East Coasters: Let us know if SNL is worth a (Tina Fey?) watch...

[hlthe2b]

Coming on there shortly?

Anyone know who is hosting?

[flvegan]

1. Tonight is Paul Rudd (?) and Beyonce.

[Dogmudgeon]

2. New player: Abby Elliott

Daughter of SNL alum Chris and granddaughter of Bob.

Yep ... that Bob Elliott.

--p!

[hlthe2b]

3. wow... now that is a legacy...

[TexasObserver]

4. Spoiler Alert!

Joe Biden (Jason Sedakis) to open the show, with his over the top shtick for Biden.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. The opening was lame.

[Bozita]

6. So is the entire first 25 minutes.

Waiting for Weekend Update.

[Pavulon]

7. Horrible so far..

I mean really shitty, even by snl standards.

[hlthe2b]

8. Looking like I ( & other MT and PT timers) should go to bed early....

oh, well... They did a good job during the election...so :shrug:

[Janice325]

9. I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm laughing my ass off.

I'm really enjoying it.

[W_HAMILTON]

10. I think it's great.

Maybe you have to be a gay guy or a straight girl to enjoy it, but I'm loving it ;)

I think so far it's been one of the best SNL in ages. Nothing tops the Palin stuff, but the show is a lot better than all of the non-Palin stuff in recent episodes.

[W_HAMILTON]

11. PS

It seems as though past SNLs around here were judged by whether or not they attacked Republicans instead of Democrats, so if you are one of those types, you probably won't enjoy tonight's show.

If you liked SNL before all the election and Palin stuff, you should like tonight's show. If you only tune in to watch them make fun of Palin, you probably won't. Even though there are a couple of jabs at Palin throughout the first half hour...

[Dogmudgeon]

13. A straight guy checks in

I liked it as well. An excellent ep by any standard. I've been hearing "SNL used to be good but now it sucks" cynicism since at least 1983.

Lots of "gay humor" -- and "male bonding" stuff, too -- hilarious.

Bobby Moynihan's Snagglepuss was peerless, even.

From a technical viewpoint, the skit with Beyonce was incredible. I THINK it was done with a green-screen process, but I'll have to check around. I've NEVER seen anything like it.

--p!

[Janice325]

14. Hey, I'm a lesbian, and I loved it, even minus Amy Poehler (and

no Tina Fey as Palin). Funniest show in ages!! :rofl:

I'm glad I'm not the only one here who thought it was funny.

[nugzie]

12. Paul Rudd is hot

reason enough to watch for me! :)

[bertman]

15. Beyonce is definitely worth the watch. No Tina tonight. But lots of Beyonce. Love her band.