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Sigourney Weaver Hosts Her First SNL In 23 Years!!
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Sigourney Weaver hosted SNL only once before, on Oct. 11, 1986. It was the first episode of the 12th season, and the first episode since the release of James Cameron’s “Aliens.”
It was the first episode since the permanent departures of cast members Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Joan Cusack, Randy Quaid, Damon Wayans and Terry Sweeney, and the first episode ever for Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey, Victoria Jackson and Jan Hooks.
It was the first episode since NBC came very close to cancelling the show.
Sketches included the very first “Church Chat” (with Weaver as Zuul), “Tommy Flanagan’s Girlfriends,” and “Alienses,” (starring Hartman as Hicks, Carvey as Hudson, Dennis Miller as Bishop and Jon Lovitz as Burke).
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As private Hudson, who did an AWESOME parody of Hudson, I might add.
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Jan 16, 2010 8:30:04 AM CST
This is bad- first Barkley ...now weaver? Is Wolf Blitzer Next?
by daniel_larussos_gonna_fight
Wow, no wonder no one watches thi sshow...pure stupidity
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It is one of my favorite all time skits from SNL.
"We killed ET! Game over man!" -
Was he really a cast member? I thought I had seen a lot of old SNL, but I've never even heard he was on SNL before this. Am I just a moron and completely missed this somehow?
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If TVGuide is accurate, RDJ is hosting next week.
As for his season, he was on with Anthony Michael Hall. Not a good season, as I recall. -
I still want to fuck her. Ever since she went running around the Alien ship in her underwear, I've had irrational hots for that old broad.
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...but I sure as hell remember her fantastic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" duet with Buster Poindexter.
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Search out Alienes. Pretty funny.
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...vaguely. I also remember Anthony Michael Hall BARELY being in skits. They so didn't know what to do with that cast, from my memory. Keep in mind, I watched when I was like 12? My memory isn't all that clear on that season, other than wondering where Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscipo were.
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all I remember from that season was Randy Quaid playing Reagan alot, and being very funny doing so.
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is still unbelievably, timelessly hot. Chalk it up to a cougar fetish, but I would definitely choose the desert island with her instead of Megan Fox.
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I'd love to see if she has comedy chops to go along with her dramatic talent. She's gonna be in a comedy with Harrison Ford this year...maybe they will invite her on. I'd love to see if she can be funny.
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she gets better with age. Dang I want to put my penis in her
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Jan 16, 2010 9:56:36 AM CST
It was also the episode with the immortal "Chopping Broccoli"
by greatone3
http://tiny.cc/9cpUS
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Chopping Brocolli was a clever bit Dana did, and its still funny. I felt that skit really showed us right away that he could hang with SNL and help bring it back to its glory. Dana had an awesome run. Would love to see him come back sometime a bit longer than just a "whatever happened to Hans and Frans skit?"
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her opening monologue will be an unfunny musical number of some kind, right? I mean everybody else's is. And I too still find her strangely hot.
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Sigourney Weaver at 60 looks better, dresses better and has way more class than most of the younger starlets out there - the fact that she is 60 and is still getting work stands for itself in an industry where if your a woman and over 40 your career can be in serious jeopardy. And as far as I can tell she hasn't resorted to plastic anything...pretty awesome bone structure there...
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Ron Reagan Jr. hosted, they did a Back to the Future skit with Randy Quaid playing Reagan Sr. They screwed up the special effects for the skit, but when the reran the episode everything was fixed. Also wasn't Joan Cusack on that season too? And they had an openly gay cast member with a weird (for the 80's) haircut. Jon Lovitz introduced his "yeah, that's the Ticket" character that year, but I have no memory of any character AMH or RDJ played whatsoever.
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Alien
Aliens
Ghostbusters
The Year of Living Dangerously
Gorillas in the Mist
Working Girl
Galaxy Quest
Dave
Avatar
Hell, she was even a voice in Wall*E
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into a suitcase. I remember AMH getting pissed off about being shot during the Francis Ford Coppola episode.
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I think it will be a good show. She's a good actress and good at comedy. I'm sure they will do an Avatar sketch, and hopefully a "What up with that." They will prob touch on the Jay/Conan/NBC fight too. Should be good.
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Go here: http://tinyurl.com/yb28e64
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Appreciate the link - couldn't find it anywhere
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what it do
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"He'd been drinking...started waving this around" as she pours liqour all over ET's corpse and puts a pistol in his hand. Up there with Shatner at the Trek convention. Also, isn't her '86 episode the one where Dana Carvey does "Choppin' Broccoli?"
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You can find a lot of otherwise-unavailable videos at The Daily Motion.
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I loved that one.
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"She'd be the lady....I didn't know."
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That one season was Lorne Michaels' return, I THINK. It had Quaid, Hall, Downey, Joan Cusack, etc. It was also the first year of Dennis Miller, Lovitz and Nora Dunn. That year didn't go over well, either, but Lorne was given a second chance and brought in Carvey, Hartman, Jan Hooks, etc, the next year. Dunn, Lovitz and Miller stuck around. And that proved to be one of the most popular eras ever.
I recall when Comedy Central used to run like, every damn season of the show, and I saw some of these episodes. I don't think they were all bad. But clip shows never show anything from this era. You will note that most clip shows actually skip any non-Lorne seasons ('80-'86). I've begun to assume this is mostly Lorne's doing. And those years include Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal. Those were popular at the time, but anything not done by Michaels seems to get ignored, and I think maybe purposely. The Christmas clip show only showed maybe two things from this time, Murphy's Gumby sketch and a brief snippet of Mr. Robinson's neighborhood. -
...Zoe would host it but then again they had a black host last week...and wtf KEENAN is the new best actor on the show (look into your heart, you know it to be true)
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Well, she may not be hughely popular with the damn kids, but she is one of the stars in the new, huge, blockbuster of a movie. Makes sense to me.
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...in that sense, shouldnt the real star of that blockbuster host it (Zoe)...esp since she was in another big blockbuster earlier last year? doesnt Siggy do lifetime movies now
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One of my favorite women on the planet.
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Jan 16, 2010 3:27:07 PM CST
yeah i like milfs alright as well.....................
by takingscorpioscalls
aged and experienced and kind of weighty so it proves an interesting fuck.
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Please. Anyone. Help.
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Just one 25 year marriage. No divorce. Not bad for Hollywood -eh?
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and either milton berle or desi arnaz is the oldest man.
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that was fucking funny. To be honest, I still love Weaver, but find her acting a little 'off' sometimes lately. But whatever, she's still proof that you don't need to get plastic surgery ala Nicole Kidman to have longevity in Hollywood. She also carries herself with more class and humility than any other actress I can think of, post-Audrey Hepburn.
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seriously
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Abby's one of the best female SNL cast members. And because of that she has an entire -5 minute sketch all to herself.
That's right. The show lasts for 85 minutes instead of 90.
All Right!
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Francis Ford Coppola hosting and the episode where they let the entire cast, aside from Lovitz who they saved, burn to death.
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What? Really? She sang a song with Buster Poindexter? Please point me to it.
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I completely agree with yourSTEPDADDY: Kenan is the funniest person this season. What is up with THAT?
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last week. I laughed soooo hard. Anyways...hope we see that character again...
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!!!!
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Well, chances are good, considering that was at LEAST the 2nd time we've seen her.
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...her character in The TV Set.
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And while I have no proof, EVERYTHING about that movie hinted at it being some sort of back-door pilot a potential series. Duchovony is kind of channeling Hank Moody-before-there-was-a-Hank-Moody, and I feel that if Californication hadn't moved forward, then this would have.
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Would they have time to apply and remove all that makeup?
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You can't call yourself a geek without admitting that!
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...losing his cool and screaming obscenities in a Canadian accent, as some clueless Avatar actor messes up his lines over and over, while wearing a ton of motion capture gear.
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...will probably involve a blue painted Moynihan. And how the nation will laugh................. Does anyone else remember when morbidly obese + SNL used to add up to funny?
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Jan 16, 2010 10:19:59 PM CST
Weaver pushed back to 12:05, Leno is hosting the first half-hour
by flim springfield
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...they're giving Weaver 30 million to walk away, and no bad mouthing the network.
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Awesome!!
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Rivalry sketch!
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Word around the campfire is that not only is she a hot cougar, but incredibly nice and gracious as well. You go, Sigourney! Beautiful inside and out!
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that is a subtly awesome impression of Conan. Sounds a lot like Hader, but it makes you realize how much they sound like one another.
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Ugh, Jason just showed up as Dave, make that four.
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ya...ya got any gum?
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Wasn't that funny.
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Great to see Hammond....
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...I'M ALL OUT OF BUBBLE GUM!!!
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-splurt!-
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Jan 16, 2010 10:37:55 PM CST
There has to be a funnier black man somewhere than Kenan Thompso
by jabbu
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AND Larry.
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Yeah, but he went nuts and hung out in Africa for a while.
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...just walk through the studio with Wiig and keep yelling "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH!!!" to anyone they come close to.
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Between this and the first two What's Up With That sketches, Keenan has became the most improved castmember this season.
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awesome.
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OH HELL YES!!! BEAT IT!!!
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THIS IS THE HOTTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
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best one yet!
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I just woke up the mutt laughing at The Old TV.
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So awesome.
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takes me back to Galaxy Quest.
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an Avatar skit coming up.
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Jan 16, 2010 10:47:31 PM CST
If anythng that Grady Wilson skit will make some good animated g
by orionsangels
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Seriously. This has been his funniest year. Reminds me of how Tracy Morgan or Tim Meadows didn't get truly great until somewhere near the end. Keenan's really picking up the slack this year.
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I see Will Forte with that big, fake grin on his face.
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This episode looks to easily overtake Lively's as best of the season.
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.......douche.
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Holy shite!
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Aw, Laser Cats?
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When Laser Cats 5 is fucking your eyeballs in 2010?
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"We're staying."
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purely because of the cameron references being pulled off fairly well. the hair connection part was funny.
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BADICAL!
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FUCK. TO THE YES.
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I've needed one for ages.
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saw Avatar this evening. And it pried open my eyes, skill fucked me in Real3D and then came inside my brain.
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I dunno.
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"this is how you host a show, Jones."
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With a title like that, how could the upcoming sketch possibly fail?
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LC5.
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Jan 16, 2010 11:02:40 PM CST
Saturdat Night Live with Keenan Thompson? He's in every skit!
by orionsangels
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affirmative action or nude photos of Lorne?
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Nice. Exactly.
For those of you who don't know who Jon Hamm is, then as SNL watchers, you owe it to yourself to check out his hosting job last year. It was fantastic.
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disco booty junction they just should've done "Whats Up With That"
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He seems to be playing the same character in every sketch he does. It's amazing this no-talent hack is still part of the cast, let alone in so many sketches.
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Its kind of admirable how Sigourney is giving such a great effort selling a pretty shitty premise.
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Isn't it fun when the host is relaxed and game?
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Jan 16, 2010 11:04:59 PM CST
Keenan is clearly the flavor of the night. As he should be. Give
by chickenlittle
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and it's the first time I have been able to watch without wanting to turn it off after the first 15 minutes. But FUCKING USE SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES WIIG... for fuck's sake, would it kill them!? She tries to oversell EVERYTHING, just like Poehler used to do. That out of the way, Weaver is unbelievable... she kicks so much ass, I honestly cannot say it enough... and neither can you.
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i just think the writers aren't.
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Jenny Slate appearing in it, did.
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Would love to see Abby Elliot do something besides look hot in the opening credits every week
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Any guesses?
Please, please, PLEASE! not Nicholas Fehn. -
2010 version of Terri Nunn?
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with closed captioning on, and half way through, it flashed across the screen... "What the fuck is she saying??"
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That is so 2008!
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why is there only a drummer and a weird chick in a beret when there is clearly several other noises/instruments going on in this song.
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Too 80s-like? Too much like a skit? Not sure either way.
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Just let that sink in a minute.
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Peppy?
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four minutes back.
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You've got your Blondie in my Waitresses!
No. You've got your Waitresses in my Blondie.
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Jan 16, 2010 11:14:33 PM CST
Would have rather heard a cover of "Pants On The Ground" than th
by jabbu
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with your pants on the ground.
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I thought it got cancelled two years ago.
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Not everything has to sound like the White Stripes or Radiohead, y'know.
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great stuff
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Great analysis.
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to save the world?
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Jan 16, 2010 11:22:39 PM CST
SNL just stole BringingSexyBack's priests in 3D glasses...
by flickapoo
...joke.
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ABBY ABBY ABBY!
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Brilliant, good sir!
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until the end credits group wave-off.
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They should have made her look more like her. Abby looked too young and pretty.
Listen to Streep's award "speeches".
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dressed Abby up like Neytiri instead and just had her dance around for 5 minutes.
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they should have been fucking everything with the ponytails. Fail.
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What the fuck happened? The show started off so well.
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Agreed. And I'm not just saying that because I love Abby. The "sketch" itself wasn't very funny, but the impression was gold. I think it went over a few heads in the audience, as to just how good it was.
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only gayer and not, you know, funny.
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"...bitch, please."
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When I TIVO it most of the skits get skipped. Every now and then something comes up that's absolutely random and total gold as the last skit of the night, but after Update you might as well turn in.
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to the Tonight Show and I boycott NBC for good. This networks has got nuthin.
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Day and night she talks...each word more useless than the next.
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THIS is actually pretty funny.
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http://moesucks.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/img-cgi.jpg
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That would make our night, and this talkback quite topical :)
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If you get it. It's spot on.
The Streep one was actually so good that it was actually kind of brutal. Streep's faux modesty, her "look everywhere but in front of her because she's embarrassed by the attention" mannerisms. Perfect and most importantly, interesting. -
Yes we will.
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God, I certainly hope so.
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It's like from a commercial or something.
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Who knew?
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I actually like this absurd music.
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Have a new album coming out this year, yet they are playing 3 year old songs. I guess when they were booked they thought the new album would be ready. Also, it's the reverse White Stripes.
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Her hair is always covering her right one.
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Yes. She saw Avatar.
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that a normal part of that act or a SNL special?
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"Now which one of you is Ting, and which one is Ting?"
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How brilliant would that have been?
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Will we get something brilliant like "Potato Chip" or something awful like "Doorbells"?
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Her banging on the drum and/or another percussion instrument is a normal part of the act. I'm not sure about the cowbell, I've seen it a few times before in the act.
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Yum.
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She's hot for 60. Damn hot. And giving even the crap skits her all. Respect!
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... he hasn't choked on his own vomit yet? Really, couldn't someone talented have backed her up in the last sketch? SHOUT... yeah... that's FUNNY. Jesub.
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the Artie Lange Story. IN 3-D!!!
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Have you ever seen an episode of her dad's show Get a Life? From what I understand, her grandfather was quite out there with Bob and Ray.
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and the TV goes off... or at least on mute.
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That's why she's a good actress, the woman knows how to sell it with conviction. Also seeing her as Ripley again was fucking gold. and that bit when she was addicted to the internet was also great.
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Sig was the bread tonight, son. Funny, assured, and god DAMN she still looks sexy as horf. Not ALien Panty Bush hot, but I want to rub her "Working Girl" shoulder pads and face hug her eggs.
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is only two years older, yet she looks twenty years older. Weaver could still easily pass for forty-something.
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Wow! Really?
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Weaver is trying her best, but these sketches aren't funny. The Riley sketch was idiotic, and I can't believe they pulled out the Goose from the Hudson River crash again. How fucking out of ideas are they? Abby Elliot's impression of Meryl Streep was the one highlight of the night.
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Fantastic writing.
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Do you think women will?
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Jan 17, 2010 5:48:16 AM CST
I don't smoke tons of pot, so "Potato Chip" is wasted on me...
by burnhollywood
Hail Jesus, finally an Abby bit, and she killed as usual. Unfortunately, this proves that Lorne, NBC, whomever doesn't read AICN because we're always demanding more of her and never get it.
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She really seemed to be having fun with everything and very relaxed. Need more hosts like that.
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cmown post it!
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Jan 17, 2010 9:45:59 AM CST
Nothing against Weaver but pretty lame episode this week
by chili_dog_phart
As was last week's with Barkley.
Abby Elliot's Meryl Streep was hilarious. Cashmere wraps, chunky necklaces, and designer bifocals. That had me lolling.
My favorite sketches lately seem to be Keenan Thompson related...love the Scared Straight bits, especially when Bill Hader starts to loose his shit and crack up...also enjoying What Up With That? for it's balls-out craziness.
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For anyone who's seen Meryl Streep and just how phony her acceptance speeches are, Elliot's take was spot-on.
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She's funnier than Leno, the fucking douchebag
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People who pay attention. Welcome to 2008.
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Is she Sigourney 2.0 or Rumer Willis shovelface?
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even bad skits are mildly entertaining. The biggest issues with this show are clearly 1) Wiig is in everything even when another cast member would be better. 2) The writers shouldn't even have their jobs. 3) The younger stars of today have ZERO professionalism or real theater training. They're awkward, insecure, and self-aware most of the time and have no fucking clue how to do what Weaver did on tonight's show. Is it just me, or did it almost have the feeling of a Hartman/Lovitz/Carvey era SNL? And not just because that's the last time she hosted... there are plenty of times someone who was once good has hosted and made you realize that you're firmly in the current era of SNL suckitude.
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#3 could have been solved by hiring the wickedly talented Leslie Kritzer, a Broadway actress who put out her masterful SNL audition tape on youtube after not even getting a callback. That an untested Jenny Slate can make the cut calls into question the entire casting process.
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Sigourney Weaver's dad is Steve Allen then?? wtf?
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Weaver's dad was president of NBC when the Tonight Show started. Not sure if it was his decision to start up the Tonight Show, as Weaver claimed, but there you go.
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Wikipedia credits Sigourney's dad with starting not just the Tonight Show but the Today show as well.
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http://tinyurl.com/y8j6hha
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SNL was laugh-free from it's first totally unfunny sketch until the merciful credits rolled. It's not been this bad since the nobody 1980 season.
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explaining how ticket prices have risen, 3D/Imax tickets are more expensive, and Gone With the Wind is the real all-time top earner... adjusted for inflation. Oh, and how I'm not even interested in seeing it... maybe on video.
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Hopefully it will be another 23yrs before she hosts again and her opeaning can be I just pooped myself.
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You can hold on to your red snapper...or you can go for what's in the box that Hiro-San is bringing down the aisle right now!!! What's it gonna be?
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The box is empty! You so stupid!
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Prepare for greatness.
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Is Hamm the week after next?
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her flapping chicken wings. I was too distracted by her arm flab to hear anything she said in the opener. And, yes, the Ting Tings are just another flash in the pan shit group. I remember when snl would have bands like The Replacements and the Smiths on the show..ah those were golden days.
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Or was that just an effect of the black & white scuba suit thing? Naw, I think Miss Tin Ting's been wolfing down too many Ring Dings. And the parachute harness doesn't hide that fact, either!
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Jan 19, 2010 9:26:11 AM CST
SIGOURNEY WEAVER Reminds Me Of An Older, Whiter Version Of MICHE
by popparotzi
...you can thank me later.
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...thanks for cutting off my title!!
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