& anyway, jay has always been an amazing performer pretty much, and really he's only gotten better as he & his band have played more shows -- it was crazy to see him do "p.s.a" -- a song prob 20% of the tv audience knew, also the best song he's written in like 7 years -- and a huge part of the performance was not knowing that jay was gonna go on for 10 minutes & watching him transitioning between and teasing joints -- it was a completely thrilling performance and was more exciting than anything i've seen on network tv this year save for 30 rock
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 9 May 2010 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
seriously if you like "parks & recreation" and are trying to tell me that that jay performance wasn't the shit, just sell your TV and play chess all night
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 9 May 2010 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
what kind of a monster doesn't like maya rudolph though.
― A B C, Sunday, 9 May 2010 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
her croaky delivery is priceless, and she's hot
― A B C, Sunday, 9 May 2010 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I suck at chess, though. :(
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Sunday, 9 May 2010 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, more than any of the other guests, the show reminded me how much i miss Maya Rudolph
― Nhex, Sunday, 9 May 2010 22:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey, watched census sketch on Hulu -- funny!
BLAAHRFINGAHHHRRR
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 01:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought that sketch seemed old school
― mizzell, Monday, 10 May 2010 01:28 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, IT WAS FUNNY
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 01:33 (thirteen years ago) link
it also wasn't the Golden Girls 'shock' of dirty old broad ad nauseum
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 01:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Hate to agree with Morbs on anything comedic, but that really was the funniest sketch of the lot. Really well written.
And I normally like vagina jokes.
― will live out his days in gloomy batchelorhood (Eric H.), Monday, 10 May 2010 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree as well, also like the debbie downer and bronx beat on hulu.
― mizzell, Monday, 10 May 2010 01:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's a good Betty White scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaZX6Swvdv8
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 10 May 2010 01:59 (thirteen years ago) link
My college classmates exhausted the ones in the muffin sketch.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 02:00 (thirteen years ago) link
(the vag 'jokes')
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 02:02 (thirteen years ago) link
it seemed old school because it's a rip off of this old & much funnier sketch with christopher walken
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4165/saturday-night-live-census-taker
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 May 2010 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
For a guy who spent many years of his movie career playing a creep, Walken seems to make anything really hilarious when he tackles comedy.
― Heroin Kills (Brad Nowell's Soiled Undergarments), Monday, 10 May 2010 02:09 (thirteen years ago) link
The premise is ripped off, but the jokes and chemistry are totally diff.
― will live out his days in gloomy batchelorhood (Eric H.), Monday, 10 May 2010 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
the Walken thing is a very mildly amusing 'weird' sketch that I imagine has great appeal for bong holders.
Using the same premise is not "a ripoff."
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
It's more of an homage. The Walken sketch is way funnier, though. I mean, Walken. I love that sketch. "Boy, I really overshot it with that 80, didn't I?"
― Pazuzu's petals (kenan), Monday, 10 May 2010 06:19 (thirteen years ago) link
― A B C, Sunday, May 9, 2010 5:27 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
seriously sarge what the hell
― cozen frustard (some dude), Monday, 10 May 2010 12:09 (thirteen years ago) link
also, honestly didn't know Anglo comedians were still doing minstrel Latino shit. Someone tell Jerry Lewis to take his 'Asian' buck teeth out of mothballs.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, May 9, 2010 1:17 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i cringe at least twice every episode at Armisen in various accents/skin colors, but i dunno is Sacha Baron Cohen fans can really claim to take the high road
― cozen frustard (some dude), Monday, 10 May 2010 12:11 (thirteen years ago) link
is=if
that really was the funniest sketch of the lot.
Yes. Only one where I actually laughed, not just chuckled.
― jaymc, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I laughed pretty hard at Maya Rudolph's Whitney Houston impersonation, especially the gravel voice when she tried to sing.
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Monday, 10 May 2010 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i'd never seen that before, only wish she "sang" even more. It was a night of broad humor even for SNL (no pun intended!) but Betty White was great - shouldn't be as rare as it is that they have a host who can read cue cards without losing their timing. Also found it kinda lol there were so many female roles but the non-Wiig actresses currently on cast barely appeared - hopefully they were taking notes backstage.
― da croupier, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, the voice was lolarious/accurate. xp
― ô_o (Nicole), Monday, 10 May 2010 13:50 (thirteen years ago) link
also, honestly didn't know Anglo comedians were still doing minstrel Latino shit.
"Armisen grew up in Long Island, New York. His mother is of Venezuelan descent and his father is of German and Japanese ancestry.[1]"
"Maya Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of soul singer Minnie Riperton and composer, songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph.[1] Her father is Jewish and her mother African American.[2]"
― I guess for copraphiles this is gonna be awesome (Pancakes Hackman), Monday, 10 May 2010 13:51 (thirteen years ago) link
pfft, details
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Monday, 10 May 2010 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
lenny kravitz just read that and is like "YES, turns out I CAN do my frito bandito shit!"
― da croupier, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
It couldn't be any worse than his music.
― ô_o (Nicole), Monday, 10 May 2010 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I laughed pretty hard at Maya Rudolph's Whitney Houston impersonation
Was this what Hulu edited out of Weekend Update?
― jaymc, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:55 (thirteen years ago) link
if they did, boooo
― da croupier, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Great, Pancakes, that covers two of the dozen performers in that sketch. You sure showed me!
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Ah, I found the Whitney Houston bit on YouTube.
― jaymc, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:03 (thirteen years ago) link
the whitney houston as celebrity spokesman for car insurance is some all time hilarious shit.
― mizzell, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
also yr Maya Rudolph data is irrelevant to ay-yi-yi sketches
xxp
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
shoulddn't gag be Whitney pitching car alarms? WHOOOOOAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAH
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Someone start a FB group to get Morbs to host SNL
― will live out his days in gloomy batchelorhood (Eric H.), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah he's all the rage with the kids
― Pazuzu's petals (kenan), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:08 (thirteen years ago) link
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link
WOOT
― Pazuzu's petals (kenan), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
yr welcome
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Sorry, I should have said "excuse me". I'm a cretin.
― Pazuzu's petals (kenan), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:13 (thirteen years ago) link
winced at the latino minstrelsy, but otherwise thought this was a pretty good time! i've not watched snl with any regularity in prob a decade, but this seemed fairly strong from start to finish.
― confederacy-themed bumper sticker enthusiast (will), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:15 (thirteen years ago) link
It's relevant to whether she's "Anglo," which she isn't, and I don't have time to do all your homework unless you're gonna pony up some cash.
― I guess for copraphiles this is gonna be awesome (Pancakes Hackman), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I won't be returning to Cleveland.
Hate to agree with Morbs on anything comedic
WELL! I am not leaving you my Bob & Ray LPs.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Cleveland will shortly be banned from ever participating in anything baseball-related if this crap keeps up, so no worries.
― I guess for copraphiles this is gonna be awesome (Pancakes Hackman), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Especially since Tina wrote the original Walken sketch, in between bong hits.
― Chris L, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link
She knows her audience.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 May 2010 14:36 (thirteen years ago) link