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Sept. 29
Lebron James
Kanye West
Oct. 6
Seth Rogen
Spoon
Oct. 13
Jon Bon Jovi
Foo Fighters
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NBC'S "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" RETURNS FOR ITS 33RD SEASON SEPTEMBER 29
Season Premiere to Feature NBA Superstar LeBron James and Hip-Hop Titan Kanye West
Seth Rogen & Spoon, Jon Bon Jovi & Foo Fighters Round Out Season Launch
NEW YORK – September 20, 2007 – Fresh of its recent Emmy wins, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" returns for its 33rd season on September 29 (11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. ET) for three consecutive shows with a diverse and star-studded line-up.
"Saturday Night Live" continues its historic run while breaking new ground, including recently taking home two Emmy Awards, including an Emmy for the SNL Digital Short-turned internet phenomenon -- "D**k in a Box."
The show kicks off its new season September 29 with one of the newest generation of NBA superstars -- Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James. One of the most exciting players in the league, James has set numerous records on the court -- becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach 5,000 career points, win the MVP award in the 2006 All Star Game and win Rookie of the Year honors. James just led the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals, during which he scored a franchise record 48 points in one game. James joins an impressive roster of superstar athletes who have hosted SNL during its long run including fellow NBA stars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley as well as NFL greats Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Joe Montana along with superstars of other sports including Derek Jeter, Wayne Gretzky, Andy Roddick, George Foreman and numerous others.
Joining James in his second appearance on SNL (and second SNL Season Premiere) is hip-hop icon Kanye West. West made history this week, with his highly-anticipated and ground-breaking third album "Graduation" debuting at No. 1, moving 957,000 units – the highest debuting record of the last two years. The record has garnered rave reviews, hailed as "easily among the year's best" (PASTE Magazine). "Graduation" is the follow-up to 2005's multiple Grammy nominated, No. 1-debuting "Late Registration" which sold over 860,000 in the first week.
October 6 brings the star of the two biggest comedy hits of the summer to SNL -- writer-producer-actor Seth Rogen. Rogen began the summer in the blockbuster "Knocked Up" and closed the season out in the super-hit "Superbad," which he co-wrote and starred in opposite SNL cast member Bill Hader. These films mark the continuation of his long-standing collaboration with writer-producer-director Judd Apatow who cast Rogen in his critically acclaimed television series "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared" and later in the massive comedy hit "The 40 Year-Old Virgin." Up next for Rogen -- the action comedy "Pineapple Express" as well as scripting and starring in a big-screen adaptation of "The Green Hornet."
Joining Rogen in making their SNL debut is the critically praised indie band Spoon. Hailing from Austin, TX, Spoon will perform from their sixth album "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga", which entered the charts in the Top 10--a feat hailed as an "indie label breakthrough" by The Wall Street Journal. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" is possibly the single most critically-acclaimed record of the year, with raves from Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, Wired, Details, and GQ and major press attention in The New Yorker, Time and the New York Times .
On October 13, "SNL" will serve a double helping of rock with host Jon Bon Jovi and musical guest Foo Fighters.
Bon Jovi makes his first hosting appearance, but his fourth on the show, having previously made three appearances as musical guest. In addition, Bon Jovi will be a musical performer on the show and will be joined by his bandmates for a performance of the title track from their latest record, "Lost Highway." Bon Jovi's tenth studio album, which landed the band their first No. 1 U.S.debut and put them past The Beatles with No. 1 debuts in Japan, "Lost Highway" follows the success of the band's record-breaking world tour and multi-platinum, Grammy-winning record "Have A Nice Day." Since forming in the mid-80s, Bon Jovi has sold over 120 million albums worldwide and played more than 2,500 concerts in 50 countries. Bon Jovi himself is no stranger to acting, having appeared in numerous films and television shows.
Making their fifth appearance, musical guest Foo Fighters will perform from their sixth studio release "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace." Its first single "The Pretender" has garnered early praise as "explosive" (Billboard) and a "super-rock torpedo" (Rolling Stone). Foo Fighters are among an elite group of American bands in the SoundScan era (Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Korn, System of a Down) whose first five major label studio records exceeded platinum. With "Echoes," their sixth, and most ambitious, the Foos are poised to make history.
“Saturday Night Live” 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.
11:30 p.m. Saturday. NBC.
Season Premiere to Feature NBA Superstar LeBron James and Hip-Hop Titan Kanye West
Seth Rogen & Spoon, Jon Bon Jovi & Foo Fighters Round Out Season Launch
NEW YORK – September 20, 2007 – Fresh of its recent Emmy wins, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" returns for its 33rd season on September 29 (11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. ET) for three consecutive shows with a diverse and star-studded line-up.
"Saturday Night Live" continues its historic run while breaking new ground, including recently taking home two Emmy Awards, including an Emmy for the SNL Digital Short-turned internet phenomenon -- "D**k in a Box."
The show kicks off its new season September 29 with one of the newest generation of NBA superstars -- Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James. One of the most exciting players in the league, James has set numerous records on the court -- becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach 5,000 career points, win the MVP award in the 2006 All Star Game and win Rookie of the Year honors. James just led the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals, during which he scored a franchise record 48 points in one game. James joins an impressive roster of superstar athletes who have hosted SNL during its long run including fellow NBA stars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley as well as NFL greats Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Joe Montana along with superstars of other sports including Derek Jeter, Wayne Gretzky, Andy Roddick, George Foreman and numerous others.
Joining James in his second appearance on SNL (and second SNL Season Premiere) is hip-hop icon Kanye West. West made history this week, with his highly-anticipated and ground-breaking third album "Graduation" debuting at No. 1, moving 957,000 units – the highest debuting record of the last two years. The record has garnered rave reviews, hailed as "easily among the year's best" (PASTE Magazine). "Graduation" is the follow-up to 2005's multiple Grammy nominated, No. 1-debuting "Late Registration" which sold over 860,000 in the first week.
October 6 brings the star of the two biggest comedy hits of the summer to SNL -- writer-producer-actor Seth Rogen. Rogen began the summer in the blockbuster "Knocked Up" and closed the season out in the super-hit "Superbad," which he co-wrote and starred in opposite SNL cast member Bill Hader. These films mark the continuation of his long-standing collaboration with writer-producer-director Judd Apatow who cast Rogen in his critically acclaimed television series "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared" and later in the massive comedy hit "The 40 Year-Old Virgin." Up next for Rogen -- the action comedy "Pineapple Express" as well as scripting and starring in a big-screen adaptation of "The Green Hornet."
Joining Rogen in making their SNL debut is the critically praised indie band Spoon. Hailing from Austin, TX, Spoon will perform from their sixth album "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga", which entered the charts in the Top 10--a feat hailed as an "indie label breakthrough" by The Wall Street Journal. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" is possibly the single most critically-acclaimed record of the year, with raves from Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, Wired, Details, and GQ and major press attention in The New Yorker, Time and the New York Times .
On October 13, "SNL" will serve a double helping of rock with host Jon Bon Jovi and musical guest Foo Fighters.
Bon Jovi makes his first hosting appearance, but his fourth on the show, having previously made three appearances as musical guest. In addition, Bon Jovi will be a musical performer on the show and will be joined by his bandmates for a performance of the title track from their latest record, "Lost Highway." Bon Jovi's tenth studio album, which landed the band their first No. 1 U.S.debut and put them past The Beatles with No. 1 debuts in Japan, "Lost Highway" follows the success of the band's record-breaking world tour and multi-platinum, Grammy-winning record "Have A Nice Day." Since forming in the mid-80s, Bon Jovi has sold over 120 million albums worldwide and played more than 2,500 concerts in 50 countries. Bon Jovi himself is no stranger to acting, having appeared in numerous films and television shows.
Making their fifth appearance, musical guest Foo Fighters will perform from their sixth studio release "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace." Its first single "The Pretender" has garnered early praise as "explosive" (Billboard) and a "super-rock torpedo" (Rolling Stone). Foo Fighters are among an elite group of American bands in the SoundScan era (Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Korn, System of a Down) whose first five major label studio records exceeded platinum. With "Echoes," their sixth, and most ambitious, the Foos are poised to make history.
“Saturday Night Live” 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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geez
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only doing one Jovi and one Foos would be lame. I say one Jovi just for that damn song they have to play, and two Foo sets. Foo Fighters rule.
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Spoon is a tremendous band. Foo Fighters, not so much.
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At least not anymore.
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PLEASE LET THIS BE A DANE COOK-FREE SEASON!!!
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...the talkback that inspired Jaime Pressly's "Southern Stereotype" monologue! http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/30253 Y'know, I never got a check for that...
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for "legends"/friends of Loren, for a while back in the early 90's. I'll bet money only 2 interludes on the JBJ/Foo show.
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LeBron James gets completely humiliated, nay.. exposed as a Michael Jordan wannabe in the NBA finals, and he gets his own gig on SNL? What's next?
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Ditto. SNake pLisken? I thought you were dead!
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He's too "mainstream" now for the film geeks, he crossed over just a little too much. Success shouldn't be in the cards for someone funny, he's making too many people laugh. so now it'll be all about bashing him on these forums. What else is new?
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She's the only cast member I care about at this point.
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...Peyton Manning than Shaquille O'Neill as far as pro athletes trying their hand at comedy.
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That's all i really wanna see, oh yeah i hope they do "Deep House Dish" and have him on there too
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Looking forward to another "Two A-holes..." sketch. I like the amorous reporter bits too. Christ, I pretty much dig all her stuff.
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Prince. We all know it. The only bright spot besides D**k in a box worth talking about.
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don't know what a Lebron James is, but I wouldn't dream of missing an AICN SNL talkback. I'll be back later.
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Did MadTV get Frank Caliendo back? Or is Lorne Michaels still trying to get that fat funny bastard?
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Jesus... think I might have to miss that one... at least he's not the musical guest as well. Talk about a snooze-fest.
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Seriously do they?
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kind of funny.
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and with Rogen hosting,that will hopefully be a fantastic episode. Why is Lebron James opening the season, let alone hosting at all. Couldn't they have gotten someone from The Office to stop by?
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... IS MORE FUCKING WILL FORTE!!! Why did they take him off the Bush impersonation? Why is he only in like one sketch a week? He's the funniest fucker on this show besides the immortal Darryl Hammond!WE WANT MORE WILL FORTE, DAMMIT!
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seriously what has he done this decade to be host-worthy? and i coulda sworn i read that rilo kiley would be the musical guest in the season premiere. oh well, i will definitely be watching the rogen/spoon episode.
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Then I could get away with only watching one episode.
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Then I could get away with only watching one episode.
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just horribly disappointed with the Foo Fighter's new album, especially after In Your Honor? Foo fans unite!
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Yeah, right! I demand my money back from AICN, btw. For pimping 'Knocked Up' as the funniest movie since ages, although it was just an overlong compilation of jokes that I've seen before and better in several sitcoms.
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....Jon Bon Jovi/Bon Jovi, but I don't really love them either. And pairing him/them with the Foos does seem a bit odd. Won't matter to the Foos though, they shall bring the rawk. But I would rather have seen somebody else host that night. I wonder how much Lorne pocketed for the JBJ appearance/performance, though? And fuckin' yaaaaaay Seth Rogen.
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Is SUUUUPER funny. I'm a huge NBA geek and I've seen a ton of "behind the scenes" footage of LeBron, he'll be fine. He's genuinely funny to the point that he's got some improve skills. So don't worry about that one.
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i dont see how the show is breaking ground.
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barrymore that is... drew barrymore.
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C'mon! Ya know ya want it!
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What a weak way to start off the season
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It sounds like a sports show with musical interludes. Doesnt matter to me anyway - I live in UK and we never get to see this show. Shall I count myself lucky? Or am I missing something good here?
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Anyone recommend some good youtube clips
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Now let me preface this by saying that I'm serious - I really enjoy this talkback when the show is airing. Sometimes it's funnier than the show itself (really). So, yeah, I am looking forward to it.
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Now I kinda like it. The last 3 albums haven't been great, though.
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or whatever that line was..Lorne better bring Baldwin back this season. Christ, that 20 second promo for 30 Rock, where he's trying to guess Tina Fey's impression of Seinfeld is hilarious. And Tom Hanks got a movie coming out for the holidays. Think he can stoop so low to host again?
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The last SNL episode I watched was with Rainn Wilson and Arcade Fire. Spoon is fuckin amazing, and Rogen has been partly responisble for the three funniest movies of the past three years, so fuck the haters.
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And even though Rogen and Spoon are greatness, I'll probably end up groaning and rolling my eyes through the entire episode.
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I don't know how good of a host he'll make, but those Nike commercials he does, "The LeBrons," are pretty funny. At the very least he's willing to make fun of himself.
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Interestingly, it continues on. Weird.. -
Looks like all those parties he throws in the Hamptons (and probably invited Lorne Michaels) have helped his career quite a ibt.
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I'll watch it for that sketch.
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"is this show still on?" check. (and yes i caught the fact that it was said in jest, but it still counts) "do people still watch this?" check. "what SNL needs to do is.." check.
guess were just missing "more like saturday night dead!" and my personal favorite in any (and almost every)talkback: "why is this cool news? i dont care!" (which implies that whoever the poster is, in fact, the only person in the world that matters, and everyone else is an idiot for caring about something they dont.) -
but seriously folks
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and it hasn't been able to recover. This show is shit.
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Isn't she the girl who writes all of Alec Baldwin's lines on 30 Rock? She kind of rocks.
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Stupid shows for stupid people....network TV is dead to me.
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But, to be honest, I am pretty stupid.
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Tommy Lee could host. It'll be a blast.
Rocks nothing Tina Fey brings the bacon, eggs, Milk, and fries for breastfast the next day. *howls* -
Now I've got "Indian" by Jon Bovi stuck in my head again.
I'm an Indian, on a cotton pony, I do not ride, unwanted... alive or dead! so with BonBon Jovial and the Fog Biters on the same episode, they'll have two musical guests and no host? How does that work? Hey big Dan, Prince was great, though he should have appeared on the prince show sketch. My three favorite musical moments from the last couple of years: Bjork, "Earth Intruders", the girl with the big tits and tight bra thrusting her chest behind Avril Lavigne and Aslee Simpson's second number, the lip-sync cue-up foul-up. That was awesome. -
with Peter locked in a metal cell, they totally ripped that off from SNL's Dick-In-A-Box. Because he was a Peter-In-A-Box, get it? I've watched this show since the mid-'70s, listening to people gripe about how it's not funny anymore from the second season on. But really, now sad is it when Just'n freak'n T'mberlake is one of the years highlights?
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I'll miss your taffy colored freckled punim. Say Hi to Gail Mathias and Terry Sweeney and Nora Dunn on the "whatever happened to?" lists.
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= the full length 60 second version, not the edit - was one of the funnist things on TV this summer. If 30 Rock is that funny I'm going to start watching it. Now that it's not buried opposite Grey's Anatomy any more.
"Tina, your daughter called, she says it's octopus time." * "This is great." "Those are my divorce papers." "They're hilarious." * "No, the OTHER kind of German Shepherds." 'Oh, that makes more sense." * And the casual way she hauls that fire extinguisher when she's told the writers room is on fire. Funny stuff. -
And Tina Fey writes it. And my opinion means more than all those Emmys on her shelves.
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SNL usually does pretty well during election years. We know Poehler's got Hillary ... but I bet the begging Tim Meadows to come back to play Obama. However, I bet it'd be hilarious to have Lebron James join the cast full-time as Barack Obama. They don't have a good black comedian that can pull off Barack right now. Will Forte's got john Edwards ... Armisen as Guiliani. Bill Hader as Mitt Romney. Darrell Hammond as Joe Biden. Kristen Wiig as my love servant. .... yes! it will be good.
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Could they at least get a host who isn't a complete douchenozzle? Their entire lineup sucks.
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i think the guys who made billions off youtube (one of the biggest pop culture phenomena of the decade), would tend to disagree on that one, seeing as the show gave their site its first breakout viral video (lazy sunday) and its biggest hit (dick in a box)
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One of the funniest motherfuckers on the planet.
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All is well.
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No announcements???
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He's been screwing up consistently the past few seasons.
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Thought something had happened to good 'ol Pardo.
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Angry Dog was good. The Evil Lassie was killer.
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...the Angry Doy commercial and run it a bilion times this season.
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...recurring character???? I don't support the sketch but I do support Wiig.
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pathological liar, and retire it.
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That wig rules!
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Really...Sometimes I think this site is run by 4th graders.
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Good song too. And Armisen comes though again. He's on fire so far tonight.
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They should let the Lonely Island guys write the whole show every week
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..was that Jake at the end of the digital short?
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...Screw-up-the-commercial-Teamster-guy.
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Great stuff.
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Digital short: hilarious. Rest of the show so far? Not so much. Now? "Jeeyeff!" We'll see.
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?????
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Spoon. If you don't know, don't sweat it. You're not missing much.
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Maybe this should have been the first sketch.
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Seriously. I'd like a whole year of SNL without a The (fill-in-the-blank) Show. It's fucking ridulous at this point.
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Seriously, those guys are putting out some of the catchiest songs--they're funny AND they sound good. And I think they put them together in a matter of a couple of days. There are recording artists that spend years on tracks that don't sound as good as Lazy Sunday, Dick in a Box, Natalie's Rap, and now Mahmud have all sounded.
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A Forte character I actually liked. Of course it will suck the next five times they do this sketch. Oh, well.
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Seriously, The Lonely Island guys (as well as Bill Hader) are the greatest part of this show, hands down.
Why their movie HOT ROD didn't do well in theatres confuses me, and really sucks. It was a great movie! I loved it and even rank it the 2nd best movie i've seen during the summer of '07, just behind Ratatouille. -
L-A-M-E
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...to having Daft Punk on SNL.
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Without the Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger drops this song would be hook-free shit.
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Ah the kids like'em, but that song just sucks ass. I perfer the orignal Daft Punk which just repeated over an over again instead of this abortion.
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You've gotta set them up, kid.
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does Amy Poehler look like a poodle?
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She looks awful.
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I was hoping we'd go Keenan-free today.
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...unfortunately HD is not to kind to her.
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"It's Over bitch" Okay, that was funny.
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one of his characters. So it should be no surprise it shoes up in his impressions too. I'm surprised Lorne kept him on.
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His Iranian President impression is pure gold!!!!
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That was good.
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I'm 6 foot 8 and weigh 240 pounds. I like roasted whole turkeys. HA!!!
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Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell were in this episode too
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Wow, did Kanye just forget the "lyrics" to his own song?
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...I've heard he's had that problem as of late from some concert goers.
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Sep 30, 2007 12:04:06 AM CDT
Kanye screwed up, but kept his cool. (Unlike Ashlee)
by flim springfield
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sucked.
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It seems like they're scraping under the barrel for hosts half the time. I like Jon Bon Jovi but I can't remember him being funny ever. For even like a few seconds. I mean I don't think he's ever tried. And he's hosting? Are there only a handful of comedians or comedic actors left in the world?
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I laugh at some of the most juvenile stuff. The Kanye bit was pretty good.
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Sep 30, 2007 12:14:16 AM CDT
I hope Jon Bon Jovi sings the R2-D2 Christmas song!
by flim springfield
...Although I guess that wouldn't make much sense in October...
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or he will be unable to recover from overexposure.
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They had all summer to work on this?!
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i really don't think they have all summer to work on this show.
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Just because you're not at a desk or in the writer's room doesn't mean you're not thinking about how sketches. They had 4 1/2 months off and THIS is what we got? I call bullshit
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because SNL stopped being relevant, funny, or creative about thirty years ago?
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Sep 30, 2007 2:18:18 AM CDT
redhead: SNL's target demo wasn't alive 30 years ago...
by flim springfield
...so they totally don't care if you don't care.
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...this show has hit rock bottom.
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You have to be a woman to appreciate it.
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He's been in all of what... two movies this year? I love some of you talkbackers sometimes. Quality stuff. Almost reminds me of those knobs who feel like their favorite band is selling out because they are suddenly successful and have more fans now.
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Who the fuck is that? A Tick tribute band?
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With all the connections or friends in the business you would think that it would be possible.
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They are from Austin, TX, and starting in 2000 they began a run of classic, amazing pop-rock albums.
You may have heard them in the STRANGER THAN FICTION trailer. -
I know you're trying to illustrate your point of not liking Spoon, but you're obviously taking a relatively close-minded approach to it. Sure, Ga Ga Ga Ga may be a "lazy" title, but "Kill the Moonlight", "Gimme Fiction" and others aren't bad. Music, much like comedy, is obviously subjective. Just because you hate them and what they stand for doesn't mean they're bad.
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Sep 30, 2007 4:20:04 PM CDT
I'm not arguing whether SNL is good or bad, just that..
by flim springfield
..if I had a nickle for every time I hear/read someone say SNL isn't as good as it used to be, I'd be as rich as Lorne Michaels.
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I'm dissapointed in the response Mr.West's performace last night has recieved. Giving the benifit of the doubt to my fellow talkbakers, I have well over 20 years of rap music memories, Mr. West was brilliant. He stutterd the second verse to a song that's message is 'Every thing I'm not has made me everything I am'. That alone should help put into prespective how personal this particular piece is. At any rate he stutterd, caught it on the VERY NEXT LINE and admitted he just blew his line on live television. Mr. West went on to 'freestyle' or improvise on the spot for the remaining 3/4's of the performance. He blended 'old-school' simple back-in-the-day raps with clever references to the snl cast, Lebron James and Jay-Z. He also managed to say "Hi" to his mother and father and also mentioned 'he'll probably never be let back on the SNL stage again' Mr.West is a very talented artist and was an accomplished producer before he ever 'picked-up the mic'. The ability to think on your toes and improvise 3/4's of your planned performance does in no way compare to Ashley Simpsons disaster and really is a great example of real live television. Mr. West's efforts to point out and avoid the trappings of hip hop have made him a easy target for people that dont understand the genre or just dont like black people. I for one have my diamond sign high in the air.
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Those were absolute riots! Will Ferrell as a much-put-upon Alex Trebek, combined with a dead-on Darrel Hammond as a sneeringly witty Sean Connery, were comedy GOLD! "Craven Morehead", indeed!
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He made an error and incorporated it into his rap. A brilliant recovery. To say that "he sucked" is just being unfair or perhaps his music is just not your thing which I completely understand. If I could rap half as well as he can, I would be very happy. GO KANYE, GO!!!
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Sep 30, 2007 10:14:45 PM CDT
"Give a Black Ma....Give a SHORT Black Man a Chance"
by ripper t. jones
Motherfuckers...THAT was funny!
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But making fun of the temper tantrums do not take away the doucheyness of them.
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Kanye sucks.
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Sir, when one states one's opinion as fact on a talkback, one openes one's self-up to insults. While it would seem that we are the only two individuals on AICN that care about the topic, I would like to say that Mr. West by no means "sucks". In regards to your "have a good one" remark, please do not tell me what to do.
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