 November 2019 06:31 (four years ago) link
I googled them to see who they were and apparently the internet is mad™ about perfectly acceptable 90s style pop rock
― With an Extreme Burning (aka The Tormentor) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 25 November 2019 07:12 (four years ago) link
Trying to remember if J. Lo's last appearance consisted mostly of sketches about how incredibly hot she was
― "Third of the Storms" Jazz (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 8 December 2019 08:24 (four years ago) link
Seriously what was going on with that
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 8 December 2019 12:55 (four years ago) link
You know what's better than watching Saturday Night Live live on Saturday night? Watching old Saturday Night Lives. Ran through the first three episodes of season 12 last night. Lorne's second year back, with the all-new (aside from season 11 carryovers Lovitz and Dunn and Miller) 'classic '80s' cast. Man, they sure started strong right out of the gate, certainly moreso than all of the other all-new casts I've seen. Secret MVP: Kevin Nealon. Here's to hoping Lorne quickly got over his obsession with having Sam Kinison and Buster Poindexter make regular appearances on the show.
― Masters of Engilsh Litera-ture (Old Lunch), Sunday, 8 December 2019 14:15 (four years ago) link
are these streaming somewhere? that was my favorite period (actually, the pre-Michaels return period was my favorite)
― akm, Sunday, 8 December 2019 16:56 (four years ago) link
As annoying as all of the fawning over J.Lo was in, like, three skits in a row, the last half of the ep was a total dead zone. Like, I don’t even get what was supposed to be funny about some of these sketches.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Sunday, 8 December 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
isn’t jennifer lopez like 80 years old now
― 💠 (crüt), Sunday, 8 December 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
she works out
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 8 December 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
Portrait of old J.Lo in her attic.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 8 December 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
Sorry but the reviews are gold
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― omar little, Sunday, 8 December 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Why Do I Suddenly Have The Urge To Capitalize Every Word I Write?
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 8 December 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
holy shit I finally got around to watching King Princess "1950," that was incredible
― I have not yet begun to fart (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 09:42 (four years ago) link
https://youtu.be/hHvWML7vOYg?t=4252
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
goddamnit
oh just click it
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 December 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
Still running through s12. It's really stunning how good this cast was from the start. Halfway through the season, I've already seen probably a dozen sketches that wind up in every 'best of' clip show that touches on this era. And I feel like a broken record but goshdarnit I just prefer SNL as more of a variety show that doesn't fill every non-musical moment with wackiness. Like it's okay if sketches sometimes flirt with poignancy, or if a short film is just weird and somewhat impenetrable and clearly not interested in laughs. Let this shit breathe a little and it feels alive rather than desperate.
― Welcome to the Sandwich Trough (Old Lunch), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:41 (four years ago) link
I would love to be one of Eddie's writers this week.— Dennis Perrin (@DennisThePerrin) December 16, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 December 2019 20:58 (four years ago) link
"if a short film is just weird and somewhat impenetrable and clearly not interested in laughs"
they haven't done this in a long time, but these things used to be some of the coolest things on the show (like the Gilda Radner one).
― akm, Monday, 16 December 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
didn't watch JLo but did watch this week's, which was, again, ok. Though revisiting mind-reading-dog didn't work at all the second time. best segment was the Macy's ad.
― akm, Monday, 16 December 2019 21:29 (four years ago) link
Bowen Yang seems to be standing out a lot, considering it's his first year.
― akm, Monday, 16 December 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
I feel I would be remiss in failing to point out that season 12 (1986-7) is also, at times, kinda shockingly regressive. Like Carvey's Chinese chicken salesman that for some reason doesn't feature among his list of recurring characters even though we're already up to an ill-advised three appearances halfway through the season. Let's just say there's some material here that you're never likely to see in any future retrospectives.
― Welcome to the Sandwich Trough (Old Lunch), Monday, 16 December 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link
All of Bowen Yang's characters are the same character. They all speak the same way and all make the same 'funny' faces. All that changes from skit to skit are the costumes and the lines.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:09 (four years ago) link
Like Kenan Thompson
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:56 (four years ago) link
Aka he's an american improv comedian in the ucb mold
― #FBPIRA (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:57 (four years ago) link
Xp. Foh
― #FBPIRA (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:58 (four years ago) link
I feel like there was a backlog of jokes that they couldn't really do right before because their cast was not that diverse, so Bowen Yang is doing a lot of those jokes now and skewing it younger. I was a little surprised that all the dirty jokes in the Sara Lee sketch got on air.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 01:03 (four years ago) link
Whether or not you find Thompson funny it’s hard to argue his one note isn’t “saying something in a funny voice with odd emphases” + meta/winking isn’t-this-funny smile
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 01:12 (four years ago) link
that is his one note but i'm not tired of it yet.
― akm, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:47 (four years ago) link
it's the notes he doesn't play
― #FBPIRA (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
reese de'what!
― akm, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
really sad none of you are anticipating Murphy
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:51 (four years ago) link
don't tut tut at me dr morb.
i would be if i watched this show
― #FBPIRA (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:52 (four years ago) link
i don't anticipate anything that I am not actively eating or touching.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
I mean I WAS until I heard Dennis Perrin wasn't writing for the episode
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
So, you're saying Yang will never leave the cast, no matter how many more years they keep the show going, until he becomes the next 'SNL mascot'?
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
Keenan is like a one man Simpsons- always on, sometimes still funny
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
xp lord I hope not
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 22:57 (four years ago) link
for a long time I thought morbs WAS Dennis Perrin and he was just sharing his tweets on ilx
― I have not yet begun to fart (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 00:32 (four years ago) link
I am mad that no one has invited Dennis Perrin to post directly onto ilx to save morbs some time.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 00:35 (four years ago) link
Yang's not affable enough to be a Kenan or Tim Meadows
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 00:45 (four years ago) link
Not as sad as Murphy's career post-1990. I mean, based on his track record, what's to anticipate?
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 00:51 (four years ago) link
dolemite is my name was good
― oncle rasélonguebite (crüt), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 00:54 (four years ago) link
i mean as a movie it was corny but eddie was great in it
The Dolemite movie is pretty good.
I like Yang. The other new person Chloe has gotten a lot of airtime as well and is pretty solid but not really memorable.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 00:55 (four years ago) link
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 01:04 (four years ago) link
I mean, based on his track record, what's to anticipate
Gumby, Mr Robinson, Velvet Jones
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 01:17 (four years ago) link
"post-1990" eh? Nutty Prof was '96
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 01:20 (four years ago) link
Dolemite movie was great! it's ok to just be a feel good movie and not to heavy
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 02:38 (four years ago) link
I'm more interested because of the animosity between Murphy and the producers (Lorne and ?). May be some underlying tension in the skits. (Or he may want to make nice to get his career back on track.)
― nickn, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 05:23 (four years ago) link