i didn't see the snl, but stevie, she's really gifted and funny! one day melissa mccarthy will get to do something where the writers completely resist fat jokes. (no fat jokes about her on the gilmore girls as far as i can remember, but she didn't get the opportunity to be as funny as she can be on that show, either.)
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
I seriously didn't think the ranch dressing joke was about her being fat! It was about her desperation for the 50 bucks, and I quite liked that skit.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
idk i thought the office sketch was all "LOL the sexuality of a fat person"
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
That joke wasn't *about* that, but it turned into "lol u fat" when they had her chug the bottle.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
See I totally disagree, I thought that was "LOL the sexuality of awkward people with no social cues".
― dan selzer, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 12:45 PM (32 seconds ago) Bookmark
i agree p much, but i'm not sure if nasim pedrad would've been called upon to guzzle a whole bottle of ranch dressing
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
u might be right xp
I didn't watch the episode but some of this is the double-edged sword of her success coming via "Mike and Molly", isn't it?* Because of the environment created by that show, it's difficult not to see her comedy through that prism; one of the thing that impressed me so much about her "Bridesmaids" character was how little the script relied on her size to generate comedy. In the context of television, her most successful starring turn is on a "lol @ fat ppl" show and I think that's going to influence how people read/react to her sketches.
* there is also a fundamental "lol @ fat ppl" foundation in our society that is likely never going away; I am ignoring this for rhetorical purposes but I recognize that it comprises say 85% of how ppl will view anything she does
― the tax avocado (DJP), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
That was the sole moment on the show where I thought they made the "lol fat people" connection. The opening, the monologue, the office sketch, the closing bar sketch...everything else was personality-driven. It was only the Hidden Valley sketch where I think they went all "fatty's gotta eat".
I'd agree with that, she was one of the funniest hosts SNL has had in a while.
― DaTruf (Nicole), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
STEFON!
Immediately ruined by Ben Stiller playing Derek Zoolander and being too old and unfunny to do it properly.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:29 (twelve years ago) link
it was a totally normal stefon sketch exactly like all the others, with a different ending. you could pause it before zoolander (which i had no problem with) and voila, no 'ruining'.
― shiroimarkershoes (some dude), Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:37 (twelve years ago) link
Whoa, holy "Electric Feel" ripoff.
― lindseykai, Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:52 (twelve years ago) link
This is grim. Is that Kenny G?
― Rory's new misogynist car (Gukbe), Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:53 (twelve years ago) link
Yes.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
last weeks 'whats wrong with tanya' sketch rewards repeated viewings.
― ☆, Thursday, 20 October 2011 09:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt6e8wr9tY1qfw4tgo1_500.jpg
― ban moves like jagger (goole), Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
that was...ok. Mostly I thought it was the worst episode since January Jones. Except for the skit where Paul Brittain played the boyish fop boyfriend. That totally killed me.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
i want sweets!
― mizzell, Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
Oh look, he's taking a nap.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
STEVEN
― ban moves like jagger (goole), Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
vanessa bayer in j-pop getup = hott
Can anyone find the ancient (early 80s) "Qaddafi Jeans" commercial??
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
I quite like Anna Paris hosting SNL. The singing boat ride sketch she did with Keenan last time is one of my favorite skits in recent memory. The "Tell Him" sketch this past week was in a similar mold.
Charlie Day hosting should be a good show.
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 21 October 2011 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
"tell him" and "what's wrong with tanya" were both pretty awesome imo
― some dude, Friday, 21 October 2011 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, liked "what's wrong with tanya" a lot
wtf is anna faris promoting anyway that she was hosting last week
― J0rdan S., Friday, 21 October 2011 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
The movie where she dates all her exes.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 21 October 2011 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
she's promoting her horrific new face
― some dude, Friday, 21 October 2011 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
i really love "the kings of catchphrase comedy"
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
i could watch a whole episode of 2011 snl that's just prerecorded bits of impersonations/rapid fire parodies
SLAPPY
PAPPY
WAH
― some dude, Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
the dane cook parody was low hanging fruit but the sklar brothers parody was inspired
yeah it really was
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:15 (twelve years ago) link
idk what's up with "it's always sunny" but once that ends charlie day should just move to SNL
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:16 (twelve years ago) link
hader was great as perry right then
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:23 (twelve years ago) link
yeah
― some dude, Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:25 (twelve years ago) link
i think he ad libbed the "hola" thing cuz seth was kinda losing
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 6 November 2011 04:25 (twelve years ago) link
Seinfeld apartment sketch was great. Charlie Day is the way, the truth and the light imo.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 6 November 2011 05:06 (twelve years ago) link
this was by far the best ep this season
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 6 November 2011 05:09 (twelve years ago) link
Great show, Charlie is pretty natural at sketch comedy. Was it just my TV or did the crowd seem twice as loud as the actors?
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 6 November 2011 05:20 (twelve years ago) link
Adam "Hawk Attack" Levine!
― nickn, Sunday, 6 November 2011 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
crisis of conformity 7", out now on drag city:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/fred-armisen-crisis-conformity-fist-fight-7-inch.html
― vitameatawalloginavegamin (donna rouge), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
that sketch was a+
― mizzell, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
lol i never saw that! wonderful
― goole, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
oh god this has been terrible so far. Emma Stone ;_;
― encarta it (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 November 2011 05:02 (twelve years ago) link
At least we had Chris Martin's dancing to laugh at.
― lindseykai, Sunday, 13 November 2011 05:53 (twelve years ago) link
I get the impression that whenever they pull out the recurring sketches, they're out of ideas. Stone was great in the Bridal Shower sketch, but it wasn't good. Adele one barely written but kind of amusing.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 November 2011 05:55 (twelve years ago) link
oh man technology hump?
― encarta it (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 November 2011 05:58 (twelve years ago) link
why do you ppl torture yourselves imo
― virginia is for losers (rip van wanko), Sunday, 13 November 2011 06:38 (twelve years ago) link
Charlie Day ep was pretty great tbh.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 November 2011 07:28 (twelve years ago) link
I was cracking the fuck up at the Call of Duty: Black Ops commercial but then I realized it was an actual commercial and not a sketch
― Obama's metrosexual cool (crüt), Sunday, 13 November 2011 07:32 (twelve years ago) link