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A Falconer No More, Donald!! Will Forte Has Departed SNL!!

Published at:  Aug 26, 2010 2:53:28 PM CDT



I am – Hercules!!

The man who gave “Saturday Night Live” MacGruber, The Falconer and Tim Calhoun will not be part of the show’s cast this autumn, according to The New York Times.

The message from the Forte camp:

“After eight great seasons, Will has made the decision to move on from ‘S.N.L.’ to pursue new opportunities. He is eternally grateful to Lorne and all of the incredible people he worked with over the years.”


Forte, who starring in the Lorne Michaels-produced big-screen “MacGruber” this year, will next be seen alongside fellow SNL vets Jason Sudeikis and David Koechner in “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy,” from “King of the Hill” writers Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck.

Find all of the Times’ story on the matter here.





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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:38:17 PM CDT

    But Kenan's still going?

    by adelai niska

    Why is it that the funny ones leave?

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:39:45 PM CDT

    After eight great years...

    by harryknowlesnonexistentinceptionreview

    ...Will has decided to move on from SNL to pursue new opportunities in total obscurity.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:40:11 PM CDT

    I guess you could say...

    by battle_royale_with_cheese

    it wasn't his Forte. Anyone? No? (crickets)

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:41:50 PM CDT

    People rip on Kenan...

    by harryknowlesnonexistentinceptionreview

    ...and yeah, he mugs shamelessly and speaks in one volume (loud). But every time he does that idiotic "What Up With That" sketch, I invariably end up in fits of uncontrollable laughter.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:42:36 PM CDT

    now he can focus on brining Clone High back?

    by bouncy x

  • Aug 26, 2010 2:43:21 PM CDT

    ...Oooo-oooeee...

    by harryknowlesnonexistentinceptionreview

    ...Waht up with that? Whaaa-aaat uuuupppp, I say what uuuu-uuupppppp a-wiiii-ith.....THAAAAAAAAAT! Waht... up... with...THAT!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:45:00 PM CDT

    Well this sucks.

    by blanket-man

    He's probably my favorite member of what has become a very strong cast. No more Closet Organizer?!?

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:50:43 PM CDT

    kenans great.

    by itrainmonkeys

    fuck all the haters. the old man sex positions videos, whatsupwithTHAT, jean k jean, virginiaca, scared straight with lorenzo macintosh, deep house dish...........they all make me laugh.

    Do I like Kenan the most on SNL? No. I liked Forte the most. Followed by Hader, Samberg, and Armisen. Moynihan has been doing well lately also. Sudeikis is always great.Kenan is funny. fuck the haters.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:58:06 PM CDT

    Hmm.. to give a shit or NOT to give a shit...

    by largojr

    THAT is the question.... I think 'not'. Place me squarely in the SNL has sucked for over a decade, with rare moments of brilliance to keep the horse's corpse from getting too moldy as people continue to wear out their sticks on it.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 2:58:20 PM CDT

    Thank F-ing God! (Now Keenen, Sudekis, and Meyers need to follow

    by prestigeworldwide

    Don't get me wrong, I think Will Forte is hi-larry-us, but he has been at SNL waaayyyy to long. With the exception of Will Ferrell (who actully believed no cast member should go more then 7 seasons, and proved it by exiting after that amount of time) I haven't seen a cast member whom I thought should have stayed more then 7 years, and many I wish would leave much earlier. I was happy to see taht Fred Armiasan left earlier this summer (though I wasn't happy to hear that he's nailing the Abby Elliott, hands down the hottest cast member ever on SNL) and I hope that Keenan follows their leads and moves on to other things. I have NVER liked Jason Sudekis on SNL, since he only has one character, and that is him shouting even louder then Keenan in EVERY SINGLE SKETCH! Seriously, he is usually pretty good at playing more reserved characters, like on 30 Rock or The Ten. Also, get rid of the new female cast member who isn't the cute Iranian, and reign in Wiig's habit of playing horrible characters who aren't funny but get on the show because they're played by Kristen Wiig. Seth Meyers should also pack it in, as he doesn't add that much as ether a head writer or Update anchor. Hader and Sandburg have at least one more year in them (which means they'll be there for another 3-4 years), and Bobby M needs to get more screen time (I just saw Mystery Team, and he was hands down the funniest person in that movie). I will still watch SNL no matter what they do, but honestly, their last truly great year was Will Ferrell's last year. The show just hasn't been as consistently funny since that time.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:00:52 PM CDT

    Keenan is funny

    by yourstepdaddy

    but then again, Im not racist

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:01:03 PM CDT

    SNL is like my local news program

    by spyhunter

    A stepping stone. I dunno, I quit watching SNL back in the late 90's. The few times I tried watching it since then were pretty awful. :(

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:01:41 PM CDT

    Goodnight, Greg Stink.

    by doctor_strangepork

    The best color man in the business.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:02:31 PM CDT

    prestige - sudeikis had only one character?

    by itrainmonkeys

    i disagree. jon bovi was awesome (and with Forte). The A-Holes with Kristen Wiig grew on me and I started loving their skits. The cop who always restrains Kenan in the scared Straight sketches was decent. He was one of the regulars in those skits where 4 guys sit around discussing fucked up memories that they think of because of the song thats playing. Pete Twinkle - the ESPN guy with Forte's character was hilarious.....all those feminine product catchphrases.Don't even get me started on his breakdancing character from Whats up with that.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:03:22 PM CDT

    No more Greg Stink

    by thetyrantvirus

    The ESPN Classic skits were hilarious. I didn't like Forte at first, but he's grown to be one of my favorite cast members over the past few years.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:07:30 PM CDT

    its not racism, STEPDADDY

    by adelai niska

    I look at a list like itrainmonkeys posted above and can't recall laughing at any of those. "What's up with that" is a marathon of fighting the urge to turn off my TV. But Forte had some good bits. Sad to see him go.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:11:53 PM CDT

    SNL =/= news

    by jgsugden

    SNL has not been news worthy (except for the occasional guest worthy of note) since Tina Fey left. Move along.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 26, 2010 3:12:04 PM CDT

    Tim Calhoun, was a great character

    by skimn

    made better because he only did it a few times and not milked for all it's worth.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:12:24 PM CDT

    Noooooooooooo!

    by billyhitchcock1

    him and Suds doing the retro ESPN female sports is the funniest thing in history!!!!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:13:00 PM CDT

    MacGruber was fucking awful

    by slone13

    I'm talking about the sketch, of course. I have yet to meet anyone stupid enough to have paid to see the movie.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:14:32 PM CDT

    adelai, maybe you didnt laugh

    by yourstepdaddy

    because youre racist? let me ask, how much do you hate Will Smith? like are you a "aw hell na" Smith hater or a "how dare Will Smith use his power and money to help his son make a movie that is not about drug dealing/the hood/breakdancing"? Cuz I have a feeling you hates Big Willy

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:15:08 PM CDT

    oh yeah,

    by billyhitchcock1

    kenan rules! i love it when he makes hader crack up in scared straight :-)

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:16:30 PM CDT

    SNL needs to stop bein so "poppy"

    by yourstepdaddy

    Bieber, Kesha (I refuse to give her the dollar sign), and Taylor Swift? your target audience hates you for succumbing to the kids... but one thing Im glad SNL did last year was introduce me to the greatness that is...THEM CROOKED VULTURES!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:19:18 PM CDT

    sorry but i have too.

    by billyhitchcock1

    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeee, what up with that? what's up with that! :-)

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:23:29 PM CDT

    yea hader is bad at holdin it in

    by yourstepdaddy

    but at least hes not annoying while doing it like a certain person hosting the Emmys...

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:24:24 PM CDT

    Linsay Buckingham, give me a smile...

    by prestigeworldwide

    C.mon now Linsay... don't do me like that... give me a smile... THERE YOU GO!!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Aug 26, 2010 3:34:11 PM CDT

    "I looked for a Larry Bird Theater --

    by moosemalloy

    -- but it didn't exist". The public demands a HAMILTON feature film!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:36:46 PM CDT

    america hates austin

    by brabon300

    herc misses the biggest news of the week, as the only interesting act on agt (arcattack) got voted off

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:37:25 PM CDT

    no subject

    by mattdomville

    Forte's always been great. Only exception: Greg Stink. Jesus effing Christ those sketches were painful.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:39:11 PM CDT

    Will Forte was funny...

    by tronknotts

    on Tim and Eric. I haven't seen him on SNL other than the two sketches in this post, but I didn't come close to laughing once. They were interesting to watch, but were totally devoid of comedy.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Both were pretty repetitive one joke sketches (as seen in the clip Herc posted). I like Tim Calhoun and other Forte sketches, but I always thought The Falconer and McGruber were post 12:30 quality sketches.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:41:51 PM CDT

    When does Goodburger guy leave?

    by frodofraggins

    You know Lorne Michaels is scraping the bottom of the barrel when he takes talent from Nickelodeon.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:42:39 PM CDT

    Tim Calhoun: Least Funny Character in SNL HISTORY

    by shiftyeyeddog2

    ...with the possible exception of that political comic shit Fred Armisen does with the newspaper.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:43:01 PM CDT

    Didn't like MacGruber on SNL much, but movie was funny

    by shiftyeyeddog2

  • Aug 26, 2010 3:43:26 PM CDT

    Brothers Solomon was f'in HILARIOUS, too!

    by shiftyeyeddog2

  • Aug 26, 2010 3:44:55 PM CDT

    Why the FUCK is Shaquille O'Neal hosting the season premiere

    by shiftyeyeddog2

    He's not even relevant in basketball anymore, much less as a worthy choice for SNL host, and even LESS so as a choice to kick off the season!!!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:45:57 PM CDT

    Obscurity dead ahead.

    by stuntcock mike

    No stops.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 3:49:34 PM CDT

    That first clip was the funniest you could find?

    by fantomex

    Jesus. seriously.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:02:44 PM CDT

    Proof there is a God

    by optimusprimetime

    Long-time hater of Forte in the SNL talkbacks. Far too many one-note premises repeated past the point of discomfort (Give up the Ham, Jon Bovi, Potato Chip, Falconer, Tim Calhoun, MacGruber). Closet Organizer is the only character of his that I liked, and to be honest, I expected him to come back and outstay his welcome.

    (I do like the 4 guys sitting around and one-upping horrible anecdotes around old music - because it was always funny - but I can't remember whether Forte was in those.)

    His ESPN Classic character is Jason Bateman in "Dodgeball" repackaged, and I'd expect them to keep doing the sketch with a new color analyst. Sudekis' segueways into feminine hygene pitches are what sell the sketches.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:06:36 PM CDT

    Thank You Baby Jesus!

    by lionel_richies_hipster_frames

    Hate Will Forte. HATE. His film career is on fumes so he should be teaching "improv" in about a year.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:07:32 PM CDT

    That potato chip sketch was fucking awful

    by zargotron

    Makes me glad I don't bother to watch this crapfest.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:16:18 PM CDT

    painfully unfunny clips

    by rupee88

    maybe I am too old or whatever but don't get it

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:19:11 PM CDT

    Looks like the failure of MacGruber was too much for him

    by orionsangels

  • Aug 26, 2010 4:24:28 PM CDT

    Not Funny

    by bigjim1

    You guys probably aren't old enough to remember when SNL was actually funny (the Eddie Murphy days) or when it was the funniest show on TV (the first season with Dan Ayroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtain, Gilda Radner). The cast nowadays is way too large because they are trying to replace quality with quantity.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:31:53 PM CDT

    He was barely on the show anymore...

    by spectrebeeyatch

    But he is a hilarious and I'll miss his skits for sure. SNL for me is still funnier than most shit on television so I keep going back to it.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:35:12 PM CDT

    MacGruber was Unbelievably Funny

    by crow3711

    It really really was

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:41:31 PM CDT

    Motherfucker was glue

    by tall_boy66

    gonna miss him. Closet organizer bit was gold.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:42:41 PM CDT

    Forte and Armisen were my favorites when they joined

    by george newman

    Forte's worn on me a bit the last couple years. his stuff is real hit-or-miss. But he has had some brilliant stuff.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:49:00 PM CDT

    yep here come the SNL bashers again

    by vin_diggler

    Everytime AICN post anything SNL related, we get the handfull of talkbackers who insist on screaming how unfunny SNL has become. Yet most of them seem to watch every week religiously anyway and most likely laugh each week. But come Monday morning they are the first to come on and anounce how shitty this weeks episode was. Why? You got me, I guess it's not cool to like SNL anymore. And yes I am old enough to remember watching Eddie Murphy on SNL. But you seem to forget that most of the skits without Eddie were not as memorable.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 4:52:56 PM CDT

    Your potato chips are Safe in my presence.

    by george newman

    The skit never gets old. can't understand why people loathe it. It is wonderfully bizarre in its conception and characterization.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:03:20 PM CDT

    PrestigeWorldwide, how long was Phil Hartman on?

    by somerichs

    More than 7, wasn't her? Might be the single funniest person ever to grace SNLs stage. And I'll bet ya Will Ferrell would agree. Sucks to be you all who had to grow up with the SNL of the last 10+ years as your late Saturday night entertainment. A few good moments here and there do not a good decade make...

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:05:03 PM CDT

    Vicious George Bush Impression/The Spelling Bee Skit

    by jinxo

    Everyone seems to forget the brutal Bush impression Forte used to do. Always wondered why they replaced him as Bush. Was it too brutal a take?

    But for me he will be a legend for the Spelling Bee skit he did where he plays a kid who misspells his word horribly but... he just keeps "spelling", calmly spitting out letter after letter for... ahd to be three minutes! One of those bits that felt dangerous because he just pushed it so far, where it would stop being funny, go to annoying and then go back to being even funnier. Then he finishes and... "Wrong."

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:09:02 PM CDT

    Agreed on Hartman Somerichs

    by vin_diggler

    "how to fix robots" and "the anal retentive chef" are two of my favorite skits of Hartman.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:11:12 PM CDT

    "how to build robots"

    by vin_diggler

  • Aug 26, 2010 5:11:51 PM CDT

    hating Kenan is not racist

    by purplepurple

    He's just terribly unfunny and pretty much plays the same (unfunny) character over and over. Tim Meadows on the other hand was hilarious.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:14:57 PM CDT

    people who say it's not as funny as it used to be

    by itrainmonkeys

    are ridiculous. It's never been consistently funny. Watch the first 5 episodes of the first season in a row and you'll see there's a ton of crappy ideas and unfunny sketches. Lots of weird stuff and it was a different show. People only choose to remember the good stuff from Belushi, Aykroyd, Murphy and others. They block out the crappy stuff.SNL is still good. They do beat characters into the ground at times and also have sketches go on much longer then they should....but they are still just as good as the old ones IMO. About Shaq hosting and someone complaining about it.......are you fucking kidding me? Shaq had two of the funniest skits I can remember on SNL - Tracy Morgan as his dad who catches Shaq (as a character named Bernard) sneaking in after curfew. It was hilarious watching Tracy Morgan put Shaq over his knee and spank him. The other sketch was Lorne Michaels, Kelsey Grammer, and a few cast member poking and making fun of Will Ferrell....then Shaq comes in and saves the day and he and Ferrell have a hilarious song which ends with Shaq carrying Ferrell like a baby. It's on Funnyordie.com - go watch it.About the music acts......SNL has always had the musical acts "of the moment" so it makes sense that they would book people like Justin Beiber and Taylor Swift. They also book really good bands like Them Crooked Vultures, Jay-Z, Tom Petty, Phoenix, Fleet Foxes and others.

    You haters are crazy. If you don't like Forte or Kenan that's fine. You don't find them funny. But that doesn't mean you're opinion of them is the truth. Many others laugh at their sketches.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:19:04 PM CDT

    @purplepurple

    by itrainmonkeys

    jean k jean - french comedian whose comedy doesn't translate for american audiences

    macintosh - scared straight inmate who tries to scare kids with tales where the plot is stolen from old movies

    virginiaca - black female stereotype who always has a white step-daughter and is socially weird

    grady something (old man sex positions DVD) - old guy who came up with sex positions to use for older folks

    not the same character over and over. Tim Meadows was great, but only had The Ladies Man. Can you come up with a few other Tim Meadows characters?

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:31:07 PM CDT

    You nailed it itrainmonkeys

    by vin_diggler

    some people forget that most of the skits they love from the past were overdone as well. Waynes World was on almost every week. Eddie Murphy did Mr. Robinsons neighboorhood too many times. Will Farrell did the cheerleader skit to death. Keenan is not the first to milk a skit for everything he can.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:31:17 PM CDT

    Slate, Moynihan, and Pedrad...

    by heckles

    ...need to be dropped. Not funny. Not entertaining. Samberg is off the list because of the Emanuel sketch. Awesome.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:32:42 PM CDT

    People who have to say "I'm not racist"...

    by willips brighton

    ...probably are.

    Keenan is terrible. The WhatUpWithThat sketch works because: the song is kinda catchy, the idea is slightly absurd, and the background stuff is over-the-top. None of that has to do with Keenan.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:39:23 PM CDT

    He will be missed. Time for a Falconer movie!

    by juansanchez

  • Aug 26, 2010 5:43:42 PM CDT

    Hartman was on 8 seasons, same as Forte

    by heckles

    Eight years seems to be about enough. Unless you're Hammond. Work one day a week and get paid more than anyone else.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:48:58 PM CDT

    Oh well, at least he still has...

    by harryknowlesnonexistentinceptionreview

    ...a few Muse videos left in him if he needs them.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:54:15 PM CDT

    Forte and KOTH writers...

    by danielkurland

    Doesn't get much better than that. I thought MacGruber was one of the funnier movies I've seen in years.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 5:57:18 PM CDT

    who?

    by spidercoz

    he was one of the oompa-loompas, right?

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:01:03 PM CDT

    On to obscurity!

    by fiester

    With the rest of the wash-outs. I'm looking at you Horatio Sanz and Tim Kazinski.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:09:03 PM CDT

    itrainmonkeys

    by bob loblaw law blog

    I'm with you on this. I've been watching SNL for at least 20+ years, and I've always enjoyed it. Remember the people who said the show sucked after Farley/Spade/Sandler left? They were probably the same people who hated the Will Ferrell/Tracy Morgan/Chris Kattan/Molly Shannon/Cheri O'Teri years, even though members of that cast are now seen as a great era of SNL.For me, I watch every week... and there are always 1 or 2 sketches that have me laughing out loud, a few that make me chuckle... and some that make me cringe. But, I also understand how fucking hard it is to put on a 90-minute live comedy show each week, and I can appreciate what they do on just that level alone. I understand the people who don't enjoy SNL... but I don't understand the incessant bitching that it hasn't been any good or has had zero elements of comedy in 10/20/30 years. Bullshit. It's hilarious sometimes... humorous a good chunk of the time... and awful sometimes. It is what it is and I've always loved it... always will.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:11:14 PM CDT

    Oh, and Forte's best thing...

    by danielkurland

    When he plays the world-class gingerbread house maker on Tim and Eric Nite Live. This is a piece of art. I'm sure it's on Youtube...

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:13:34 PM CDT

    PrestigeWorldwide -- Armisen leaving SNL??

    by bob loblaw law blog

    Where did you hear that? I can't find anything online to support that assertion and I hadn't heard anything. I think you're mistaken.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:17:23 PM CDT

    Forte's Zell Miller was his best work on SNL

    by gornpirate

    I thought his head was going to explode. That's acting their son. lol

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:17:59 PM CDT

    Those clips were...

    by dukeroberts

    not funny. The first one was absolutely painful.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:19:49 PM CDT

    Yay no more MacGruber

    by mindraven

    But I'll miss him as the women's sports announcer...

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:24:44 PM CDT

    Also, has anyone seen Aubrey Plaza's SNL audition tape...

    by danielkurland

    Her Sarah Silverman impression is better than the real thing.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:29:29 PM CDT

    Kind of surprised Bill Hader is sticking around.

    by drewlicious

    Don't get me wrong. I like him a lot in the show. But he does half a dozen movies every year. I figured he'd be looking for greener pastures. If they get a new guy maybe they can get someone who can actually do a decent Obama impression. I know at least four comedians here in LA that do spot-on impressions and yet they can't seem to find one in all of New York

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:29:42 PM CDT

    SNL actors should be like MENUDO

    by drunkenbusboy

    Cut them loose when their balls drop or they have a hit movie whichever comes first!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:32:44 PM CDT

    My Girlfriend's Autistic Son Loves Keenan!

    by drunkenbusboy

    Seriously, when we TIVO the previous night's episode and Keenan comes on singing "What's Up With Dat?". My girlfriend's 6 years old autistic son jumps up and starts dancing singing along. It is amazing to watch and funny as Hell! So Keenan & Sponge Bob are the only things on TV right now that make that kid happy!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 6:53:17 PM CDT

    Forte does have that McGruber FU money

    by xiphos_2

    Because the movie was a mega hit right?

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  • Aug 26, 2010 7:15:32 PM CDT

    MacGruber was shite

    by bettercallsaul

  • Aug 26, 2010 7:18:54 PM CDT

    Spelling Bee was a classic

    by sifodyasjr.

    And you can't find it anywhere online because NBC pulled all of the YouTube versions but never uploaded it to Hulu. That's Comcastic!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 7:26:15 PM CDT

    Good.

    by burnednotice_dude

  • Aug 26, 2010 7:37:45 PM CDT

    Reminds me of Molly Shannon

    by vitaminz

    A lot of "hilarious" characters that aren't hilarious at all. Just sort of annoying.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 7:40:27 PM CDT

    Jinxo

    by vitaminz

    The only brutal thing about Forte's George W. Bush was how bad it was. W has a ton of cartoonish mannerisms that are ripe for parody and Forte managed to not get a single one of them. OTOH, it wasn't that bad compared to what Armisen is doing with Obama. Is he even aware that Obama is a real guy and that he should be trying to sound like him?

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:02:07 PM CDT

    God, That Potato Chip Sketch Sucks

    by fastcars

    Makes me never want to watch SNL again. That's pretty disrespectful to put one of Will Forte's worst sketches up, in tribute.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:05:35 PM CDT

    Lazy Horse Mattress

    by ragunax

    It's his best work. Lazy Horse Mattress.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:23:11 PM CDT

    that's too bad, Forte is great

    by monolith_jones

    Love McGruber. Didn't see the film but will on netflix. He was part of a great cast, one of SNL'S peaks.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:25:36 PM CDT

    SNL is still on?

    by jimmy rabbitte

    I know, I know... but it needs to show up, at least 50 times, on every SNL thread.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:33:55 PM CDT

    Potato Chip was one of the best sketches in years.

    by shermdawg

  • Aug 26, 2010 8:34:25 PM CDT

    Also, I'm sad to see Will go.

    by shermdawg

    He was my fav.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:35:07 PM CDT

    Also...

    by shermdawg

    FIRE SLATE, REHIRE WATKINS!!!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 8:46:16 PM CDT

    Closet Organizer: The Movie

    by small

    Coming soon to a theater near you...

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  • Aug 26, 2010 9:26:18 PM CDT

    thank God

    by esteele1013

    everything he did was a steaming pile of dog shit

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  • Aug 26, 2010 9:37:24 PM CDT

    Lower your comedy bar

    by zargotron

    And you might give the current state of SNL a pass.

    It is still fucking unfunny crap for teenagers who can't wait to see Vampires Suck.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 9:38:00 PM CDT

    he could make a bad skit worth watching

    by strykebr

    also some black writer I've never heard of also left SNL for 30 Rock

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  • Aug 26, 2010 10:10:11 PM CDT

    Fuck, take Kristine Wiig with you!!!

    by hb_dad

    She is such a one-trick pony. All she does is bulge her eyes continuously and make crazy faces. I'm so sick of her!

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  • Aug 26, 2010 10:49:19 PM CDT

    HitFix is kicking this sites ass

    by razorback

    Does AICN just milk its own tits during the day? How is this site even relevant anymore.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 10:56:12 PM CDT

    Seriously - get rid of Kristin Wiig. She's awful.

    by juansanchez

  • Aug 26, 2010 11:03:46 PM CDT

    As Always I Quote Gene Siskel

    by cymbalta4thedevil

    "Two things aren't arguable. Humor and Sex. If I think someone's Funny or Sexy, and you don't: There's no way I can convince you you're wrong."

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  • Aug 26, 2010 11:11:57 PM CDT

    Kristin Wiig is great.

    by voice o. reason

    Its the skits she's in that mostly suck.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 11:19:12 PM CDT

    Sad to see him go - and wish Keenan would go

    by joesixpack

    Forte has always been one of my favorite SNL players in recent years and it will suck without him. I do hope it's Keenan's final year, and I hope there is some good new talent coming in.

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  • Aug 26, 2010 11:19:12 PM CDT

    Hitfix! My mom uses that site lmao

    by strykebr

  • Aug 26, 2010 11:44:23 PM CDT

    I'm gonna miss Will

    by rosemarysbabydaddy

    "Potato Chip Thief" was one of my all time favorite SNL sketches, and Will Forte is one of my all time favorite Not Ready for Prime Time players. Loved the Falconer, loved Tim Calhoun, loved Jon Bovi, too. But my favorite Forte character is Hamilton Whiteman:

    http://tiny.cc/mj5ad

    "Apparently you've forgotten...how I spent long nights tracing passages from Robert Ludlum novels into your back with my penis." Pure poetry.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 12:14:24 AM CDT

    Bring back MAD TV!!!

    by david_boreanez_cunt_hairz

    Just sayin...

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  • Aug 27, 2010 12:28:40 AM CDT

    So Kevin Nealon & Dana Carvey just called....

    by neck_lucas

    ..They want to tell Will Forte what an epicly stupid decision this is.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 12:33:57 AM CDT

    Give Forte a Best of.. already!

    by tvonyourownterms

    http://tvonyourownterms.com/2010/05/21/spotlight-on-will-forte/

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  • Aug 27, 2010 12:36:52 AM CDT

    Give Forte a Best of.. already!

    by tvonyourownterms

    http://tvonyourownterms.com/2010/05/21/spotlight-on-will-forte/

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  • Aug 27, 2010 4:40:45 AM CDT

    ...and 99% of the country asked, 'Who?'

    by flandersbum

    I guess I should care or something, but I doubt anyone will miss him.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 7:52:48 AM CDT

    CHOP THIS!!!! FORTE IS SHITE!!1!!

    by son_of_the_choppah

  • Aug 27, 2010 8:23:00 AM CDT

    That potato chip skit was completely unfunny.

    by snake foreskin

    I don't understand why you guys keep posting it on here. It was utter crap.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 9:30:56 AM CDT

    Funnier than a Sean Penn movie

    by voiceofsaruman

    Man, haven't seen much SNL in years (for good reason) but just watched that potato chip sketch. Christ that was awful. I've seen funnier things come out of a first level improv troupe in class - and this was on national TV???
    The only reason the Ferrell/Shannon era seems golden to anyone now is because the show sucks more every year. I remember seeing the first episode with Ferrell, the season premiere, at the time, and I thought OK SNL IS OVER NOW because it was so bad. Now it probably seems like comedy gold compared to Potato Chip Crap.
    It's true there's crap in every season right from the beginning, but Belushi or Chase et. al could do more with a momentary look or a gesture than any of these people could do in 8 years. They could be clever and subtle. This Potato Chip Kids in the Hall reject sketch is a classic example of being so unsubtle or trying to be absurd and just ending up stupid. The audience is clearly asleep and embarrassed for most of it. If there's trying to be daringly gross (hahaha) with the spit-up bit, well, Python already had a skit forty years ago about eating your own dead mother.
    The death knell for SNL for me was Tina Fey. I remember thinking, who is this new person doing the news and being painfully smug and unfunny? Wait, it's one of the head writers? Now it all makes sense.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 9:31:58 AM CDT

    Haven't watched SNL in years.

    by nice marmot

    But I hope Forte gets plenty of screentime in the Tim & Eric movie. He's always awesome on that show.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 10:15:14 AM CDT

    Nothing lost here...

    by junofallon

    Forte always felt like a C grade comedian. More annoying than funny. Seemed like a nice enough guy. He just wasn't very good I don't think.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 10:54:18 AM CDT

    Potato chip sketch was awful

    by dignan17

    Wow, every time I see any content from SNL it reaffirms my opinion that it's the least funny show on TV. That skit was HORRIBLE. How do people think that crap is funny?

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  • Aug 27, 2010 12:06:59 PM CDT

    Hartman was incredible

    by paulloch

    unlike this cast, his impressions were dead-on His Clinton, Sinatra, Reagan, and Nicholson are among the best anyone's ever done. And he was the first to do the "Caveman" thing before it was done to death. In the grave, he's funnier than most of the 2010 snl class

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  • Aug 27, 2010 1:31:23 PM CDT

    Personally

    by rob0729

    I think the current cast (or last year's cast) is a big upgrade from the Jimmy Fallon/Hortio Sanz era (quick someone name a memorable sketch from either one that didn't involve them screwing up and giggling at their own lame jokes throughout the sketch). But I still think it is a pale comparison to the original cast, the All Star cast, and the Dana Carvey/Phil Hartman years.
    Personally, I think for the longest time (and I am talking decades) this show hasn't consistently shown any balls. SNL originally cutting edge comedy. Now you can find more edgy humor on the Family Guy than you can get on Saturday Night. The All Star cast (Crystal, Short, Guest, etc.) and the Carvey cast could get humor out of tame comedy, but it has failed more than succeeded over the last decade.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 1:46:38 PM CDT

    SNL died with Phil Hartman

    by thegreatwhatzit

    I remember the day after Hartman was murdered, my mom (late 60s) called and grieved over his very premature death. Crying! I didn't know she watched SNL and had no idea that she absolutely treasured Hartman's talent. The show subsequently eroded and I know few former fans who bother to watch it. As for Forte, what's he gonna do? MACGRUBER 2? As for Kenan, he's still pulling the same 'ole shtick when he was paired with the equally untalented Kel Mitchell (anyone remember the KENAN & KEL sitcom? An insult to kids everywhere, the leads were required only to mug ansd scatter ashes over Ken Foree's carer).

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  • Aug 27, 2010 1:50:04 PM CDT

    My bad

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Ken Foree's career...schtick...mug and scatter ashes...falling into Harry's habit, i.e. complete forfeiture of proofreading.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 1:55:04 PM CDT

    My fav cast was

    by dstrange

    The early 90's cast. Carvey, Sandler, Hartman, Farley, Myers, all those guys on up to Ferrell. The classic original cast will always be awesome and unique, but hands down I prefer the 90s cast. Haven't really watched it since about 1999-2000 or so and when I have - I gotta agree with a lot of people here: it does nothing for me. There are definitely some great individual members, but as an ensemble-type cast... not into it. I disagree that Fallon didn't have any great sketches. The Barry Gibb Talk Show(s) with Timberlake still make me laugh hysterically even though I've seen them 100 times.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 3:13:55 PM CDT

    Oh okay, so weird=funny

    by fastcars

    Anybody can write something weird, and completely devoid of humor. Forte and whoever wrote the potato sketch, rose to the level of SNL, because they are actually very funny people. Then while on the SNL platform, they made a sketch that was completely unfunny - on par with a level 1 Second City improv class sketch. And hipster contrarian weirdos think it's greatness, just because it's "different." Give me a f*cking break. It's not absurdist comedy if it doesn't have the comedy.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 3:26:57 PM CDT

    dstrange

    by rob0729

    Ok, the Barry Gibbs sketch was funny, but overall he was horrible.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 3:58:43 PM CDT

    WHEN FISHUS MET CHOPPAH

    by le vicious fishus

    http://tinyurl.com/39pw4wtSequel to AsimovLives vs THE CHOPPAH:http://tinyurl.com/2fmm5x4

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  • Aug 27, 2010 5:21:50 PM CDT

    teleprompters killed SNL

    by california_mtz

    All the cast does now is stand around in costume and literally stare at their lines on the teleprompters. Duh! The job of an actor is to act! They don't even interact with the other actors on stage with them - they rarely even make eye contact with each other.I'm surprised this horrid situation doesn't get more attention. I can't imagine show producers, directors, and network people watching the shows and thinking that it's okay or even close to passing. I DARE SNL to do a show without the teleprompters.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 9:44:00 PM CDT

    Why Not Leave Now? Macgruber was a blockbuster.

    by bigtuna

  • Aug 27, 2010 11:29:42 PM CDT

    SANDLER BLEW ON SNL, TOO

    by darth busey

    Let's face it. What did he have besides Opera Man and Canteen Boy? And Canteen Boy was completely eclipsed by the awesomeness that is Alec Baldwin.

    Forte is easily replaceable. Its the "glue" guys like Phil Hartman and, dare I say it, Will Ferrell, who are harder to replace.

    And Darrell Hammond must have pictures of Lorne with a donkey, because he should have been let go at least 5 years ago.

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  • Aug 27, 2010 11:31:28 PM CDT

    KENAN IS AW-RIGHT

    by darth busey

    I like him in small doses. The "Scared Straight" skit is probably a top 3 recurring skit for me.

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  • Aug 28, 2010 10:14:26 AM CDT

    Didn't like Forte and Armisen at first

    by jawsfan

    but they soon grew to be two of my all-time favorites. Keenan is very limited, though. He has a few funny things here and there but if he were white he'd have been gone long ago. Hasn't been a good versatile black male performer on that show since Tim Meadows.

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  • Aug 28, 2010 11:46:21 AM CDT

    Tim Meadows is extremely underrated

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Funny, very versatile. His absence is one of the reasons for the show's rapid decline. By the way, why wasn't a "Best of Tim Meadows" DVD included with the SNL franchise?

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  • Aug 29, 2010 12:19:17 AM CDT

    california_mtz - The show has alway used cue cards

    by bob loblaw law blog

    I'm pretty certain they've never used teleprompters, but they've ALWAYS had cue cards. There is no way in hell you could do a live 90-minute sketch comedy show that was written days before it airs WITHOUT THEM. And cue cards and teleprompters are quite different in how they're utilized.

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  • Aug 29, 2010 10:33:21 AM CDT

    SNL will never die, even though it should

    by tangcameo

    It'll just keep getting stuffed with improv and second city comedians until the right combo comes up again. Remember that before Phil Hartman and Mike Myers (his one or two good years) we had to sit through Joe Piscopo and Anthony Michael Hall and people I can't even remember names of.

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  • Aug 29, 2010 1:25:34 PM CDT

    Sandler was great on SNL

    by tompiltoff

    I stress 'on SNL'. The Denise Show!

    Tim Meadows is also extremely underrated.

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  • Aug 30, 2010 1:13:38 AM CDT

    Hamilton!!!

    by methos

    Not only was Forte a strong and reliable cast member, but he was also one of the most creative and interesting writers. Gonna miss the Sudeikis / Greg Stink ESPN bits, Jon Bovi, and especially Hamilton! I always looked forward to a Hamilton appearance and I admired how Forte never ran the character into the ground. I remember the Drew Barrymore / Mailton sketch as particularly awesome.

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