I seriously have no idea why a sketch show would hire three white guys that all look the same.
― obie stompin' moby (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 31 October 2013 01:55 (ten years ago) link
triplets of hellville
― shiny trippy people holding bandz (m bison), Thursday, 31 October 2013 02:02 (ten years ago) link
lol is whiney prosopagnosic?
― balls, Thursday, 31 October 2013 02:06 (ten years ago) link
three white guys that all look the same
This is my sketch group's name now.
― shortbread, offal and heroin (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 31 October 2013 03:06 (ten years ago) link
16 Nov ... Lady Gaga host/musical guest23 Nov ... Josh Hutcherson (Hunger Games, et al), Haim (musical guest)
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 1 November 2013 17:59 (ten years ago) link
:D
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 November 2013 00:36 (ten years ago) link
holy shit if this is how they write for black performers its just as well they don't hire more.
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 3 November 2013 03:52 (ten years ago) link
I dunno, I cackled a few times at How's He Doing?
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 3 November 2013 03:56 (ten years ago) link
this is like the slushpile from madtv. i wonder if they put kerry washington into an 80s powersuit because that's when that sketch was written.
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 3 November 2013 03:57 (ten years ago) link
Miss Universe sketch was really cringey.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 3 November 2013 04:05 (ten years ago) link
ethnic stereotypes on parade
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 3 November 2013 04:18 (ten years ago) link
Post-Miss Universe, this episode tanked HARD. Credit to Kerry Washington for really committing to every character she played (except whatever that was in the cartoon game show sketch), but tonight could've been so much better.
Maybe Lorne could rent some of Jimmy Fallon's writers.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 3 November 2013 05:03 (ten years ago) link
i thought kerry washington's miss uganda was pretty funny, but i felt like i was being racist or something for laughing. & then i was thinking, is there any possible way for a show who's only real trick is "dumb/weird/otherwise 'other' character in whatever such situation" to be both inclusive (racially/culturally) + then also funny? and then i started thinking about that 'is all comedy inherently conservative' thread.
― sleepingbag, Sunday, 3 November 2013 05:12 (ten years ago) link
Well, a Miss Universe sketch is just a bad premise. Set up exotic characters and knock them all down. Der. I mean, Miss Bolivia had cocaine on her face. D'ya'getit? Hilarious.
There's no shortage of good writers out there, but SNL seems to be a magnet for the laziest shittiest coasting-est writers on the market.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 3 November 2013 05:18 (ten years ago) link
Cecily Strong seems to have laid claim to that twilight zone after Weekend Update, though. Her best stuff almost always comes in the final third of any week's show.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 3 November 2013 05:20 (ten years ago) link
man kerry washington was great. good episode for jay pharoah. no great sketches, enjoyed the opening, how's he doing, mooney's thing. actually laughed: jay's shaq, wondering 'is that lady sovereign?' ffwding thru eminem.
― balls, Sunday, 3 November 2013 05:45 (ten years ago) link
they literally had al sharpton or was i imagining that
― sleepingbag, Sunday, 3 November 2013 05:58 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I think they've done that sketch once or twice before and this was definitely the best version I recall. I laughed.
― shortbread, offal and heroin (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 3 November 2013 07:24 (ten years ago) link
That parody of What Does The Fox Say was bizarre, like Weird Al in reverse. "Let's take a funny song and make it LESS funny!"
― schwantz, Monday, 4 November 2013 01:54 (ten years ago) link
Liked the teeth-clacking way Kate McKinnon as Angela Merkel said "texts".
― Plasmon, Monday, 4 November 2013 01:57 (ten years ago) link
yeah the what does the fox say thing (plus the boy dance party and probably a couple of other similar things i'm forgetting) made me think that ppl have been way too hard on lonely island
― balls, Monday, 4 November 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
I actually had to pause my dvr and get out my computer and finally watch the fucking fox video before diving into that parody
― obie stompin' moby (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 4 November 2013 03:13 (ten years ago) link
and boy aren't you glad you did
― sleepingbag, Monday, 4 November 2013 05:18 (ten years ago) link
I quite enjoyed Nasim's motivational speaker/sound effects character, and the odd-ball ice cream sketch. Kerry Washington was a great host.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 4 November 2013 05:38 (ten years ago) link
Ha, we did the exact same thing.
I know it's about as big a target as possible, but I laughed at the "Date or Diss" MTV dating show parody a few times. "I've got a birthmark that screams." and "my teeth are allllways bleeding."
― Walter Galt, Monday, 4 November 2013 07:43 (ten years ago) link
The tone of the MTV thing was just perfect.
― shortbread, offal and heroin (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 4 November 2013 09:39 (ten years ago) link
Are people watching lady gaga on this? That opener was badass
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 04:42 (ten years ago) link
u mean the rob ford thing? dude that sucked!
― flopson, Sunday, 17 November 2013 04:43 (ten years ago) link
Oh god no, I mean the broadwayed out version of applause she just did
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 04:44 (ten years ago) link
I predict she will either be an awesome host or they won't do shit with her
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 04:45 (ten years ago) link
Hmmm
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 04:54 (ten years ago) link
So far better than average, though the bar is awfully low.
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:00 (ten years ago) link
Cover songs sketch was pretty ace.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:00 (ten years ago) link
we've all seen rob ford press conferences and he doesn't have that stupid accent so its bs they gave it to him.
his actual antics are way more outrageous than that sketch
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:01 (ten years ago) link
Yeah the express yourself gag was pretty awes
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:02 (ten years ago) link
Jay pharaoh is pretty great huh
Uh helloR kelly
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:04 (ten years ago) link
Dead from Gaga/Kellz
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:06 (ten years ago) link
that was so good
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:10 (ten years ago) link
speech critic is a great bit
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:18 (ten years ago) link
"mountaintop fish on a hot day"
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:19 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, speech writer could become my new favorite recurring Weekend Update character
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:21 (ten years ago) link
how many speeches are there for him to do though
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:21 (ten years ago) link
Blockbuster Video thing was awesome.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:41 (ten years ago) link
This has been really good
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:50 (ten years ago) link
yeah outside of the opener. i liked the acting school one, and this current sketch with aging rockstar is really sharp
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:57 (ten years ago) link
So did she fire her manager for putting "Applause" in that car commercial
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 17 November 2013 05:59 (ten years ago) link
The Ms. Germanotta sketch made me a little sad.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 17 November 2013 06:07 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, she's far too open about her insecurities about being a has-been.
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 17 November 2013 06:08 (ten years ago) link
gaga was great. speech critic had me dying. good ep.
― balls, Sunday, 17 November 2013 06:08 (ten years ago) link