It's not Saturday Night Live, it's Socialism, Not Laughs

[DS1]

Because there's nothing fucking funny about SNL anymore, it's just too big to fail. It's an entity for creating bad movies, where people leave SNL, star in bad movies, hire Kevin Nealon, and take money from hard working Americans!



This is an example of the things in my head when I wake up.

[Swede]

1. I guess you missed last nights episode.

Tina Fey was:rofl:worthy.

[Shell Beau]

2. Tina Fey last night was freakin hilarious.

I almost wet myself! :silly:

[Midlodemocrat]

27. I am still laughing. I haven't laughed like that at SNL in probably 10 years.

It was hilarious.

[driver8]

28. Tina Fey's Sara Palin is one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

Also, Amy Poehler and the Katie Couric "eye blinking" was awesome!

[Sebastian Doyle]

30. And there is the problem.

Tina Fey isn't even a cast member (or writer) anymore. Amy Poehler won't be a cast member after the election. No, she's not just taking time off to have a baby, she's not coming back.

I don't know what's going to keep the show going after that. Sure as Hell isn't going to be Armisen's horrible Obama impression, based on Freeper/PUMA horseshit talking points. And Darrell Hammond is going to run out of excuses to bring his Bill Clinton character back. (and nobody's going to want to see his McCain character after November)

[DS1]

5. I suppose it was nice of them to get the single laugh out the way in the first five minutes

[Zuiderelle]

18. I agree, and the same thing happened the week before. Less than five minutes of good material.

Then crap for over an hour.

[Dr. Strange]

3. This makes me wonder...

if Sylar cut open your head, what power would he end up with?

[DS1]

6. but tutching

some girl tutched my but last night, said it was cute.

[Texasgal]

4. I agree. SNL sucks ass anymore.

The skits are worthless and not funny AT.ALL.

[flvegan]

7. The ONLY funny cast member, Amy Poehler is leaving this season.

Now I know to only tune in when the guest is going to be good, or if there's a cameo (like Fey).

[Orsino]

9. That debate spoof was lame on a stick. n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. Fey and Poehler...

yep. that is all.

[DS1]

10. Even the Digital Shorts are steadily declining

I liked Laser Catz, just because it was so stupid and they played that part up. When they take themselves seriously, it falls to pieces.

Kristen Wiig is hot, tho. She does well in her roles.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. it takes so long to get to the good parts...

and you don't know for sure that they are going to be good.
hardly worth the wait.
gratuitous pic of Kristen Wiig for you:

[DS1]

13. that's not gratuitous

THIS is gratuitous

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. heh. point taken

:D

leaves fall in just the right/wrong places :o

[DS1]

15. and the ribs looked brushed in

but in reality, I'm just kicking this thread

[Initech]

11. I keep trying to convince my dad that SNL hasn't been funny since 1994.

He doesn't believe me.

[Whoa_Nelly]

16. Seems to me that SNL in the beginning years

did NOT go to commercial break after each and every skit. Seems there is more commercial time, and less (mostly lame) SNL these days.

[devilgrrl]

17. SNL hasn't been the same since Akroid and Belushi left in 1980...

a few decent sketches here and there but not much else.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

23. You are right

<knock, knock>

[Whoa_Nelly]

24. Candy-Gram

Season 2: Episode 6
Land Shark

Woman.....Gilda Radner
Land Shark.....Chevy Chase

< open on interior, Woman's Apartment, 2:00 a.m. >

< doorbell rings >

Woman: Who is it?

Voice At Door: < drawn-out pause > Uh.. trick or treat?

Woman: < gets up and walks cautiously to the door > Look, it's two o'clock in the morning. Halloween's over! Shouldn't you be in bed by now?

Voice At Door: < stuttering > Mrs. Bar- Barsen- Bargen- Barsen..?

Woman: There is no Mrs. Bargenbarson here!

Voice At Door: < pause > Candy-Gram?

Woman: Look, I'm all out of candy! I gave it all away! Now, go home!

Voice At Door: UNI- UNICEF, ma'am?

Woman: UNICEF?

Voice At Door: UNICEF.

Woman: Well, that's different..

< Woman grabs her purse and opens the door - as she does, the Land Shark peers in, gobbles her up and drags her into the hall. >

< Land Shark re-enters the apartment, and stares at the camera. Suddenly, Chevy Chase pokes his head and arm out of the mouth >

Chevy Chase: "Live, from New York, it's Saturday Night!"


SNL Transcripts

[Catch22Dem]

19. Kevin Nealon is great in Weeds

What are you talking about?

[DS1]

20. fine

I haven't seen Weeds, but substitute him with Cheri Oteri, Chris Kattan, or Molly Shannon and it's the same point

[Catch22Dem]

21. You gotta see weeds...

Great show.

Also, SNL gave us Tina, and I've had a thing for her for years. She's also funny as hell.

[RainDog]

22. weeds is a great satire. have to watch it from the start, tho.

it's free online.

this season was a lot different for reasons I won't say b/c it would spoil the show.

I can't believe you haven't watched weeds yet! do not come back here until you have watched the first episode. or else.

[TreasonousBastard]

25. That's right-- nothing was ever as hilarious as...

Samurai Baker, the Bees, or Chevy Chase falling off the stage. Our grandchildren, and their children, will be playing those clips for years of endless hilarity. And the Coneheads? Made me forget all about Chaplin, and I never, ever watched a Lucy rerun again after seeing them.

Classics like the early SNL make the latest one pale by comparison.

[zanne]

26. SNL hss always been that way.

I've been watching it since the 70's. There would be a few hilarious moments and the rest was barely OK.

[kwassa]

29. SNL was always wildly uneven. It sucked in the old days, too.

It is like popular music. People feel attached to the version of SNL that was on the air when they first started watching, and then declare how bad it is in subsequent years.

Only they keep choosing different eras.

I also thought last Saturday night was pretty damn funny. Tina Fey is brilliant as Sarah Palin.

I've been watching SNL off and on since the late 70s, and skits bombed in the early days, too. We tend to remember only the good ones.