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NBC'S 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' RETURNS NOVEMBER 7 WITH POP & COUNTRY SUPERSTAR TAYLOR SWIFT AS HOST AND MUSICAL GUEST


UPCOMING SHOWS: November 14 – January Jones/ Black Eyed Peas; November 21 – Joseph Gordon Levitt/ Dave Matthews Band

New York, NY – October 30, 2009 - "Saturday Night Live" returns in November with three straight shows, beginning November 7 with Pop & Country superstar Taylor Swift taking the stage at studio 8H as both host and musical guest.

In 2008, Swift sold more albums than any other recording artist in all genres of music and her singles top both the Pop and Country radio charts. Her sophomore release, "Fearless," was voted 2009's Album of the Year by the Academy of Country Music and has spent more weeks in the #1 position atop Billboard's Top 200 all-genre CD sales chart than any other album this decade. She's had gold and platinum albums in sixteen countries, and her career record sales now top 10 million albums worldwide.

Making her SNL debut, January Jones will host November 14. Jones currently stars in AMC's critically acclaimed Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning series, "Mad Men." Her performance has earned her a 2009 Golden Globe nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama." Jones is set to begin production on two back to back features first starring with Nicolas Cage in "Hungry Rabbit Jumps" and then with Liam Neeson in "Unknown White Male." Jones stars opposite Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Kenneth Branagh in the film "Pirate Radio," opening November 6.

Three-time Grammy award-winning recording artists, The Black Eyed Peas, will be making their second appearance on SNL. Their most recent album, "The E.N.D.," helped The Black Eyed Peas make music history, with the longest successive stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 26 consecutive weeks at #1. The single 'I Gotta Feeling' took the top slot for 14 weeks, while 'Boom Boom Pow' spent 12 weeks at #1. This is the longest consecutive stay for an artist in the Billboard chart's 51-year history.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt hosts SNL for the first time November 21. He recently received rave reviews for his performance in the critically acclaimed film, "(500) Days of Summer," as well as for his directorial debut with the short film, "Sparks." Gordon-Levitt is currently working on Christopher Nolan's "Inception" opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and will next be seen starring opposite Lynn Collins in "Uncertainty" and opposite Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson in "Hesher."

For the first time in almost a decade, the Dave Matthews Band will be taking the SNL stage. DMB recently completed a sold-out U.S. five-month tour. In the summer of 2009, the band released their first studio album in four years, "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," which debuted at # 1 on Billboard and went Platinum shortly thereafter - tying DMB as one of the only two musical groups to release five consecutive studio albums at #1.

"Saturday Night Live" is from SNL Studios in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels. Steve Higgins and Marci Klein are producers. Ken Aymong is supervising producer. Seth Meyers is head writer. Don Roy King directs.


11:30 p.m. Saturday. NBC.



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    Readers Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:13:47 AM CST

    Does NBC realize not many people watch Mad Men?

    by juansanchez

    I mean, how many SNL viewers are gonna tune in and say "Who the hell is that?"?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:16:47 AM CST

    I wonder....

    by corterville

    if they'll do a segment where she tells a guy that she's better for him than his current girlfriend.

    You know, because that's the theme of every song she's ever released.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:19:24 AM CST

    TAYLOR SWIFT hosts this week

    by lockesbrokenleg

    So, when can expect her usual blank stares. I bet the people who worked 20 years at SNL that never got on screen are cringing talking to fucking Swift.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:31:13 AM CST

    damn i was hoping it would be the one with massive

    by cornontheblob

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:32:56 AM CST

    They too often put "flavor of the moment" over....

    by juansanchez

    the host being well-suited to host SNL. So we get Taylor Swift.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:35:44 AM CST

    BTW - anyone tried John Hamm's John Ham?

    by juansanchez

    Them boys is tasty.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:49:18 AM CST

    Fallon is absolutely right about Walken

    by cinemanimetal

    Last time Walken was on SNL he was hilarious, but in every single sketch you could tell he was staring at cue cards. He really didn't even bother to look where the other actors were. It actually added a little hilarity to it in a way.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:52:03 AM CST

    Fallon talkin' smack about Walken?

    by juansanchez

    Walken has more talent in his left nut.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:49:03 AM CST

    Can't Wait To Oggle Jones

    by crow3711

    Live, for an hour and a half. If there is one thing I need, it is more January Jones on my television set. My goodness she is sexy.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:16:45 AM CST

    RE: not many people watching mad men

    by blackhole4140

    not many people watching NBC, either...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:24:06 AM CST

    Swifts music is terrible

    by industrykiller!

    overprocessed cynical tripe. We've seen it at least a hundred thousand times before. If you are over 16 years old and listen to that you should be ashamed of yourself.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:51:48 AM CST

    Mad Men is perfect.

    by snakecharmer

    People will get around to watching on dvd and punch themselves for not watching it sooner.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 6:07:20 AM CST

    Me too, Cornontheblob

    by tonagan

    They probably couldn't get Christina Hendricks on because she'd knock over too many props and accidentally render people unconscious when she turned around and smacked them with her gigantic breasts.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 7:02:52 AM CST

    I love Miss Jones

    by burnhollywood

    Not since Clarke Peters as Lester Freamon on THE WIRE have I seen a character so brilliantly underplayed. She turned Don Draper into a quivering wreck a couple of weeks back without even straining her voice...
    Can't wait to see how she interacts with Wiig, and maybe they'll even let Abby Elliot out of her basement cage for more than her usual three minutes. It could happen.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 7:21:51 AM CST

    You know Kanye's gonna let you watch this week's SNL and all...

    by voice o. reason

    ...But Beyonce's episode was one of the greatest of all time.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 8:11:23 AM CST

    About not many watching Mad Men

    by throwmetheidol

    Maybe, but January Jones is getting more widely known and this month is on the cover of a major magazine.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 8:14:09 AM CST

    boo....

    by loosejerk

    I was hoping Tits McGee from Mad Men was hosting. That's her name right? Tits McGee?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 8:28:56 AM CST

    Taylor Swift is one lanky piece of ass

    by xiphos_2

    Jon Hamm was one of the best guest hosts ever on SNL. I don't think Betty Draper will even come close but maybe the enevitable Mad Men skit will be funny, maybe.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 9:00:37 AM CST

    bon jovi

    by turnbullac

    is going to be on in some way (not sure if he is hosting or musical guest yet) in December

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 9:12:35 AM CST

    Maybe Walken should have done what Fallon used to do

    by rob0729

    Write a horrible sketch with Horatio Sanz, get high right before the broadcast, and giggle like two schoolgirls throughout the sketch. Both those two morons got more laughs when they unprofessionally broke character (on a near weekly basis) than they did for any joke actually in the script.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 9:13:57 AM CST

    January Jones

    by rob0729

    Good thing she listened to Ashton Kutcher and quit acting. She is far more relevant than he is right now. Kutcher has gotten more attention in recent years for what he Twitters than anything he has done on screen.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 9:28:27 AM CST

    After watching the Angry Orphan skit

    by johnnyangel

    I am reminded why I quit watching SNL years and years ago. Now that is irrelevance.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 9:32:47 AM CST

    I'll watch January Jones on SNL

    by johnnyangel

    If she does the whole show in the nude.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 9:37:47 AM CST

    That is a picture of my Balls...

    by mistergreen

    Hader is pretty funny

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:12:36 AM CST

    Where's the Carl Ballantine Talkback!?

    by drunkenbusboy

    Where's the Carl Ballantine Talkback!? Haven't you learned your lesson by never posting an Ed McMahon Talkback! Carl Ballantine was funny as hell and a pioneer in the art of Comedy/Magic! R.I.P. Old Friend!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:17:56 AM CST

    that broadway scetch was terrible

    by brabon300

    how much do they pay the audience to laff at that shite

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:38:11 AM CST

    Any bets on the number of Kanye jokes?

    by br1947

    It's easy, over done, months late, and worn out, so SNL will be all over it

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:38:27 AM CST

    When they cameo all the characters

    by freerangecelt

    that were left out of LOTR in The Hobbit, Taylor Swift will be Goldberry. My prediction.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:59:19 AM CST

    if they absolutely HAVE to acknowlege the Kanye incident

    by smackfu

    they should have Forte's Hamilton interrupt Swift at some point and do the Kanye thing.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:17:45 AM CST

    Its gonna be the monologue and you all know it

    by crow3711

    She's gonna start talking about how excited she is o be there etc, and someone will interrupt. They will probably have 4 or 5 people interrupt her in differnt ways before she announces herself as the musical guest. It's sad, and easy, and dumb, but I'd bet money that is exactly what happened. SNL is no longer interested in not doing the easy gag. She walked in on Monday and that was the first thing decided. Do the interruption bit for the monologue and leave it be te rest of the night. If on the intensely slim chance that isn't what they do, the digital short will be about interruptions. Those are the only two options SNL will come up with

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:52:28 AM CST

    I just bought a couple of seasons of SCTV this week

    by victornewman

    I'll probably watch that instead. Dated, yes...but 50x funnier than the current SNL.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:52:38 AM CST

    I think they probably SHOULD...

    by ribbons

    ...address the whole Kanye issue in some way, but it'd be more interesting if they did a skit portraying Swift in a negative light (spoiled/vengeful) regarding the incident. As it is, those of you who guessed they'll have a bunch of people interrupt her during the opening monologue are probably correct.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 12:02:00 PM CST

    right on, Ribbons

    by awardgiver

    who could not see that coming? As usual, I'll pass...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 12:24:05 PM CST

    JGL

    by timmer

    I'll tune in for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, he's talented. Surprising no on has acknowledged that yet.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 12:24:47 PM CST

    shit

    by timmer

  • Nov 07, 2009 12:38:31 PM CST

    Fallon wasn't talking shit about Walken.

    by lenny nero

    He was basically relaying a truth about SNL, that it's futile to memorize your lines as they are changing until right before the show.

    Also, I guess I was naive in guessing that Elisabeth Moss would be the next Mad Men star to host SNL, especially considering who she is married to.

    And the SNL Broadway bit wad hilarious, but it's definitely funnier if you're a part of that world. I do wish they would have let NPH say more than just "Rent," as he was in it and could have probably come up with better jokes.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 12:54:18 PM CST

    Save the "Kanye interruption" for the very end...

    by flim springfield

    Just when the audience thinks you've ignored it, that's when you hit them with it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 1:11:49 PM CST

    Lenny weren't not from that world.

    by johnnyangel

    It's sad, maybe, or at least it's telling that Family Guy is about a million times more relevant than SNL.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 1:30:14 PM CST

    Lenny Nero

    by brabon300

    please explain how the broadway bit is the least bit funny the vast majority of americans could give two shits about what happens to broadway the majority of new yorkers dont give a shit about what happens to broadway, as most cant afford any of those overpriced shows

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:10:08 PM CST

    Superman owns Friday nights!

    by jaysin420

    suck on that bitches.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:13:01 PM CST

    "My people are Nordic"

    by himbo

    Best Mad Men line ever.

    Hamm was awesome. The commercial for "Don Draper's guide to picking up women" was awesome.
    Jones will ensure another Mad Men sketch, and that's fine by me.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:17:33 PM CST

    Not much McHale's Navy love on aicn...

    by eustisclay

    ....here's to Gruber.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:18:28 PM CST

    Hope for Kenan yet...

    by burnhollywood

    After "What's Up With That" a couple of weeks back, I noticed that Kenan is flat-out hilarious when he plays over-the-hill, utterly clueless black guys trapped in their own world (the "Sex Advice Video Guy" is another one)...NEVER when he plays young, hip, "African-Americans".
    Frankly, we need way more of the former and less of the latter anyway...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:19:03 PM CST

    I was on Taylor's side, right up until...

    by pumafiend

    she thought it a good idea to associate with the kind of douche bag that finds it funny to paint a swastika on his shirt. Now I'm hoping Kanye interrupts every single sketch. What can I say, I'm petty like that.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:27:23 PM CST

    Maybe it was a Buddhist swastika...

    by burnhollywood

    It's good luck, unless you're a nazi...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:28:15 PM CST

    Oh, and also...

    by pumafiend

    Since no one's mentioned it, what do you think the chances are that they get Kanye to introduce her as the musical guest?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 2:38:27 PM CST

    Kanye West to appear on SNL tonight.

    by orionsangels

    I know from an inside source. I shouldn't say anything, but what the hell. I guess Kanye West is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of the public. By making lite of the Tayloryonce incident.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:16:54 PM CST

    I bet Kanye makes a cameo

    by mcjakeg

    Seems like a thing theyd do.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:17:17 PM CST

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, yup,

    by skimn

    a talented actor on SNL for a change. But before the years up they better, BETTER, have Robert Downey Jr host. Not only an alum, but he would tear up that stage and ace every sketch.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:17:30 PM CST

    Touche Orionsangels

    by mcjakeg

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:19:07 PM CST

    Remember Kanye bumping into Mike Myers

    by skimn

    a few years back on SNL? So of course enough time has passed for him to parody his own ridiculous ass.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:22:33 PM CST

    What's Mad Men?

    by lockesbrokenleg

    I always read about it, but I don't know what it is.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:31:26 PM CST

    January Jones' breasts....

    by sighborg

    All sentences that contain the phrase "January Jones" should begin with "January Jones' breast".

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:33:43 PM CST

    January Jone's Breasts...

    by thrillhouse77

    are HUGE for her body-type.

    Makes for a dick-breakingly awesome figure now, but in 20 years? Thems bastids will be saggy as all hell. Pull them out while you still have the chance!!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:35:06 PM CST

    I clearly forgot how to puncuate.

    by thrillhouse77

    thus, bastardizing the great January Jones' name (and breasts).

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 3:59:01 PM CST

    "Mad Men" doesn't have giant robots that jive talk...

    by thejokesonus

    so you might not be interested, lockes.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:22:00 PM CST

    TheJokesOnUs

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Yeah, I know, Mad Men is one of those stuffy, sit around and talk shows that are perfect for people that don't think too much.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:22:14 PM CST

    I can't watch Fallon without feeling uncomfortable

    by cylon_conspiracy

    I thought he was pretty funny when he was in SNL, but I just can't watch him interview people. I start feeling embarrassed for his guests as he interrupts them, I have yet to sit through an entire interview he's had with anyone. I know it's not just me.

    So, two of the hottest women in the industry, hosting back to back? Sounds like a ratings success to me.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:23:51 PM CST

    lockesbrokenleg

    by ribbons

    Are you kidding? You, who seem to have an opinion on everything, don't even know what Mad Men is? Well then it must suck! Right? That's how it works, right? Come on, locke, we rely on your guidance. Don't let ignorance stand in your way of telling us whether or not it's any good; after all, it never has before.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:27:00 PM CST

    Rob0729

    by cylon_conspiracy

    You are absolutely right about Fallon and Horatio.... they never ever completed a sketch without breaking character and laughing. A case of being bad at your job being why you are good at your job.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 4:58:42 PM CST

    lockesbroken is fucking with you, like the troll that he is

    by crow3711

    Of course he knows what Mad Men is. In fact, he often trolls the Mad Men talkback as one of the sole idiots who destroy the intelligent conversation there. I'm sorry any of you believed he really didn't know. He got you again. That pathetic motherfucker.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:13:41 PM CST

    Crow3711

    by ribbons

    Yeah... I kind of figured he was trolling for attention. Still, I didn't want to wait for a response (to the opening "Are you kidding?") to proceeed with my rant.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:16:30 PM CST

    Janurary Jones and the SNL of Doom.

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:23:39 PM CST

    lockesbrokenleg psychoanalyzed

    by chakraborty

    Lockes is a lonely young man with few to no friends, most likely suffering from Asberger's Syndrome. He has a wounded spirit (like a broken leg) resulting either from years of bullying, childhood abuse, family trauma, or a combination of the three. He is angry at the world, yet he wants nothing more than to be a part of the group, but his attempts are feeble at best because he knows from experience that no matter how hard he tries, he will be rejected. His family life is dysfunctional, yet he hopes that despite this, he might be able to achieve something and eventually have peace and resolve within his family....much like the skywalker family. He hopes one day his broken spirit may be healed like a pair of broken wings so that he may let his spirit soar...instead of wallowing in depression and self-loathing.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:28:24 PM CST

    Eh lockes' got alot of opinions...

    by vin_diggler

    So what, that's what these talkbacks are for. I am not saying that I agree with most of his opinions but they are his. I have noticed alot of people get angry over his comments and therefor he gets plenty of attention. I think that is what he really thrives off of. As they say "bad publicity is better than no publicity"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:28:38 PM CST

    Chakraborty

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Funny how you all say I am a sad loser, and unhappy with everything. You fucking nimrods always over analize everything and are pretty much wrong about everything. Tell me another reason why TDK sucked, asshole.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:34:20 PM CST

    LOL, what are you talking about, lockes?

    by chakraborty

    I liked The Dark Knight. Grouping all your enemies together in black and white groups is characteristic of borderline personality disorder. Are you a cutter, lockes?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:40:55 PM CST

    I don't think he meant The Dark Knight

    by vin_diggler

    I think he meant "The Durango Kid". You know the 1940 western starring Charles Starrett. And yes, it wasn't very good but I wouldn't go as far as saying it sucked.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 5:58:50 PM CST

    Brabon, you just admitted why you didn't find it funny.

    by lenny nero

    So why should this conversation continue? It's funny for the millions of us who care about one of the purest American art forms, whether or not you are aware of us. Go laugh at what you like.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 6:14:52 PM CST

    SNL's musical guest have been craptacular this year

    by asimovdiedofaids

    C'mon, give us something cutting edge and different instead of faded hip hop acts, teeny boppers and a trannie trying to sit at a piano while costumed as the planet Saturn!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 7:09:53 PM CST

    Charles Starrett

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Now that man was a hell of an actor.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 8:27:45 PM CST

    Agree on the music

    by vincenoir78

    A truly lame slate of musical acts so far (and upcoming) this year, especially compared to the excellent bookings of last year. Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:05:36 PM CST

    Fuck, I was hoping for Christina Hendricks.

    by stuntcock mike

    Those tits. Those marvelous, massive tits.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:10:13 PM CST

    AssBurger syndrome

    by macready452

    I'ld like to eat January Jones' AssBurger.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:16:36 PM CST

    Better music

    by canuck815

    yeah I thank SNL for getting me into Phoenix last season. However, now that I'm hearing them on car commercials it's a bit sad. Great album though.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:27:30 PM CST

    I too was hoping for Christina Hendricks.

    by darthcorleone

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:32:26 PM CST

    Holy cow...

    by thrillhouse77

    Kenan is actually doing an accurate vocal impression of someone. O_o

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:34:51 PM CST

    Abby Elliot shot...wait for it...

    by thrillhouse77

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:35:29 PM CST

    And boom goes the dynamite.

    by thrillhouse77

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:35:58 PM CST

    Jon Stewart's Glenn Beck > Jason Sudekis' Glenn Beck

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:36:20 PM CST

    First Kanye Joke in...

    by rob in wi

    3...2...1...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:38:25 PM CST

    Taylor Swift saying "douchebags"

    by thrillhouse77

    Ha ha...I admit, I lol'd.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:38:48 PM CST

    What is this shit?

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:40:41 PM CST

    But Bobby wasn't a castmember in 2002...

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:41:21 PM CST

    Swine Fever

    by rob in wi

    Ok... my hopes are raised for tonight.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:43:19 PM CST

    It's not gonna have any of the problems...

    by shermdawg

    ...the last SNL had.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:44:35 PM CST

    Is it bad

    by rob in wi

    That i don't even remember the last SNL?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:44:43 PM CST

    swift looks 7 feet tall in those heels

    by macready452

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:47:30 PM CST

    A musician-host that's not playing themselves?!

    by thrillhouse77

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:47:48 PM CST

    The View

    by rob in wi

    Taylor's Kate is good. Wiig's Hassleback is pretty good.

    But new chick's Barbara WaWa is outstanding.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:48:43 PM CST

    Watkin's Barbara was better.

    by shermdawg

    Fuck Lorne.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:51:10 PM CST

    Ok...

    by rob in wi

    That was a completely random closing to a sketch.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:52:17 PM CST

    Yes, Watkins' Barbara was MUCH better.

    by burgundy82

    I miss her so.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:54:59 PM CST

    Sketches like these only work...

    by thrillhouse77

    because Wiig and Hader are so good.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:55:42 PM CST

    Samberg does a pretty good Nicholas Cage impression

    by big jim

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:56:12 PM CST

    awesome spit take!!!!!!!!!

    by macready452

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:57:28 PM CST

    What was that?

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 10:59:10 PM CST

    Don Pardo

    by unbirthday

    I thought Don Pardo retired. Are they doing an impression or did they get him back for the season?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:06:53 PM CST

    Hey, Kenan didn't F up.

    by rob in wi

    maybe he should do all band introductions.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:08:20 PM CST

    That theres a mighty fine lookin' backup singer.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:09:28 PM CST

    Let me tell you something...

    by thrillhouse77

    I'd do her.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:09:36 PM CST

    The guitarist has Kate Gosselin hair.

    by flim springfield

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:10:49 PM CST

    Thrill

    by rob in wi

    Taylor or the Backup singer? Cuz... I've got dibs on the other?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:11:34 PM CST

    And her drummer is ...

    by ronnie__dobbs

    Howie Mandell

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:13:17 PM CST

    Best bit of the night so far has to be the digital short

    by big jim

    "Firelight". Taylor Swift certainly has down the Kristen Stewart acting style (ie, moving her hair behind her ear). Of course I always love anything SNL does with Frankenstein because it reminds me of Phil Hartman.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:13:19 PM CST

    Taylor Swift is pretty good at this SNL game

    by wackybantha

    She seems pretty comfortable acting. Has she done it before? I have no idea.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:13:42 PM CST

    Swift is strangely sexy

    by ronnie__dobbs

    The weird teeth, long skinny limbs, and mosquito breasts work for me. Although it would probably be like fucking a daddy long legs spider. Do you think she's a virgin? Totally shaved? Dorito chip? Landing strip? Or crazy bush?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:14:38 PM CST

    Rob in WI

    by thrillhouse77

    My answer to your question is: "yes"

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:16:24 PM CST

    OH SHIT!!! FENN!!!

    by shermdawg

    BEST ARMISEN CHARACTER EVER.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:17:04 PM CST

    Nicholas Fehn

    by big jim

    "you can't print that!"

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:20:12 PM CST

    Ron in WI

    by thrillhouse77

    You can take them both. I'm back on Abby Elliot.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:20:22 PM CST

    "Basted in Blood" loved that bit.

    by shermdawg

    And yes, those commercials are fucking awful, well not the Willie Nelson ones, but still...

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:21:01 PM CST

    Hey, I get the backup singer, dammit.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:22:23 PM CST

    Ok

    by rob in wi

    Thrill has Abby, Sherm's taking the backup singer, and I got Taylor?

    Anyone else?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:22:49 PM CST

    Really!?

    by shermdawg

    Wonder if Seth and Amy know Mike "The Miz" Mizanin lifted this bit.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:24:35 PM CST

    I say virgin.....and brazillian wax

    by ronnie__dobbs

    Thoughts?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:24:48 PM CST

    That wolf looks so shitty.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:28:41 PM CST

    Bang on the Drum?

    by thrillhouse77

    Did the Packers just score a TD?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:29:29 PM CST

    Swift is so much hotter as a brunette

    by ronnie__dobbs

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:29:34 PM CST

    Taylor Swift is totally a virgin.

    by thrillhouse77

    But not for long. Someone will see to that.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:31:25 PM CST

    Bomb

    by rob in wi

    That sketch was fail. Just don't like that character, and I enjoy most of Wiig's stuff

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:32:03 PM CST

    Pretty bad when

    by ronnie__dobbs

    the mac vs. pc commercials are funnier than snl skits. Wha happened?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:33:49 PM CST

    Ha ha...seeing Gerard Butler in that ad...

    by thrillhouse77

    reminds me of watching him in a white suit with a cane slow jamming, "I'm gonna explore Uranus" on SNL a few weeks back. XD

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:35:17 PM CST

    What up with that?

    by ronnie__dobbs

    was the funniest sketch this year

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:36:05 PM CST

    God help me...I love these sketches

    by thrillhouse77

    I shouldn't. But the stolen stories...the anal jokes...it's all gold.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:37:53 PM CST

    Worst episode so far this season.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:37:59 PM CST

    Thug Taylor

    by rob in wi

    Is full of win.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:38:24 PM CST

    Keenan is underrated

    by ronnie__dobbs

    These sketches are gold. How fast were you going Kirk Russell?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Same here. I'll laugh at one or two things during, but for the most part sit there wondering how she keeps getting it on the air.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:39:31 PM CST

    Sherm

    by rob in wi

    Really? I think I've enjoyed it more than any episode.

    No sketch as good as What's up with That though

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:39:39 PM CST

    jizz-o-watts?

    by thrillhouse77

    I can't believe they let that on the air. Might as well let them say fuck, for fucks sake.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:40:08 PM CST

    lol

    by ronnie__dobbs

    "No more babies, no more babies, no more babies. Face" 121 jizzawatts.......shit man.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:40:11 PM CST

    1.1 Jizzawatts...

    by br1947

    ok, actually laughed at that...

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:41:50 PM CST

    Are you forgetting "Jizz in my Pants", Thrill?

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:43:11 PM CST

    What's up with that? was epic

    by digitaldong

    Came out of nowhere and killed.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:43:54 PM CST

    Shermdawg is so very wrong on this one

    by burgundy82

    This was a very good episode.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:44:15 PM CST

    Taylor Swift is so bad, she's GOOD! :D

    by theghostwholurks

    Her horrible prison thug character, complete with goatee, was so anti-Swift it was hilarious! I actually like her after watching this SNL. :)

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:44:45 PM CST

    3some comming up

    by ronnie__dobbs

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:46:50 PM CST

    Shermdawg...

    by thrillhouse77

    Well, I meant in the context of anal sex, I guess. Aww shit, I admit it, I just forgot "jizz in my pants"

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:47:35 PM CST

    Awful.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:49:50 PM CST

    Hay is for horses!!!!

    by wackybantha

    BWAK! BWAK! BWAK! BWAK! BWAK! BWAK!

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:52:28 PM CST

    The hell was that?

    by big jim

    Was it just my feed, or did the show come back the same for everyone? An unlit stage and then someone yells "it's Taylor Swift"?

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:53:05 PM CST

    Taylor Swift is an excellent host

    by hoffmanpasander

    She's been tremendous. You'd have to be a massive douchebag to disagree.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:54:05 PM CST

    It wasn't just you, Jim.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:54:51 PM CST

    HoffmanPasander

    by thrillhouse77

    Agreed. When the host is enthusiastic about trying to do their best, it really goes a long way to making even the weakest of sketches enjoyable in some way.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:55:06 PM CST

    This SNL has made me a Taylor Swift fan!

    by wackybantha

    She is a great host! Way to go Swifty!

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:55:15 PM CST

    Only a douchbag

    by ronnie__dobbs

    Would say that someone is a douchbag if they dissagree with a fucking opinion. Assmunch. She was a good host but the writting still blows. All in all, I would rate it a 6/10. Not bad considering a 10/10 is impossible

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:55:24 PM CST

    not a terrible ep

    by madbomber

    I think this one has been OK, no outstanding highs but nothing jaw-dropppingly bad, either. Gerard Butler's slow funky jam is still the season's high point.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:55:54 PM CST

    Yes, Taylor Swift was an excellent host.

    by shermdawg

    In the same league as other excellent hosts like Walken, Baldwin, Goodman, Timberlake...

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:56:26 PM CST

    The roommate skit...

    by essemtee

    ...featured a bra-less Swift. Time to rewind those DVRs.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:57:25 PM CST

    good shakira impression

    by macready452

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:57:38 PM CST

    Taylor Swift Shakira?!?!?

    by thrillhouse77

    What the FUCK?! How is this the best SNL episode of the year?!?!

    Awesome.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:57:52 PM CST

    Wow--------lately the late sketches have killed

    by ronnie__dobbs

  • Nov 07, 2009 11:58:52 PM CST

    "How is this the best SNL episode of the year?!?! "

    by shermdawg

    My thoughts exactly.

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  • Nov 07, 2009 11:58:59 PM CST

    And a Bill Hader Eddie Vedder...

    by thrillhouse77

    this is hitting me in the sweet spot.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:00:17 AM CST

    Hader's Vedder was good.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 08, 2009 12:03:57 AM CST

    Must be a full moon because even

    by rsanta74

    Keenan was actually pretty good tonight. Weird.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:04:31 AM CST

    I'll take.....

    by loosejerk

    "Thrillhouse's Taint" for 1000, Alex.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:04:51 AM CST

    wow. taylor swift has melted the hearts of

    by macready452

    these cold talkbackers.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:07:18 AM CST

    What do you mean it's "weird" Kenan was good?

    by shermdawg

    He's had two of the best sketches this year. "What's up with that?" and the sex positions instructional tape.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:08:34 AM CST

    Taylor Swift was really good, but the show was mostly dull.

    by flim springfield

  • Nov 08, 2009 12:09:50 AM CST

    Chakraborty

    by johnny smith

    That was an absolutely awesome analysis of the character John Locke, played by expert character actor Terry O'Quinn. It works especially well since thats where our Locke gets his handle from.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:10:40 AM CST

    Good host + bad writing = decent show.

    by sighborg

    Swift was a good host. Very surprising.
    Show had bad writing as usual.
    So why was it decent?
    Because if the host is good they don't rely on tired old sketches.
    And they don't need to overuse Wiig.
    Good host means fresh material.
    A good host can carry a show.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:14:39 AM CST

    But they did rely on tired old sketches.

    by shermdawg

    Scared Straight? Penelope? We're lucky they didn't throw a Deephouse Dish in there. Ooh-wee.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:14:45 AM CST

    Keenan is usually hit or miss

    by rsanta74

    Honestly, 90% of the time, Keenan is the death of a sketch. The SNL writers don't know, nor have they fully ever, really knew how to write for their black cast members. Keenan has been wasted pretty much in the same fashion as Garret Morris, who was horribly underutilized during his run.

    The Eddie Murphys & Tim Meadows' are the exceptions. For every one of them, you get a Ellen Cleghorne or Jerry Minor.

    Keenan often sits right on that line between great and Zzzzzzz/Whahuh!?!

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:16:31 AM CST

    Also, when they do have a good host...

    by shermdawg

    ...they do overuse Wiig, just like they overused Amy Poehler when a big name was on.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:21:57 AM CST

    Wiig's overuse

    by rsanta74

    is just a sign that they need to cultivate some decent characters for the new gals. Lately, most of the great non-Wiig sketches with strong female characters have been left to the female hosts. The Wayne's world ripoff sketch in the season opener might have turned into a decent regular had the f-bomb not been dropped. I don't think that we'll be seeing that character til the end of the season, if ever again.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:23:43 AM CST

    Swift was solid

    by vincenoir78

    In what has been a TERRIBLE season so far, I thought this was maybe the best SNL of the year. Surprising, because I had low expectations for Taylor Swift. Nice job by her. This is not to say it was a stellar stuff, but compared to the dreck they've produced in past several weeks, it was a solid effort. I didn't feel annoyed and frustrated at the end like I have every other episode this year.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:26:24 AM CST

    Wow, if they were ripping off Wayne's World...

    by shermdawg

    ...they failed horribly. That sketch alone was proof that Lorne made a huge mistake in firing Watkins in favor of Slate.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:29:53 AM CST

    Seriously, how in the hell could a sketch...

    by shermdawg

    ...where the only purpose is to see how many times they can cram "frick" into a three minute span turned into something decent?

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:32:11 AM CST

    Not saying it was a good WW rip, but

    by rsanta74

    it could've been tooled into something unique. Yeah. I do think that Slate was a bad pickup. Watkins was superior in every way. Slate's characters feel lifeless. I just couldn't stand her Barbara Walters. It was a solid impression, but comically lifeless. I've seen great comics spin gold out of the worst material so I can't lay it all on the writers either. It's all Slate. She's comedy buzzkill so far.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:32:53 AM CST

    Swift = fabulous

    by hercules

    Love her, loved her music, loved her in the sketches. I thought the show itself hilarious, as I did the Bulter episode (with Hader as the alien sportscaster) that preceded it.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:34:24 AM CST

    RE: "frick"

    by rsanta74

    Again, an area where they could retool. The character, being a lame cliche of a subculture could have taken its own life, beyond the whole frick-a-fuck & uninspired WW ripoff stuff.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:37:06 AM CST

    Was Slate playing Walters?

    by shermdawg

    I thought it was the other one.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:46:25 AM CST

    have to roll back my DVR

    by rsanta74

    Thought it was. Could be.... probably... wrong. =) Goes to show you how little of an impression they've made so far. Now Abby... I wish they'd get her into more sketches. They need to do something about getting the female players into the game soon because Wiig's been there a while. With Poehler 99% gone, there's a big void in quality, non-Wiig, recurring female characters.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:46:59 AM CST

    What the fuck is wrong with you Herc?

    by industrykiller!

    Loved her music? What kind of child are you? Have you lived so base a life that lyrics that fucking contrived actually speak to you? I pity you.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:51:12 AM CST

    There are some songs you don't

    by rsanta74

    really pay attention to and.... that's okay. Swift's stuff sounds nice musically, even if the lyrics are clown shoes. It's total tweener stuff, but there's an audience for that. Not my ball of wax, but not totally offensive to the ears either.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:52:23 AM CST

    Pickler would've made for a better host.

    by shermdawg

    I love me some Pickler.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 1:04:48 AM CST

    Pickler has the IQ of belly button lint

    by chakraborty

  • Nov 08, 2009 1:07:21 AM CST

    Thanks, Johnny Smith

    by chakraborty

    I'll have to take your word on that because I don't watch the show...so I was referring purely to our lockes...though I shudder slightly to refer to him as "ours", like he's the retarded progeny of a puddle of talkbacker jizz. Let's put him up for adoption.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 1:07:23 AM CST

    Part of what makes her adorable.

    by shermdawg

  • Nov 08, 2009 1:08:31 AM CST

    When's Wiig going to

    by series7

    Make some lame ass movie and think she is famous to get her annoying ass off the show. Hopefully this will be better then 300 guy. I did however get Band Rock or whatever, need to unlock the Taylor Swift character.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 1:09:23 AM CST

    I think that was the best monalog

    by series7

    In probably 2-3 years. Well wait the Rocks was pretty good.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 1:11:59 AM CST

    The best monologue in 3 years was Jaime Pressly's.

    by shermdawg

    Cause we inspired it.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 2:13:13 AM CST

    Foot fetish guys got a foot full in that one sketch,

    by orionsangels

  • Nov 08, 2009 2:27:10 AM CST

    Swift is doing a great job...

    by vitaminz

    ...but the rest of the show is pretty bad so far. I wouldn't mind Kristin Wiig being in every sketch, but I can't remember the last time she was actually funny in a sketch. And, oh great, they brought back Amy Poehler to suck the funny out of Weekend Update again.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 5:27:21 AM CST

    why dont they just get SGU actors

    by dioxholsterreturns

    well its not like anyone watches Mad Men.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 5:30:55 AM CST

    SNL has beening sucking for years

    by dioxholsterreturns

    why does AICN cover it????????? its sucks!!!!! cover SGU instead.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 5:44:26 AM CST

    Surprisingly good

    by solvseus

    Kinda shocked like most of the rest of you that it was actually pretty good. Can't be low expectations, because you can't go much lower than mine have been with other hosts as well. Not the best, but not the train wreck as expected. Barely even milked the Kayne thing. But sorry, while she is cute and funny, girl doesn't have the greatest voice. Kinda like (early) Britney or Miley, cute(-ish), passable singing, bubblegum lyrics. Doesn't pretend to be much else, but as someone who has a good ear for these things, listen to her warbling when not being "backed up", like when she was trying to hit those high notes in the monologue or the Annie thing. Chalk some of it up to nerves, and she's no Ashlee Simpson, but still... not so great.

    Didn't someone say something not too long ago that if she looked like Susan whatshername (Boyle I think) she wouldn't have a career... have to agree. (oh, and mostly shaved, virgin but rounding 2nd base heading to 3rd)

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  • Nov 08, 2009 5:45:30 AM CST

    So much for my

    by solvseus

    page break. Oops. Wrong tag.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 7:40:47 AM CST

    Taylor Swift is like cotton candy.

    by jimbojones123

    Sure, she is bright and pink, but there really is not much there. Yeah, it is knew sweet, but it really is not candy, is it?

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  • Nov 08, 2009 9:22:21 AM CST

    Taylor

    by american mythos

    Who'd a thunk that she can outhost everyone else this season? Definitely an okay show. This actually had more hits than misses for the sketches, and that's saying something for SNL. I'd definitely like to see more Jason Sudeikis as Pig Vomit... er... Glenn Beck. And more Bobby Moynihan as Pig Vomit II (Karl Rove). And, even though I'm not a fan of her music, Swift has a nice voice and more charisma in one eyelash than the whole of Megan Fox. And, while I dig the hell out of Kristen Stewart, Swift's impression of her was spot on. Stewart just has severely limited range as an actress. Maybe it's just the material she's being given, but I don't think so.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 10:01:22 AM CST

    It was the best episode I saw all season

    by rob0729

    Granted I have only seen one other and fell asleep around 12:15-12:30, but Taylor Swift is the best guest host in a long time. Her monologue although uneven, was the funniest monologue I have seen in years. Swift is an example of a guest host that isn't so concerned about their image and looked to allow the writers make fun of her and push her more. The best hosts leave their egos at the door and she seemed to do that.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 10:52:09 AM CST

    if Taylor Swift was black

    by magic rat

    Sally Struthers would be asking me to send her money. Jeez, she's skinny.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 11:24:47 AM CST

    Taylor Swift is a Brittney Spears virgin

    by xiphos_2

    Meaning she's slams more then a screen door in a Hurricane. Also she sports a bald monkey.Now that the important info has been covered Swift wasn't half bad, at all, as host. As music guest she wasn't all that bad either, not really my cup of tea, but better then the regular shit on SNL week after week.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 12:31:20 PM CST

    Perhaps the SNL bar is so low that it doesn't

    by ingeld

    take much to reach it, but I found the show to be mildly amusing and not awful. Swift was a surprise in her ability to make a sketch work. The weekend update was pretty good too. The scared straight skit was pretty good; even they found it amusing and couldn't keep a straight face at the end of it.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 2:02:28 PM CST

    Good episode, but...

    by mraig

    WHY DO THEY KEEP DOING THE FRED ARMISEN NICHOLAS FEHN POLITICAL COMEDIAN CHARACTER???

    I really like Armisen, and I thought that bit was funny the first time I saw it, but they've done that bit SO MANY TIMES, and it NEVER CHANGES. There's no variation from one appearance to the next; there's never any new spin on it. There isn't even any writing involved--it's just a silly riff that Armisen can do with a newspaper. SNL has always over-used recurring characters, but at least the other ones can be put in slightly different settings or whatever each time they show up.

    Anyway, it was a B- episode, which probably makes it the best of the season. Nothing outrageously good, nothing outrageously bad. God help me, after all this time, Keenan is actually growing on me.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 2:27:56 PM CST

    Taylor's Shakira impression was amazingly good

    by tacom

    I also like her monologue song and the Twilight spoof.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 3:01:46 PM CST

    Swift isn't concerened about her image?

    by lockesbrokenleg

    What image? She's pretty average as singers, go, and I rarely see her wearing weird outfits like Lady Gaga or some weird ass like that.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 5:23:38 PM CST

    Ingeld

    by rob0729

    To say that SNL has set the bar low in the last decade is like saying Paris Hilton has slept with a few guys in her life.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 5:48:10 PM CST

    Joseph Gordon Levitt on November.21

    by chakraborty

    He'll blow Taylor Swift's ass out of the water.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 7:38:25 PM CST

    Rob0729

    by ingeld

    Or Perez Hilton for that matter.

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  • Nov 08, 2009 9:49:57 PM CST

    Christina Hendricks

    by drmorbius

    Also played 'Saffron' on 2 episodes of FIREFLY.'Our Mrs. Reynolds''Trash'

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  • Nov 09, 2009 12:28:16 AM CST

    Good ep

    by burnhollywood

    I'm still chuckling at Abby's "skatting" McLachlan imitation ("There's nothing wrong with this dog...except he was molested by THIS dog! DIDLE-IDLE-DIDLE-DEE-DEE!") and Hader's way-too-into-it Eddie Vedder selling out for a stupid CG bunny movie ("Hey, hey, hey, hey! HEY-A HEY-A HEY-A HEY-A HEY-A HEY!!!"). Even Moynihan and Kenan scored with the "Swine Fever!" and "88 dudes an hour!" bits.

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  • Nov 09, 2009 1:15:32 PM CST

    TAYLOR SWIFT FTW!!!!!!!

    by meadowe

    Only liked Love Story, I didn't know about You Belong With Me and the coo' video until last night. Most of her skits were funny, I loved the scared str8 thing. 1.21 jizawats, haha! Even the one with braces she did could have been a dud but ended up good. I thought this episode only had her as host AND musical guest because of the vma's but even if it was it was a pleasant surprise.

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  • Nov 09, 2009 2:38:32 PM CST

    if John Hamm isn't hosting, could it be JON HAMM?

    by bob c. cock

    jesus christ, spell a guy's name right

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  • Nov 09, 2009 4:06:00 PM CST

    BurnHollywood

    by screwbini

    Appreciate your shoutout to Clarke Peters for his portrayal of Lester Freamon on The Wire. Some of the finest, and most unjustly ignored, acting in any series ever!

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  • Nov 09, 2009 9:49:01 PM CST

    So, we can expect a lot of jokes about old things?

    by lockesbrokenleg

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