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"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" LANDS TOP TALENT FOR OCTOBER
Jaime Pressly ("My Name Is Earl"), John C. Reilly ("Talladega Nights") and Hugh Laurie ("House) All Make "SNL" Hosting Debuts
Music From Critically Praised Acts From Diverse Genres: Corinne Bailey Rae, My Chemical Romance and Beck
NEW YORK October 3, 2006 NBC's "Saturday Night Live" loads up some of the hottest names in entertainment for its three October shows. October 7th features Emmy nominee Jaime Pressly from "My Name Is Earl" and U.K. soul singing sensation Corinne Bailey Rae. October 21st brings Oscar nominee John C. Reilly ("Talladega Nights") with music from My Chemical Romance and October 28th features Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Hugh Laurie ("House") and the critically acclaimed music of Beck.
Hosting October 7th is Jaime Pressly whose beauty, talent and screen presence have earned her many solid film and television roles. However, her breakout role as Joy on NBC's hit comedy "My Name Is Earl" opposite Jason Lee has catapulted her to the next level. Her critically acclaimed performance was recognized with a 2006 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. In its inaugural season, "Earl" received the People's Choice Award, two TCA Awards, and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Emmys for writing and directing. Pressly will soon be seen in the independent feature film "DOA: Dead or Alive," an adaptation of the popular videogame franchise. Previous film credits include "Torque," the teen movie satire "Not Another Teen Movie," "The Adventures of Joe Dirt," with David Spade, "Tomcats" and the hit teen comedy "Can't Hardly Wait."
Hailed by The New York Times as "the most celebrated soul singer of the year," Corinne Bailey Rae joins Pressly as musical guest. Bailey Rae's self-titled debut album is certified gold in the U.S. and has worldwide sales exceeding two million in just six months. The U.K. singer-songwriter debuted at No. 1 on the charts in her native Britain (the first female artist to do so with a debut album) and has been lighting up the States with her hit single "Put Your Records On."
October 21st brings acclaimed actor John C. Reilly to Studio 8H. Reilly recently explored his comedic side with "SNL" alum Will Ferrell in the summer smash "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," after earning substantial acclaim in scores of dramatic films including "The Aviator," "Gangs of New York," "The Hours" and the musical "Chicago" (for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations). The Chicago native made his debut in Brian DePalma's "Casualties of War" and went on to play memorable characters in scores of films from "Hoffa" and "State of Grace" to "The Perfect Storm," "The Good Girl," "Anger Management" and his recent as a singing cowboy in Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion." Reilly has worked with some of the top directors in film, but has enjoyed a specific association with acclaimed writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson starring in three of his praised films: "Hard Eight," "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia."
Joining Reilly and making their SNL debut is boundary-pushing rock band My Chemical Romance. Called "Rock's New Superheroes" by Spin Magazine and "one of the best rock bands in America" by the New York Times, the New Jersey band will perform tracks from their eagerly anticipated epic album, "The Black Parade." "The Black Parade" is the follow-up to the band's platinum-certified 2004 release "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge."
Finally, on October 28th, the doctor is in as "House" star Hugh Laurie toplines SNL. Hailed as one of the best actors on television, Laurie stars in the hit medical drama and has garnered critical accolades as well as a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award and an Emmy nomination. A veteran of groundbreaking British television comedy ("A Bit of Fry and Laurie," "Black Adder," "Saturday Live" and "Jeeves and Wooster"), Laurie has also appeared in films including "Flight of the Phoenix," "Sense and Sensibility," "Peter's Friends" as well as the family hits "101 Dalmatians" and the "Stuart Little" films. Educated at Eton and Cambridge University in the U.K., Laurie was elected president of the venerable Footlights Revue, where he worked with frequent castmates Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson.
Marking his sixth performance on the show is the ever-innovative Beck. Beck will perform selections from his just-released album, "The Information," which is already racking up high praise. Entertainment Weekly called the record "A sonic tour de forcelike 'Dark Side of the Moon' or 'OK Computer'it earns those comparisons." Always re-inventing the idea of what a recording can be, Beck has released this album with no art, but includes stickers for consumers to make their own record cover and has included a DVD of homemade videos for each track. Hailed by Wired magazine in a recent cover story on the future of music as "sharp and spontaneous," Beck's latest "may well be [his] masterpiece" (Hits Magazine).
"Saturday Night Live," which premiered on October 11, 1975, is from SNL Studios in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels. Steve Higgins produces. Marci Klein and Mike Shoemaker are producers. Head writers are Seth Meyers, Paula Pell and Andrew Steele. Don Roy King directs.
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Jaime Pressly ("My Name Is Earl"), John C. Reilly ("Talladega Nights") and Hugh Laurie ("House) All Make "SNL" Hosting Debuts
Music From Critically Praised Acts From Diverse Genres: Corinne Bailey Rae, My Chemical Romance and Beck
NEW YORK October 3, 2006 NBC's "Saturday Night Live" loads up some of the hottest names in entertainment for its three October shows. October 7th features Emmy nominee Jaime Pressly from "My Name Is Earl" and U.K. soul singing sensation Corinne Bailey Rae. October 21st brings Oscar nominee John C. Reilly ("Talladega Nights") with music from My Chemical Romance and October 28th features Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Hugh Laurie ("House") and the critically acclaimed music of Beck.
Hosting October 7th is Jaime Pressly whose beauty, talent and screen presence have earned her many solid film and television roles. However, her breakout role as Joy on NBC's hit comedy "My Name Is Earl" opposite Jason Lee has catapulted her to the next level. Her critically acclaimed performance was recognized with a 2006 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. In its inaugural season, "Earl" received the People's Choice Award, two TCA Awards, and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Emmys for writing and directing. Pressly will soon be seen in the independent feature film "DOA: Dead or Alive," an adaptation of the popular videogame franchise. Previous film credits include "Torque," the teen movie satire "Not Another Teen Movie," "The Adventures of Joe Dirt," with David Spade, "Tomcats" and the hit teen comedy "Can't Hardly Wait."
Hailed by The New York Times as "the most celebrated soul singer of the year," Corinne Bailey Rae joins Pressly as musical guest. Bailey Rae's self-titled debut album is certified gold in the U.S. and has worldwide sales exceeding two million in just six months. The U.K. singer-songwriter debuted at No. 1 on the charts in her native Britain (the first female artist to do so with a debut album) and has been lighting up the States with her hit single "Put Your Records On."
October 21st brings acclaimed actor John C. Reilly to Studio 8H. Reilly recently explored his comedic side with "SNL" alum Will Ferrell in the summer smash "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," after earning substantial acclaim in scores of dramatic films including "The Aviator," "Gangs of New York," "The Hours" and the musical "Chicago" (for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations). The Chicago native made his debut in Brian DePalma's "Casualties of War" and went on to play memorable characters in scores of films from "Hoffa" and "State of Grace" to "The Perfect Storm," "The Good Girl," "Anger Management" and his recent as a singing cowboy in Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion." Reilly has worked with some of the top directors in film, but has enjoyed a specific association with acclaimed writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson starring in three of his praised films: "Hard Eight," "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia."
Joining Reilly and making their SNL debut is boundary-pushing rock band My Chemical Romance. Called "Rock's New Superheroes" by Spin Magazine and "one of the best rock bands in America" by the New York Times, the New Jersey band will perform tracks from their eagerly anticipated epic album, "The Black Parade." "The Black Parade" is the follow-up to the band's platinum-certified 2004 release "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge."
Finally, on October 28th, the doctor is in as "House" star Hugh Laurie toplines SNL. Hailed as one of the best actors on television, Laurie stars in the hit medical drama and has garnered critical accolades as well as a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award and an Emmy nomination. A veteran of groundbreaking British television comedy ("A Bit of Fry and Laurie," "Black Adder," "Saturday Live" and "Jeeves and Wooster"), Laurie has also appeared in films including "Flight of the Phoenix," "Sense and Sensibility," "Peter's Friends" as well as the family hits "101 Dalmatians" and the "Stuart Little" films. Educated at Eton and Cambridge University in the U.K., Laurie was elected president of the venerable Footlights Revue, where he worked with frequent castmates Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson.
Marking his sixth performance on the show is the ever-innovative Beck. Beck will perform selections from his just-released album, "The Information," which is already racking up high praise. Entertainment Weekly called the record "A sonic tour de forcelike 'Dark Side of the Moon' or 'OK Computer'it earns those comparisons." Always re-inventing the idea of what a recording can be, Beck has released this album with no art, but includes stickers for consumers to make their own record cover and has included a DVD of homemade videos for each track. Hailed by Wired magazine in a recent cover story on the future of music as "sharp and spontaneous," Beck's latest "may well be [his] masterpiece" (Hits Magazine).
"Saturday Night Live," which premiered on October 11, 1975, is from SNL Studios in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels. Steve Higgins produces. Marci Klein and Mike Shoemaker are producers. Head writers are Seth Meyers, Paula Pell and Andrew Steele. Don Roy King directs.
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I still watch and like SNL, hipster critics be damned. And I'm damn sure gonna watch the one with House and Beck.
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and give them all Voight-Kampff tests. Then when they prove to be replicants, retire them.
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Glad to see the estimable Mr. Laurie hosting the show. May he harken back to the days of Blackadder.
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Does anybody know about the release of ED? It was one of my favorite shows of the last few years . . . until the last year at least! I mean for shit sakes they've released fuckin Doogie Howser MD!!
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Stop coming into talkbacks and writing "Who cares"! Unless herc is talking about the OC or Gilmore Girls, at which point coming in and typing "who cares" is mandatory.
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Wouldn't it be great to see a BlackAdder sketch? Oh, wait... maybe it wouldn't. It might be as funny as a weasel with a broom handle shoved up its bottom singing Unfunny Allegories Are Here Again.
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hugh laurie and beck on the same show will definitely be deserving of my 90 minute attention span.
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This show hasn't been funny in years.
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does not have any beauty. She's just a hot piece of ass. GREAT body, a slight butterface. Not a beauty queen.
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And by that I mean download as I will be working, but hey, having been a fan of Hugh Laurie since the early 80s I am not going to miss seeing if his comedic talent can elevate SNL out of its decade long slump... What would be great is if they flew over Stephen Fry and had them do something together...
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Poehler's Kim Jong Il was funny? I must not have been high enough.
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They should reunite and do a classic Fry/Laurie sketch...show these youngsters how comedy should be done!!
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The funniest Kim Jong is Kim Jong. And nothing tickles my funnybone like nuclear capability.
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She's hot but not beautiful
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Joining Reilly and making their SNL debut is boundary-pushing rock band My Chemical Romance. Called "Rock's New Superheroes" by Spin Magazine and "one of the best rock bands in America" by the New York Times, the New Jersey band will perform tracks from their eagerly anticipated epic album, "The Black Parade." "The Black Parade" is the follow-up to the band's platinum-certified 2004 release "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge."
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Team America definitely has the funniest Kim Jong Il.
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thanks to that show, we'll probably never see Jaime Pressly naked again.
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Yeah, pushing the boundaries... back... to 1993. Thanks for telling us what's edgy executives.
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I couldn't agree more. Poehler is acting like Fey is still there to back her asinine approach. But now she stands out like a sore thumb. They shoulda dumped her when they cleaned house.
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to paraphrase Studio 60, instead of asking for the laugh she should just ask for the butter.
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I'll watch the Laurie/ Beck episode. Though only because I want to see Laurie doing comedy again.
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Oct 07, 2006 8:26:46 PM CDT
"only because I want to see Laurie doing comedy again."
by alonzo mosely
He isn't, he is doing SNL... Hahahahaha I crack me up... OK, OK, I'll get my coat... Jeez, tough audience...
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Great underapperticated character actor finally gets to show his skills. I'm defintely watching that one.
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And Lorne Michaels is a coke head.
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Is great on Earl, in all her white trash glory. A perfect role for her, though I don't mean that in an insulting way.
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No, I guess it could. But as long as Jaime Pressly has tight shirts and short skirts on in most sketches, I think I can sit threw this episode. It's not like there is anything else decent to watch.
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Try not to drool over Miss Pressly too much.
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This openign sketch is deadly. Just Awful. Hammond isn't even trying - he knows how bad it is. And this is supposed to draw us in to watch for 90 minutes? The lame cold open on Studio 60 was better!
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the '08-'09 season ends. He is too vital to the Bush administration sketches.
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HOLY CRAP they didn't read last weeks talkback, did they???
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damn budget cuts!
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Actually that was pretty funny, I actually laughed out loud at the monlogue.
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good impression
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but I totally endorse them ripping Nancy Grace a new one. Good one. *golf clap*
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Hope Grace is a recurring character!...Holy shit, is Poehler doing Rosie Perez now? Good lord she's killin' em tonight!
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"we had cookies this big". too bad this bon jovi sketch blows. can we please get a 2 a-holes sketch?
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Besides the opening Hammond sketch.
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Without Jaime Pressly's "You had me at floppy dongs" it would have been worthless.
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This Jon Bon Jovi sketch is horrible. These guys still subscribe to the Horatio "louder is funny" school of comedy, which isn't funny at all. The only reason I'm even watching SNL is for Pressly. God SNL sucks balls.
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Could this be the best episode since Jack Black hosted last December? It's lokkin' that way! *crosses fingers*"Boys! Boys! Boys! Scratchy beard, floppy dong."
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Damn budget cuts.
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Holy shit.
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The Nancy Grace thing kicked some ass...and the NY Stories thing was pretty good. Unfortunately, that awful Jon Bovi sketch brought the whole friggin' show to a screeching halt.
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I guess he's funny if you like a series of pop culture references and bombastic storytelling. Oh, Nancy Grace is an evil cunt who sucks demon cock for ratings points. Seriously.
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Was going pretty well, but they obviously had no idea how to end it.
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Why wasn't this the season opener?
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Please.
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Busty Cops 2 is apparently on Cinemax HD right now, so if this goes south quickly, I got a back-up plan. Although, I can't confirm there was ever a Busty Cops 1. IMDB, shockingly, doesn't have a listing...just for 2....I really need to put the laptop aside now, don't I?
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I'll take the over
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there was in fact a busty cops 1. it starred jesse jane and nikki nova. god it's sad that i know that...
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I'll take the Over too.
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The Terry Schiavo could've worked.
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On the strenght of that Peter O'Toole impression alone. That was spot on gold.
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Although that is pretty sad...
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... clearly needs to be a trilogy. Those boobs can solve any crime. ANY crime!! What? This is a talkback for SNL? Oh, uh... sorry.
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But Nikki Nova ain't got nothin on Fugly betsy.
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Oh, man...That was DEAD ON. Hilarious.
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Even Weekend Update is a winner tonight! What gives? Did Lorne whip some ass after last week's trainwreck?
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That really looks WAY too much like Ugly Betty.
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Smart move to make him a full player this year. His O'Toole was as hilarious and his Vincent Price.
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is there anything this guy can't do?
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My favorite so far.
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Wiig on her kn...uh, heh, who cares what I think?
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they actually sound intelligent...
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That sketch had no business being as funny as it was.
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Or worse....MadTV.
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more like madtv *sigh*
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how do they not put her in this sketch?
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That was pretty rancid, even for a post-12:30 sketch.
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Nowhere near as good though.Still, it's lookin' like they sucked on purpose last week.
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This sketch was tailormade for us.
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hey...its different.....total recall reference....nice
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check out the synthesizer background music....
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Couldn't they do a best of Parnell or something?
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THEY'RE REPLAYING LAST WEEKS SHOW NEXT SATURDAY??? WHY????????
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Only funny sketches so far were the newscaster one and the gangsta schoolgirl and maybe Peter O'Toole. Everything else: awful.
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I just don't know how I felt about that. It wasn't...funny, per se...but discomforting enough that I wouldn't mind seeing a reprise of the quatto down the road. With Arnie. I think. I dunno.
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Hell yeah. That, I thought, was great. Liked the way Samberg went after those smints. That even freaked me out a little.
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Maybe they're going to try it again.
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...again? harharhar
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"PET ROCK!"? That was weird.
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i miss tina fey...
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I thought he took over in '85? Whatever. The best parts of tonight's episode were the musical performances.
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Only funny parts - Wiig- trying to do happy hands before she was run over, and the cider sketch.
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Nascarettes was my favorite of the night. Jaime Pressly did a great job but it was a little annoying when she would stare at the cue cards. I'm looking forward to the next live show. John C. Reilly should do a kick ass job.
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Wasn't that more like mid-70's and dead and gone by 82?
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Pet Rock just screams 70's.
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But they DON'T deserve all of the time off they get. Especially when Stewart, Colbert, the Late Night guys, and even the WWE puts out funnier stuff on a regular basis.I guess the vacation time is their answer to our requests of them not sucking as often.
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the era of armisen, shamberg, and hader...
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Two roles I'd cast her in...1. First as a Night Elf in World of Warcraft. Her and Christie Clark of Days of Our Lives, just have these elfen lookin' faces. Of course Christie is no where near as slammin' as Miss Pressly, which you'd have to be, if you wanted a faithful NE chick.2. Now, I've never seen her in a actual dramatic role, so I might be jumpin' to conclusions here, but she'd make a great Rogue in a X-men reboot. Southern, sassy, body to kill for, what else could you want?It's still hard to believe, as hot as she is, she was outdone by Brittany Daniels in Joe Dirt. That scene of Brit getting of the horse?D-A-N-G.
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does anybody here know if i can watch a formula one race live online? i don't have speed :(
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Why the hell does Xmen need a reboot? Yeah, X3 might not have been as good as it could have been. But it's way to soon to think about a reboot.
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They buthcered that bitch so badly from the beginning, I'm sure I'm not the only one that hopes someone, someday does justice to the property that coulda been as bi, if not bigger than Star Trek.They could totally do a faithful X-men tv show (CYCLOPS), that delved into other characters lives besides a certain overrated Canadian with bad hair. There would be an audience for it (as witnessed by the success of Heroes) but Fox doesn't have the balls to try something like that.Yes, I know it's not a realistic idea for at least 12-15yrs or so, but dammit, a guy can dream can't he?Imagine a series that delved into Rogues lovelife, a real one, with Remy. Imagine the tragic saga of Colossus. Imagine Cyclops and Sabretooth not being neutered for no damn reason. I can imagine, and I will keep on imagining until the day I die, or the day Marvel can get the franchise away from Rothman.DAMN YOU ROTHMAN!!!
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...but I thought tonight's episode was pretty terrible. Bon Jovi and Total Recall, what fucking year is this? And Big Wigs was just...wow, there almost aren't words, so I'll go with "staggeringly unfunny." This is the worst episode that I can remember from the last few years.
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I'm impressed. It was hard to tell last week, but this show has indeed improved this season. I don't think we'll have to watch anything as dreadful as last season's Antonio Banderas episode (where Banderas actually added more than the cast). There was some REALLY great stuff on this episode. I was a bit hard on last week's episode but the problems I had are mostly gone and the writing has improved quite a bit. There were still some problems; the cold opening was pretty terrible (is it me or is Darrel Hammond REALLY phoning it in lately, that Hastert impression felt utterly inert) and the "Jon Bovi" skit might have been the worst so far this season, but every other sketch was a winner, and a few of them were nearly perfect except for their abrupt endings. Good idea, better execution. You know, I like this CAST better than the Shannon/Oteri/Kattan/Fallon cast, and its good to see the writers finally starting to come up with great IDEA-driven sketches. There was less politics this week, and the political humor they DID use (CU excepted) was brilliant. Weekend Update was actually funny (!) and I am continually amazed by Bill Hader. While I would have rather seen a longer Cider sketch than that goofy interlude with the 1982 jogger, the "idea" behind the jogger sketch is definitely in the right direction, and the Cider sketch itself was really good. Two of the three New York Stories were great (Armisen's Lou Reed was a little weak, everything else was A+), especially Yoko Ono! Nancy Grace was another instant classic; well-written, well-executed, and really gave Amy a chance to shine. I hope it stays this biting if it recurs. I was surprised how much I like this cast...even Kenan Thompson has been making me laugh. The Principle's Office sketch was excellent and truthful. One thing they may want to do in the future (because I think this cast can handle it) is try to do a "poignant" sketch...one that is touching rather than funny. It might be just what the show needs and they got awfully close to that tonight. I can't recall one of these in years. Oh, one more thing, Will Forte is the go-to guy for impersonations of southern rednecks...lets hope the writers remember that!! Everyone had a chance to shine this episode, and thats how it should be...keep it up SNL>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Corinne Bailey Rae is fucking amazing and the hottest, sexiest singer I have seen in a long while...SNL is fucking horrible at the moment, but man oh man, she is so hot and talented, I don't regret watching tonight...
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I really can't say I agree with most of the hate for this week's episode. I found myself laughing quite a bit this time around, MUCH more than last week. I get the feeling that people on this board will just hate it no matter what. Not even sure why you still watch it considering how much hatred you have for it. I for one found the Bon Jovi skit to be pretty funny, maybe not the best of all time, but it managed to get a few laughs out of me. You guys take this show WAY too seriously.
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Highly Lickable.
The show wasn't bad, but the musical gets as well as upcoming musical guests are boring, and nearly unlistenable. How many of you who bought a Beck album have actually gone back and listened to it again? Is it musical? Is it enjoyable? Is it inspirational? I think not. -
Wiig was hitting in Pressly in that hands on a hard body sketch.
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Then again, this site is called "Ain't It Cool", not "Ain't I Cool" (despite what others might think.
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Poehler asked for the butter instead of the laugh tonight! She must have been watching Studio 60.
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that Quato sketch was freakin hilarious.
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I must admit, I haven't seen Studio 60 as of yet, I prefer watching things that are a little more highbrow on Monday nights...like professional wrestling. ;)
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whenever the show is good it's despite Lorne, not because of him. I know because I'm omniscient. Sorry I'm late... tivo.
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I always felt Fey and Poehler were smug, self satisfied and overselling every single joke... tonight (for the most part) Poehler let the writing and characters bring the humor instead of mugging like she did with Kim Jong Il.
On Studio 60, Mathew Perry is asked why a joke worked in read through but not dress rehearsal (the joke involves asking someone to pass the butter). He says "In dress you asked for the laugh, in read through you asked for the butter". It's one of the best pieces of comedy advice I have ever heard. -
That was the most accurate bit. I'm surprised that the Quato/Quaid skit didn't get any heat from ripping off that South Park episode. I thought Pet Rocks were more of an 70's thing? Weekend update was funnier than it was in a while.
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I completely agree with how that line from Perry was not only great, but so, so true for a lot of people.
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And I missed it? Damn. I don't watch SNL anymore but I have seen his Vincent Price impression and the two Pacino bits. And I have to say, Hader sounds like SNL's darkhorse. Not only are his impressions dead-on, but they're are obscure. In my opinion, an obscure impression is twice as funny.
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First off, thanks Mr.brownstone for the "butter" explanation.Now back to E&R, did anyone catch it this weekend? Herc didn't do a tb, since it wasn't Jay (Leno) or Silent Bob, no, this weekend it was some chick from the TV Guide channel. And, I don't know if it's because she was hot, or if it's because I'm not too critical this weekend (just look at my praise for last night's SNL), but she was pretty damn good.I'd like to see her on the list of replacements for Roger, if he's not able to return.We need a good female critic, and I'm sorry but Leonard Maltin's co-host from that show he had a few years back was terrible.Well, actually, that show just plain sucked, so that may have had something to do with her coming across as terrible.
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Jesus. The only thing that could've saved that joke is if they had followed it with "This Week's Heavy Handed Joke was brought to you by Johnson Heavy Hands!" a la Conan. Seriously, quit taking yourselves so damn seriously. Can we bring Norm Macdonald back? Pretty please? I swear he won't make any more OJ jokes this time...
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Last weeks episode was funny, Dane Cook was funny, and this season is shaping up to be pretty good.
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Cook again?
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I thought Fallon was out of place but the only thing Meyer has accomplished at update is making Poehler look like a natural at it. BRING BACK... christ, anyone. Jane Curtin for all i care.
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They deserve better than this. Hell, put them on as fack host for Studio 60 and I'd be more excited.
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Quatto references have already been done in at least three shows.
The South Park Aspen Time Share episode episode, Venture Brothers and Metalocalypse. Comedy writers need to stop cannibalizing each others' ideas. Why not some other Total Recall reference, like throwing an old lady's head at somebody, which then says "get ready for a big suprise" and explodes. That would be pretty damn funny. -
That was easily the second worst episode I've seen in years. It made last week's look like classic television. Big Wigs??? You have to be fucking kidding me. Jon Bovi was funnier than that shit. But, Kristen Wiig is still way fucking hot.
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Fucking annoying twat.
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...best part of the whole show, hands down.
Hader's fucking BRILLIANT Peter O'Toole notwithstanding.
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...a sketch featuring Hader's Pacino. "BAL-ance!"
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As for the pet rock thing, let it go. They weren't striving for historical accuracy, they were striving to be inane and arbitrarity. (That's right. arbitrarity.)
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somebody need to pull the plug, the show is d.o.a.
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To make it seem like people were laughing more. You could tell because you could hear people coughing and shit that you shouldn't be hearing.
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Stop reporting on a show that's culturally irrelevant. how about a list of guests on upcoming episodes of Daily Show and Colbert Report? Or how about an empty space where the SNL update would be, as a reminder of a show that needs to be taken out behind the shed and put out of it's misery. Also, Dane Cook is a hack.
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Hardly. Maybe in an increasingly smug sort of way. Instead, how about "Countdown with Keith Olbermann"? KO has done more important reporting and commentary in the past several months than anything those shows have attempted.
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...then yeah, I guess Stewart and Colbert are smug.
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I don't find current events all that "funny".
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SNL stinks worse than the poop in that kid's diaper when Harry couldn't be bothered to miss some of "Hulk" to change him.
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I wish they dropped a couple of those terrible sketches and gave her another song.
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unless someone at AICN has an SNL fetish, then these frequent articles make no sense.
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I agree...but no one is watching him. It's unfortunate but it's the truth. In terms of audience, Daily Show and Colbert are relevant, smart, funny and surprisingly informative.
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"no one is watching him" *** Not true; his ratings are on the rise. His special commentaries are now being flagged by tons of progressive websites and the word is spreading: he is putting his neck on the line in the tradition of Murrow. While I find Colbert amusing (most times), I don't see how anyone can really take him or the Daily Show that seriously when it comes to serious news matters. Sure, there is a place for satire and I'm all for it. I'd like to see Stewart do some hard-core investigative reporting or try getting in someone's face without fidgeting or resorting to nervous jokes. I guess it's just a preference in tone that I find more appropriate. Cheers.
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That is all.
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I work at Blockbuster in England, and I can confirm that Busty Cops is in our shop, so it does exist. And yes, myself and some colleagues stuck it on our DVD player round the side and had a watch. It was everything the title suggested. As for a sequel - I'm thinking 'Busty Cop's Academy'. Anything to see a woman with big tits making chopper sounds. Right, now I'm hard...
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For noticing the South Park similarities.
El Scorcho for noticing that Kristin Wiig is fine as all hell! -
...Reilly stars in Scrubs! What an insult to Reilly and to Scrubs. Stupid, stupid perss release creatures.
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You're thinking of John C. McGinley. John C. Reilly was Mark Wahlberg's sidekick ... well, his OTHER sidekick, in Boogie Nights.
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...McGinley would be a good host too.
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Cook is not funny and Poehler was "HILARIOUS" as Kim Jong-Il.
Okay, well, the last wheel finally flew off this tepid wagon. Pimping DVD's box sets on every "review" you write is hilarious. It's a crime if you make any money from this place.
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They should have dumped this crap years ago. NBC would be better off showing old episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 than the corpse known as SNL. Kick 'em all to the unemployment line!
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Other than that, I don't remember laughing at all.
Line breaks rule!
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Lorne Michaels is on the way to destruction ^_^
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My saturday night. Bowl of peanut butter crunch, smoke a cig, brush my teeth, turn on the tube, SNL comes on... and it puts me right to sleep. Sigh.
I have no life
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Take it for what you will.
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Cool. I can dig it. Cheers.
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New York Stories, Principal's Office, Weekend Update, Nascarettes. BUT Jon Bovi, Big Wigs and 80s runner guy were wretched.
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Just watched the recording. And they're already into repeats??!! Damn, this is AWFUL.
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"Who has gone back and istened to a Beck album?" I have! Not only that, but I saw him at the Bonnaroo festival this summer (I live in New England and it was well worth the trip, despite the unbearable heat...RV next year) and his set was immensely satisfying. His last album has some great stuff on it, both Girl and E-Pro are pop classics. I'm not sure what zeknoe is complaining about, would you rather they invite back Mary J. Blige? I can TOTALLY understand people being pissed about My Chemical Romance, but BECK? C'mon, Beck is the one guest this season I am genuinely excited about!
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I agree with you that the woman who guest-hosted this week was probably the best female guest host they've had (well, Aisha Tyler's first week was great but her second show was disastrous). I don't like how this site stereotypes its fans...apparently, we only watch Ebert and Roeper if Kevin Smith is on the show.
Also, is it me or has this site REALLY been skimping on movie reviews. Where are the reviews for films like The King of Scotland, Fearless (almost NO coverage aside form an interview), Jesus Camp (really crazy looking documentary about religious fundamentalist bible camps), etc. Yet, the only review for the past 2 weeks was for TCM: The Beginning? I know you guys are all about Texas-based films here, but c'mon, we should be getting a lot more quality material on here. Too many "cool" films are being completely ignored on here! Like, do you guys need some help or something? -
Where were you?
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The little hoochie shimmy she did while frantically looking for her earring on the racetrack was the most subtle but funniest thing I've seen in TV comedy in a looong time. Simple truths: She can ACT. She's FUNNY. And she's smart-girl HOT!
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