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Jenny Slate's F-Bomb Obscures Darrell Hammond’s Departure From SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!!
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Everyone was so busy buzzing about new cast member Jenny Slate slipping “fucking” into her biker-chick sketch last week that it took a while for some to notice that Darrell Hammond – the voice and face of Sean Connery, Donald Trump, Dick Cheney and Bill Clinton on the show – had quietly ended his record 14-year run on “Saturday Night Live.”
The news was further obscured and confused by Hammond’s guest appearances on all three Thursday primetime editions of SNL this fall. He was on this Thursday playing Dennis Franz opposite fellow ex-cast member Maya Rudolph as Oprah Winfrey:
As usual talkback was rife with chatter insisting the Megan Fox opener was the series’ most unwatchable installment since perhaps the Ann Risley era, but I recall laughing quite a bit at the “pilot is scared” sketch:
The “Svetlana is $10 cheaper” sketch cracked me up as well:
And, gods help me, I laughed at the rundown of individuals who make use of Live Lounge:
I sensed some talkbackers were implying last week that the Hammond years were useless and that SNL was far sharper during the Eddie Murphy era. In closing, clips to foster comparison:
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SNL sucks now
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Oct 03, 2009 1:59:22 AM CDT
Pretty sure he was still in the roll call of last week's episode
by immorganfreeman
Still, his time at SNL in the last few years has been painful. He doesn't gel with the Hader-Forte-Samburg regime. Even Good Burger gets more laughs per week than Hammond's weak Trump impression.
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The rest of his impressions were just a bonus. Sad to see him go, but it was a great run. Personally, I'm a huge fan of his Oreo(?) commercials with the Donald himself. Those are hysterical. So long, Mr. Hammond, and good luck!
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sad sad sad. Hammond will now kill himself. Unfortunately
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That was one of the least funny sketches of the horribly unfunny evening. You had a one note Kristen Wig playing off of a cardboard Megan Fox. I laughed more at my grandma's funeral.
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Last week's show was so dull, I could barely keep my eyes open. The only thing that was entertaining was U2's performance, and I'm not that much of a U2 fan.
Kristen Wig used to be funny, now I just get annoyed at her characters.
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but the season opener was terrible. it was worse than any episode last season by far. i did chuckle at the live lounge sketch and the sketch where keenan plays the sex position dvd guy, but everything else was just god awful. i will continue to watch and hope that this was just a season premier fluke. and hammond will be sorely missed, he was one of the most talented cast members of the last 20 years.
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Oct 03, 2009 2:41:59 AM CDT
I understand that some people don't really "get" what's funny
by pip1345
...and what's not. That said, I don't understand why people who don't get what's funny--in this case, Herc--act like they're the world's most renowned expert on the subject. I don't know...I would be embarrassed if I had my own section of a website where I went on and on about how much I loved a report on astrophysics that was panned by everyone who knows their shit about astrophysics (because, I'll be honest with you, I don't really "get" astrophysics).
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You know this to be true. Jabberwocky indeed.
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the dude's just giving his opinion, i don't think he ever called himself an "expert." humor, along with most tastes, is entirely subjective. i'm sure herc genuinely thought it was funny. your analogy did make me laugh though. quite harder than last weeks snl, in fact.
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Oct 03, 2009 3:32:20 AM CDT
Hammonds mere adequacy lifted the rest of SNL all these years.
by dailysportspages
How bad have the rest of the cast/writers been?
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Have you heard anything Herc? SNL is supposed to mock the week's news, but what happens when they're the news? I'd like to think they are astute enough to break the tension by making light of it. Hell, David Letterman just came out and made jokes about all the women he's been sleeping with and the subsequent extortion.
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Maybe something about Dave's audience thinking he's telling a joke as he tells a story about cheating on his wife and laughing along the whole time.
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SNL is always funny (some sketches are experiments and flop, but the first half-hour is almost always worthwhile), but it evolves with the times. Viewers who don't evolve with it get left behind. I loved the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players, but Samurai Deli wouldn't play the same these days. Bottom line: If SNL wasn't funny, it would have been canceled long ago.
As for Darrell Hammond, he had the all-time best Clinton joke: "Of course I inhaled. In fact, before I came out here to do this speech, I smoked a big brick of hash!" -
I just think it's the Megan Fox backlash going around. Maybe she deserves it, maybe not. Just saying.
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There's nothing wrong with calling out SNL when it isn't funny, and applauding it when it is. Hopefully it will be funny tonight. As for your "frozen in time" theory--not true. I'm 24 and found almost nothing funny about last week. And I don't think it was Megan's fault. The season opener dropped the ball all on its own, it didn't need Megan Fox's wonky thumbs to help it fumble.
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cause it's usually hilarious... but last weeks episode was horrible, the $10 cheaper was the highlight, though. I have loved all 3 SNL Weekend Update Thursdays, and have agreed they've been the funniest thing on Thursday Nights. Mega Fox was nice to look at though.
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Oct 03, 2009 7:03:37 AM CDT
that douche nozzel left on the will ferral ep last season
by horny4harry
give it up u old prick, its been like 14 seasons. who the hell departs on ep 1 of a new season? greedy dick. and f jenny slate too, and mr slate while your at it, most bitches aint funny
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its not like its political or anything, its just a guy that cuts samwiches with a samurai sword. its timeless funny.
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..gonna get in da hot tub! oWw0o!!anyways so last week someone dropped the f-bomb live on air? why wasn't this a bigger deal? anyone lose their jay oh bee over this?
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Mr. Robinson or Gumby... by far the best eddie murphy sketches.
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Did anyone get fired? How much trouble did Lorne and Crew get into? Was there a fine?
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Oct 03, 2009 7:49:02 AM CDT
If SNL is so cutting edge why is the F-Word such an issue?
by rex manning
I mean the show is on late night? In the UK it would be seen weird NOT to have the odd bit of foul language pop up in what is purported to be an edgey comedy show. Sometimes you can even get away with the C-Bomb ..sometimes even the #}¬-Bomb. If u are a robot.
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"They still think "Fuck" is a bad word to say even on late-night telly? That is so adorable!"
And you know what? they'd be absolutely right to think so!
OMG! she dropped the F-Bomb on live TV! Burn down the studio, file a lawsuit, fire that bitch! Let's make sure this never happens again for the sake of our children and our children's children!
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The whole thing between Connery and Trebek was the best banter from the show ever. And I like those Grady Wilson bad lovemaking sketches. Hilarious. :D
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Give the girl a break. I had to rewind it to be sure and my friend I was watching with didn't notice until I pointed it out.
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the FCC regs are lax after midnight, and the west coast feed was edited. No one lost their jobs because after midnight it's reasonable to assume kids should be in bed
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they are going through a period right now similar to the early-mid 80's when Murphy was gone and the Meyers/Carvey/Hartman/Nealon/Miller era hadn't started yet. You remember, the Julia-Louis Dreyfus/Michael Mckean times where they just weren't funny? That's like SNL now - until they find better writers with more backbone/balls and a good cast (because the current lineup is laaaame), SNL will linger in a mediocre slump. Honestly, I think the best thing for SNL would be to hire newer writers that are worth a damn and move to HBO where freedom of expression reigns, then see what they could do.
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rmember last season finale during the closing credits, when bill hader pointed at hammond and put his hands up in the air to clap...everyone thought it meant Hammond was leaving but there was never an official wordI wish they made more of a deal out of it Hammond was the longest serving member and he served throught 3 different SNL era's....I guess this make Sudenkis the oldest Cast member (Age wise) which means he'll get straddled with all the old man roles
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#1. I counted...59 frickin's to 1 F-bomb. Not a Bad ratio.
#2. Even though it's an ensemble cast, there should have been some sort of tribute to the longevity of his tenure.
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...in SNL's 5th season, the f-bomb was dropped under similar circumstances. The sketch was about a medieval band trying to write a song (the dialogue was based on bootleg recordings of the Troggs in-studio recording sessions trying to come up with a followup to "Wild Thing"). The recurring joke of the sketch was the repeated use of "flogging" instead of "fucking." But one time, Paul Shaffer (then a featured player as well as in the house band) slipped up, and it's obvious that's what he said, and he knew he said it as soon as he said it and he regretted it, and turned away from the camera...
Now granted, this is 30+ years ago, but still, why would Lorne decide to tempt fate like that again? Especially with all the stress that comes from someone's first major sketch on the show? -
Well, it took nearly a decade to cancel "According to Jim". Apparently, that was very funny then too.
Ratings does not equate to quality. It isn't like SNL has much competition at 11:30 on a Saturday night. It does well enough in non-election years to survive and booms in election years. It isn't an inexpensive show to produce (actors get paid next to nothing for TV standards and production costs are low).
Using the "still on the air" excuse doesn't fly when head scratching shows like the above mentioned "According to Jim" or "Till Death" or "America's Funniest Home Videos" can stay on forever eventhough it lacks any semblence of quality entertainment. -
and i'm a huge supporter of SNL. I usually love it and defend it. This episode was boring and I blame Fox. She just looked bored and boring. You can always tell that they episode isn't that great when the host is just playing different versions of themselves. Exhibit A: The Paris Hilton hosted episode. In this one, Fox was only playing a hot girl. I did like Kristen Wiig talking to her in the "Your Mom talks to Megan Fox" or whatever. This line had me laughing: When I was a young woman, I had an opportunity to dance. I was at a music tryout for a redo of "West Side Story", and I got partnered with -- get this -- Rick Moranis! Okay? Now, you have to remember: back then, he was no one. This was way before "Ghost Hunters".
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...the thing of SNL is, when a cast member is "retiring," they usually make a big deal out of it during his or her last episode. All the recurring characters are trotted out, he or she is in more sketched than anyone else, etc. But in Hammond's situation, his final episode coincided with Will Ferrell hosting, arguably one of SNL's most successful alum. Which is why that episode was ainly all about Will (though it also meant Hammond got to play Connery one more time on Celebrity Jeopardy). Ferrell gave a big shout-out and man0hug to Hammond during the end credits. A friend asked if Hammond was dying, I said "Nah, it was probably his last show and Ferrell feels bad that they didn't make a bigger deal out of it." And Bingo was his name-oh.
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It all seems insanely arbitrary but I seem to recall the FCC has long considered post-10 p.m. "safe harbor" for the use of bad words in broadcasts.
As far as I can remember Paul Shaffer didn't get fined when he accidentally said "fucking" during a 1980 SNL sketch. In 1981 Charles Rocket lost his job on SNL shortly after he mumbled a "fuck" but I don't recall a fine there either.
"Shit" I guess is maybe less taboo than "fuck," but Mark Harmon said "shit" on CBS's Chicago Hope in (very late) primetime in 1999; no fine. And I remember before Janet Jackson flashed her nipple "60 Minutes" breifly stopped bleeping interviewees who used profanity.
My guess is an FCC fine for the Jenny Slate incident is unlikely. My other guess is the FCC is a huge fucking waste of our tax dollars in an era when people barely noticed the analog broadcast signals were shut off this summer. -
When did writing incredibly bad, one joke sketches and only producing laughs when you crack up at your own lame jokes (see Hortio Sanz and Jimmy Fallon) pass as funny. Even in the 80s, there were bad years (the all actor seasons with Robert Downey Jr and Anthony Michael Hall or right after Eddie Murphy left and Joe Piscipo was the biggest draw).
Even before the slide starting with the post Will Ferrell era (which was itself already sliding from the Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, etc. era), SNL has been uneven through the years. In recent years, it has been improving after they got rid of cast that included the overrated Jimmy Fallon and waste of space Horatio Sanz; but the quality isn't anywhere close to what it was during their better years.
And comedy hasn't passed me by sice I love a lot of movies the current cast have been in including Superbad, Adventureland, I Love You Man, etc. -
Current SNL sucks,
Bring back MAD TV, I mean watching this really makes me miss In Living Color.
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The FCC only does something if they get complaints about it. Anyone up watching the last half hour of SNL isn't going to care enough to write a complaint.
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Just check out any more edgy basic cable series like "It is Always Sunny in Philadephia". They say shit all the time, but never fuck.
As for the FCC, they do serve some very important purposes for regulating broadcast signals. Unfortunately, their most public role is also the one they should stay out of. The FCC shouldn't be regulating content on the airwaves. It was never the role of the agency when it was created, but politicians looking to curry favor with their constituents have used the FCC's power to become the morality police of the airwaves. -
Even back in the lauded first and second seasons. For every "Buckwheat Sings" there was a damnible "Killer Bees."
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Farrell and MacDonald left. Any skits after that are just a pale immitation.
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Oct 03, 2009 10:03:38 AM CDT
they should bring back Charles Rocket or whoever said fuck in 80
by horny4harry
because he was the only one who suffered by losing his job for it, give him a redo
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Not that far off from the way the "Real Media" Operates.
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He was canned because I believe he purposely and obviously said it. It wasn't an accident like these other incidents were.
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Anthony Edwards also used the word "shit" during his final appearance as a main cast member on er. I remember reading somewhere that they had to get special permission from somebody (FCC?) to allow it for this one instance, and it had to do with the context in the episode.
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SNL over Star wARS??
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And how do they match up to past seasons?
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They were down considerably from last year's season premiere, but to be fair it was an election year last year and SNL always has a spike in ratings in election years.
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Charles Rocket committed suicide a few years ago.
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would allow the occasional "asshole".
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He went out into his yard and slashed his own throat. I cannot imagine doing it that way.
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scrap of talent SNL had. Without him, the cast is officially Talent Free (tm).
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KEVIN NEALON. When Dennis Miller left SNL, and Nealon took over weekend update, he was hilarious. But I remember watching one night (back when I was pre-puberty and therefore had nothing better to do at 10pm Saturday night) and Nealon was doing the news as usual, when someone in the audience yelled something unintelligible out in the middle of a joke and Nealon, without thinking, said "what the fuck was that?" Immediately after saying it, this priceless look of realization hit his face as he stared into the camera. He finished the joke, and as he signed off, said "I'm Kevin Nealon, and this is probably the last time you'll see me here." Needless to say, he was back the following week but I think was gone pretty shortly after. (still miss Hans and Franz, though...they PUMPED...me up!)
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what i heard was her start to say it, then catch herself halfway. she didnt quite reach the "C" part of the word. so i can see at a quick listen while it might seem like she said it but yeah, she didnt. she got awefully close though because thats what i said to myself outloud as i watched "woah..she almost said it, nice". yes, i talk to myself, big whoop, wanna fight about it?
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Oct 03, 2009 12:01:07 PM CDT
I thought he left during the season finale A few months ago
by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken
He was on their looking very emotional and the end of the episode. I didn't watch last weekends it sounded terrible. Megan fox being a terrible actress and u2 performing songs from their worst album doesn't sound like a good snl.
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she saw an opportunity and took it. I mean everyone knows who she is now, and we're all still talking about her.
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Thinks. You laughed so that's ok then? Fucking douche.
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It was actually Norm Macdonald who did that, not Nealon. I saw the actual footage earlier this week.
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Said it deliberately and can't get a re-do because he's dead. He died 4 years ago...
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I wouldn't mind making fuck with Kristen Wiig ... but if she does one of those stupid voices, she's getting donkey-punched.
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There are eras that come out better than others (I stopped watching SNL somewhere during the Fallon era and started again only last year). What I've realized though is that every sketch comedy show is hit and miss. They have to be with the amount of stuff they do. All the way back to Monty Python there were stinkers. Don't even get me started on Kids in the Hall. One episode is genius comedy and the next is the most appalling piece of television I've seen. SNL is no different than any of these other shows. As for last week I didn't find it very funny aside from a couple things, but I like the cast enough that I will keep watching because the potential is still there.
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Oct 03, 2009 1:28:57 PM CDT
"Digitial Shorts" better do a LOT better this week, goddamnit
by tall_boy66
I love the Digital Shorts. Both of them were gawd-fucking-awful last week. Seriously. Last season they came back from the break with the kickass "Space Olympics" and the two last week...jesus christ! The best sketch was the Russian mail order bride one. And I totally did not notice the fuck, even though I saw it live. Either I'm totally immune to the word (because it made sense in the context of the skit), the skit was awful, or there were so many "freakin" that the one "fucking" just blew by my head. Much ado about freakin nothing if you ask me. But, yeah, where was I... get your ass in gear, Samberg! The only funny part of the digital shorts last week was the Transformers theme song at the end of the second sketch. Really funny, but the rest... jesus christ!
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Weekend Update on the other hand has been pretty funny so far. This weeks was the weakest, but it still had some laughs.
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I also didn't notice the fuck when I watched it live. Then I saw everyone talking about it online once the show was over and I had to look it up on youtube to figure out when it happened. As for the digital shorts they are usually the one thing I can always count on to be funny in an episode. I didn't think the first short last week was anything special, but I still chuckled. I liked the transformers short though.
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It WAs Norm...I'd gotten the two confused. Still one of the funniest unscripted moments on the show. Norm was funny on SNL but the NBC president at the time HATED him, I remember there was a story behind it but if I remember right Norm was forced out of weekend update and then off SNL because whoever was running NBC at the time said he wasn't funny.
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Darrell Hammond's character remain on Damages. I did a double take when I saw him cast as a villian.BTW, besides nailing Clinton (the biting of the lip, and thumb gesture..perfect), and enjoying his Jeopardy Connery, his all time great has to be Jessie Jackson. You know this to be true.And to those who keep asking why is SNL still on...it still is a breeding ground for new talent (Hader, Wiig, etc), and its got to be cheap as fuck to produce. And Michaels has naked pictures of the CEO of GE.
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a supposed close friend of an NBC higher-up, that got him canned?
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looked it up, even though Lorne Michaels wanted him to stay, NBC president Don Olmeyer fired Norm not from SNL, but from Weekend Update (which was most of Norm's SNL face-time) because he "didn't find him funny". Norm left SNL because without Update he was kind of phased out. Don Olmeyer (sp?) was good friends with OJ Simpson and Norm did almost as many OJ jokes as he did jokes about Germans' love of David Hasselhoff. There's a 16-minute youtube vid of Macdonald on Letterman right after being fired.
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What's the difference between a mallard with a cold and you? One's a sick duck, and I can't remember the rest but your mother's a whore!
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you're telling me nobody looks at the scripts before they rehearse and then tape? there's no excuse for anybody at NBC to ever be surprised by what happens on this show unless it wasnt in the script and considering everyone is always looking to the left or right to read cue cards, they obviously rarely if ever go off script.
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Man, his whole professional story is just sad. Not that I feel sorry for him, it's pretty appropriate given his ultimate mediocrity.
For starters there's the sad "at least I'll have the record!" vibe that his overlong tenure gives you.
Secondly, this guy has ZERO chances of ever making it in movies and only slightly better odds on some crappy shitcom.
Third, his "reign" on SNL may have been admirable if he was a good utility player but he wasn't. He did a few good impressions but EVERY SINGLE ONE that he was able to successfully pull off was done FAR better by Phil Hartman. Clinton, Donahue, you name it. On top of that he had some impressions that were PAINFULLY awful. Seriously, go check out his Schwarzenegger and Gandolfini impressions and you'll see how less-than-great he truly was.
That full-series "Sopranos" box set that came out last year had "SNL", "MadTV" and "Simpsons" parody clips in the extras and to see his Tony Soprano impression after you see Will Sasso's pitch-perfect Tony impression is truly embarrassing, and that's coming from someone who has a reverential respect for SNL as an comedic institution and a healthy and appropriate hatred for MadTV.
Furthermore, his "signature" impression (Connery) was the EXACT SAME CONNERY IMPRESSION that every man, woman and child on the face of the planet does. If anyone deserves credit for that "character" its the writers because Hammond certainly put no spin on the well-worn Connery impression.
Fourth (and this was touched upon briefly above), he came on the heels of Phil Hartman (the best-ever SNL castmember) and for the past few years his role on the show has been made absolutely redundant by the truly-versatile and talented Bill Hader. As an impressionist Hader is Hartman's heir-apparent AND unlike Hammond Hader is hilarious even when he's not doing an impression.
Ultimately the asterisk next to Darrell Hammond's record-breaking 14-year tenure on SNL will forever be the cold hard reality of the situation: that for 14 years he just wasn't very good. -
I agree with BlueImmortal, in that the new girl will likely get an undeserved positive publicity boost from the F thing, tho I'm not sure it was on purpose. I wish Michaela Watkins would have said it - she'd probably still be on the show. I like it better when SNL has at least 2 strong female leads, for every Gilda Radner, you need a Jane Curtain. But as it is now, we have Kristen Wiig(funny and sexy at the same time), and a few unremarkable female bit players. Michaela was a great match for Kristen, I was shocked she got the boot after such a promising debut. If she ever gets her own show, I'll watch it.
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The Bash Heroes thread and the I hate SNL thread.
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Casey Wilson's breasts.
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In the U.K. you can have fuck after 9pm on any channel, though I think you can say shit, piss, crap etc. after 8pm. From 10pm you can have motherfucker and cunt, though only Channel 4 seem to use them. If 'cunt' was in a film it would probably feature on any channel providing it was post-10pm. CUNT FUCK!!! MOTHERFUCK YOUR FATHER'S LITTLE SHITTY ASS!!!!! That's swearing.
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But I laughed and cringed during the "Megan Fox Talks to Your Mom While You Get Ready" It's people like that mom character ("Oh, yeah, you were in that there movie THE TRANSFORMS!") that are responsible for the destruction of the entire country. "I've got a Sarah Lee poundcake in the oven!" "Are you sure you don't want a Slice?" Holeeee shit, those people need to dance around covered in napalm.
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my chest and a scowl on my face. "Make me laugh unfunny show!" I shout at the TV. I hate the show but I watch every week to keep proveing to myself that I am right about how unfunny it is. I have nothing better to do and no friends so I waste my time on it every Saturday.
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Wow that was an insight post by me (aka accidently hitting the enter button before I was close to being ready).
I was going to post that I'm kind of looking forward to the Ryan Renyolds episode tonight. Wonder if there will be an extra geeky Green Lantern shout-out in any way. -
His voice was WAY better last year! What the hell, Fred? Do you just not care?
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pants are off - I'm ready.
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So Armisen's not even bothering with an attempt at an Obama accent anymore?
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this guy gets to boff Scarlett Johansson.
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Saw 14. Seriously, how long is this franchise going to last?
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do you think "gets" this sketch right now? XD
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Man, I thought we were entering a golden age after last year's great season.
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Still trying to create a short as good as Lazy Sunday. Still failing.
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Ahhh-oooooo!!! ScarJo!
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I laughed.
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Sighting... and I forget about Abbey Elliott for the rest of the night
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Who was the other guy with Reynolds?
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she doesn't get to show it very often, but her appearance in that sketch was funnier than ANYTHING Megan Fox did in the week before, IMO.
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she doesn't get to show it very often, but her appearance in that sketch was funnier than ANYTHING Megan Fox did in the week before, IMO.
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Is that the record for the most delayed double post?
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Maybe.
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Why is this a reoccurring sketch???
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Wow!
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They actually dug up Madonna for this skeetch
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Gaga is butt ugly but dayum she kinda has a nice ass...
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Oct 03, 2009 11:05:28 PM CDT
Holy shit. Kenan wrote that sketch JUST so he could mack with M
by thrillhouse77
Bizarre. But I don't blame him. She's practically royalty.
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hides the penis really well
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I couldn't really tell if it was her or one of those new bitches.
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And you will be a truly great king.
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Damn!
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makes everything better.
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Herc, are you embarrassed about pimping this shit weekly yet?
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Oct 03, 2009 11:08:07 PM CDT
Might be because that's the first hi=def Madonna I've seen.
by shermdawg
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looks like she skinned a care bear
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I had a hard time recognizing her, and now I knwo why... I hadn't seen Madonna in hi def before...
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Not really my bag, but you can see why it's so huge.
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Didn't realize it was really them. :) I was like whoever is playing Gaga is kind of ugly.
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Oct 03, 2009 11:11:32 PM CDT
Wow, that was an awkward sketch...seems to come up pretty freque
by uhokaythen
Madonna really seemed to give a crap less about being a part of that sketch, and CaCa seemed like a tryhard. At least she's weaering a mask to cover up that huge nose. And isn't it funny that she's performing the song mose people accuse her of copying Madonna's sound the most on after doing a sketch with Madonna. Oh no, the mastk is gone...
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did she say "shit"
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looks like swearing is the new SNL fad
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But damn what an ass!
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At your next luncheon with Lorne Michaels, ask him how he feels about all of this swearing!
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...why'd they neuter Conan?
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In New York... that's probably why
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Yeah, I had to concentrate on Madonna alone to make sure it was her. I honestly thought they had someone else playing her at first. Still looking better than CaCa. And Thrillhouse77, you can see why she's so huge, because doesn't it sound a little familiar.... like.... Madonna.
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cameotastic. they should have had scar jo in on the gaga madonna tiff for ultimate jack-offitude
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he is the KISS last tour of SNL
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yeah sure seems like it, he's only been in every episode so far this season
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I want to throw this episode on the ground.
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Wow were you wrong.
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Cause my penis is confused... yay for ScarJo, Abby Elliott and Wiig... down (so to speak) for GaGa and Madonna
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isn't very good.
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are enough for me. I'd dance with her.
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and it pains me to say that, because Caliendo can't write a joke.
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Here comes Kenan... this should be really....not funny
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someone... kill Keenan... kill him dead... I beg of you.
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Not this week though.
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SNL had a funny black male cast member? Does Tim Meadows even count?
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That counts, at least.
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Wins the night... and again. Stop now Seth. Win.
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This is her first appearance, yes?
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had a lot of potential--they just didn't effing use him. Seriously, that guy had some great impressions, but they kept Kenan's lame and safe ass over him. Also, I thought Tracy was pretty funny when his game was on.
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Oct 03, 2009 11:26:50 PM CDT
Darrell Hammond was just on, wtf are you talking about Herc?
by orionsangels
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was funny when used properly. I really liked his appearance on Curb Your Enthuriasm as the deaf lady's husband.
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The birthday cake thing was the only time I really laughed. It's garbage time after weekend update anyway.
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was funny when it was written well--the movie was horrendous, though.
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When she first appeared in that sketch with Madona facing away from the camera, i was like jesus fuck who's ass is that, it's phenominal, too bad her face also looks like an assFat kevin federline = awesome
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Sudeikis cuffed to Armisen in that bit was great... Kenan as a criminal is kind of amusing
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Or did the writers do a poor job of using Ryan Reynolds, a guy who actually has some comedic timing, in tonight's episode? It's like they were writing an episode for Michael Phelps tonight, or something...
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Agreed. He's way to talent to be used so infrequently and with such little meat behind his parts. It feels like he just wasted a week with these guys.
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dead on. he might as well not even be there.
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sketch without dropping an F bomb. In fact she hasn't said shit all episode. Now I'm going to bed. Fuck this shit.
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She looks like toucan sam with tits
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hosted one of the worst season openers I've ever seen last week, and honestly, it wasn't really her fault. The writers did a hack job last week, too, but if the episode was bad, the writers could always behind the potential fact that it was Meghan Fox hosting... This week, there is no excuse. Thank God, Hader is finally on, but surprise, surprise, they gave him nothing to do, too...
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I forgot he was hosting halfway through... too bad...
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Lady Gaga already filled the "shit" quota for the night.
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But only because I have a soft spot for foreigners-confused-about-America humor. Reynolds' accent was pretty good too.
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was the only well written piece tonight, as far as I'm concerned.
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Yeah, it was...amusing. I didn't laugh, but... I don't know, usually I think everyone on the talkbacks have given SNL way to hard of a time, but the writing has been pretty bad since the election ended last year. Even the Will Ferrell episode last season was pretty unfunny, but at least they took some chances... Uh, oh, albino Adrian Brody is about to be back on...
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I would probably agree with that. And even then, Armisen phoned in the impression.
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WTF is this nonsense?
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decapitate her. that would be an improvement
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She/He has a phenomenal body, but that face....oh, that face.
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Agreed--probably not his best Obama impression. Oh Jesus---enough with albino Adrian Brody and her effing "performance art..." She looks confused---ha! She has no idea how to get to that piano--what a mess. Funny recovery, but wow--this is a mess, like a bad jr. high talent show.
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I like the piano part and lyrics.. but can't get over how stupid the rings outfit looks...
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That I am forced to respect it. Holy cow.
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She's actually not a bad singer.
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Oct 03, 2009 11:52:13 PM CDT
Lady Gaga, a product of it's all been done,so she must go to ext
by orionsangels
Like Billy Joel.
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is a train wreck--oddly she looks better with the glasses off. Did they rehearse this embarrassment? I haven't seen an SNL musical performance shitstorm this bad since Marianne Faithful botched Metallica's "The Memory Remains" when Nathan Lane hosted over a decade ago. And ten minutes later.....
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Yeesh. Cause single gendered people wouldn't like it.
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Oct 03, 2009 11:53:25 PM CDT
What's after Lady Gaga though? Cut your arm off on stage?
by orionsangels
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Her face is far from the ugliest and the body makes up for it
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hide your mal-formed talent.
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not but a week from when she'll be here! XD
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but I do like the audience interaction
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Ok, it was what it wash. In two weeks, there better be an SNL sketch about it.
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than any of the sketches, sadly. And agreed, the piano part was a step up, but jesus--it went on forever.
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Ha ha ha.
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Love the General Zod reference--how a room full of nerds failed to beat you to it is a disgrace. Seriously, they should have just had Albino Adrian Brody host the show tonight--she's had more freaking screen time than Reynolds.
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Fuck - that was pretty funny for what it was!
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Another poor episode. Not as awful as the premiere, but not much better. As others have said, Ryan Reynolds was wasted. WU was weak, despite some great material to work with. Digital Short was just ok.
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i dunno, these things just come to me.
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This one was underwhelming, but the Eeyore joke alone made this at least a meh for me, plus the GaGa shit at the end
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The only thing note worthy was Madonna fighting Lady Gaga, just because of how old Madonna looked and it's awkwardness.
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And I'm only slightly ashamed about that.
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See most of y'all next week.
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I was waiting for Mackenzie Phillips to start making out with her Dad, but SNL wussed out. You can't hold back, especially when the writing sucks. So the only thing you have left is shock value, but they back off and we end up with an awful corny skit.
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I think I've reached the same conclusion.
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How they didn't do a Letterman sketch tonight is just...well, ridiculous. Ryan Reynolds looks pissed..... Agreed, thechief420--it was slightly better than last week, but that's not saying much. Last week was Nancy Walls 90's cast bad. Drew Berrymore is hosting next week, so Jimmy Fallen will undoubtedly make a cameo, and they can both brake character and laugh at each other a lot.
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and forget I just watched this episode and hope the writing picks up. At least my Twins tied Detroit today for 1st, and I have Favre vs. Green Bay to look forward to on Monday.
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Big Packer fan from Wisconsin here!!!
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We should start our own talkback for Monday. It is so odd to be rooting for Favre after hating him most of my life. Last Sunday finally gave us Vikings fan an understanding of why you people worshiped him. I'm in Minneapolis.
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it's that lady gaga has a pretty fine behind. And I fuckin' love her for that.
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I'm from Wisconsin and I don't know how that talkback would go for me. Farve is that guy who sells Levi jeans right?
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The Rodeo's #1 denim brand, not Levi's. Okay, good night all. It's Trek time.
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I didn't think Megan Fox did that bad last week as a host. This maybe because I had such low expectations for her and she wasn't as crummy as I thought she would be. When I saw Ryan Reynolds hosting this week, I had a sign of hope. The writing on SNL is just week. Now, I am not saying I could do better, but these are professionals. Samberg, I hate his songs. It is like he took his one stroke of genius (dick in the box) and just thought he could do anything. I loved that Scarlett came back from the skit she was in, it wouldn't have been the same without her. Lady Gaga and Madonna, it was cute seeing a person hamming it up on stage with the EXACT person who she is trying to rip off. I will say this...Lady Gaga does have a nice ass...damn. These past two weeks I have been home on Saturday nights, due to school work at family functions ending early. I see Drew is hosting with Regina Spektor taking the musical guest spot. Once again, I have high hopes for the show, but I know since I will not be home to see it that the comments I read on here will show me that going to the city was a wise choice.
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The Obama bashing sketch was somewhat funny, but I really thought Fred Armisen wasn't even trying with his impression tonight and that brought it down. The digital short was ok, but it was just too simple and repetitive. The Lady Gaga performance was at least memorable, but definitely a bit of a train wreck regardless of whether it was on purpose or not. Weekend Update seems to be the strongest element so far this year with the Thursday editions being pretty funny as well. I hope next week is better.
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during the MTV4 sketch?
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Darrell Hammond hanged himself when Clinton left office.
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Hammond was there again tonight, I'm not really seeing how he has "departed". I think SNL is in a way underrated. I don't think the writing is as good, or even close to being as good, as ever, but I really think they have a good cast, and I haven't seen an episode in the last few years that wasn't, at least, pretty funny. At least it isn't as bad as Mad TV.
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Also a BIG Packers fan from WI!!!
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but "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" was on VH1. Sounds like I didn't miss much.....actually sounds like what I watched was funnier.
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I'd watch that movie over this episode...but I have a DVR...SO I'd probably get bored after Anvil, and watch it anyway.
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Total shit. One hit wonder. Madonna looks amazing for 50!
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I bet she was wishing she hadn't worn those rings by the end of that half assed performance.
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Oct 04, 2009 2:59:09 AM CDT
The rings seemed too small. It was almost Spinal Tap-ish.
by flim springfield
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before I realise it was in-fact NOT a parody sketch and WAS a real performance.... so bad.
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Oct 04, 2009 4:56:48 AM CDT
I want to bone Abby while she's wearing the Osmond wig...
by burnhollywood
...And Nasim Pedrad with the head scarve on.
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...But the thought of her ass, Madonna's rack and Abby's head all on the same body got me through tonight's episode.
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Come on now guys, THAT was funny.
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are probably bigger than Ryan Reynolds'. They will haunt my dreams
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I liked seeing that they gave us basically two anti-Polanski jokes. I'm sick of hearing this guy getting defended all the time by stupid-ass Hollywood types.Also, opening with a long "Obama hasn't done shit" sketch seems like kind of a big deal considering how much people want to bash the show for being too liberal. It would've worked better if Armisen had remembered to actually do an impression. It was his regular voice except for like two sentences. What the Hell?
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Just think about it. Not that hot overall but with a few good parts (Cher-legs gaga-ass), decent singer with some catchy songs. Dresses like she's desperate for attention.
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The guy is a fair comedic impersonator, but at least Rich Little knew he wasn't all that funny and didn't try to mug for the camera so fucking much. Hammond and that whole shitty cast around him are hacks from this "we know we're being funny so we won't be" ironic comedy bullshit school of overacting while under-talenting. Kristin Wiig is so far removed from talent that you can't even find 2 letters in that word in her name, she is the same blank-stare over-the-top shit in every sketch, it's like watching a bad improv troupe try different garbage with the same hapless results... RIGHT INTO THE FUCKING CAMERA EVERY TIME. Will Forte is worse because there's some semblance of comedic talent under there but he overplays it into the ground even when he's just doing voice-over. Fred Armisen doesn't know if he's doing an impression or not, half the time he will do one, the other half he'll just forget and be in makeup, but he'll be doing big googly eyes at the camera the entire time. Basically, he's the replacement for Hammond, not that funny himself but he does all the heavy lifting for the impressions. I would say the only talent of the existing cast is Jason Sudeikis, that guy can convey a joke or a serious moment without overplaying it or mugging it into the camera (basically, the opposite of Kenan Thompson, whose shameless shitty comedic work would embarrass even on Nickelodeon's "All That", where he clearly still thinks he is working. Who knew Kel Mitchell was the talented one of THAT duo? But you know what? None of the fucking cast are to blame first, not when the writing staff sucks this bad. These people really know how to strangle a joke into stillbirth. They can't write premises, they can't set up repeating characters, they can't tell stories with amusing elements, they're COMPLETE LOSERS. They didn't give Reynolds any room to do any comedic acting, he may as well have been a potted plant for the way they used him in the sketches. Fuck, you know things are bad when Megan Fox can out-funny the cast, and when Lady Whocares' costumes are the funniest thing on this week's. I think the only joke that made me laugh in the entire 90 minutes was "happy birthday to the GROUND!" which Andy deftly ruined by trying to top it with the whole cake too then making goofy faces. These people don't know funny, they don't know when to dial it back and find a funny aspect, they just know how to do the same shit over and over and hope the nitrous oxide pumped into the audience will smooth the ride.
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Seems like last nights show had lots of potential, but couldn't quite pull off a win. That Family Feud skit could have been epic, the Richard Dawson impersonation was perfect, seems the writers didn't know how to finish it though.
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Terrible impressions, just terrible. And agree with above posters, Gaga's ass was fantastic. Too bad the rest of the skit involved her facing the camera.
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Was that unintentionally a good move to save an hour and a half of my life?
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"....Lady-o Ga Ga" I'm fine with her protruding proboscis, in fact I kinda like that.
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At the very least, you gotta admit there have been MUCH WORSE guest hosts over the years.
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hader is god, samberg is awesome, reynolds was great, kenan is hilarious, madonna!! great show loved it.
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My Dad's not a cell phone, DUH!
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Have to agree with Herc. Audiences would expect something a little more sophisticated. You could rework it, but it wouldn't work as performed. Other skectches from the period are timeless, but not that.The problem with SNL is not that it has become less edgy in an objective sense, but that there are so many other shows that provide edgy and/or smart comedy on TV that were not around in the 1970's.
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I agree that this season has been lame. I agree that Samurai Deli wouldn't work today. I agree that the whole "F Bomb" thing is, whatever.
I have to ask talkbackers, when do you think SNL was most funny? I don't actually like the original cast anymore...so tedious if you try and watch it today. And the Billy Crystal era was totally overrated.
Personally, I loved the mid-to-late 90's cast, and agin the mid-00's cast. When I see old eps with Kattan, Gasteyer, Shannon, I remember that,yes, Will Ferrell actually used to be funny.
I will say that now are only three good bits: Comptetitive Penelope, MacGruber and the Digital Shorts.
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Carrie("Princess Lay-uh")Fisher hosted. Search your feelings, you KNOW it to be true!
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next to Lady Gaga she looked like a goddess! But that's easy. Just stick a dog beside Gaga and it would be hard to tell the difference.
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Oct 05, 2009 11:53:35 PM CDT
Did ya see that CNN fact checked the SNL Obama skit ??? !!!
by thebearovingian
Really? Really?! That is pathetic! SNL should throw down.
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A white 'pimp' and 'prostitute' trying to get housing assistance to open a brothel for illegal UNDERAGE El Salvadorian girls? "Yeah, we can get that for you." Some random ACORN lady admitting that she MURDERED her husband and got away with it? [I know she said that he had abused her previously.] Is this a case where the truth is funnier than anything they can come up with? Politics aside, that is a goldmine to riff on.
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