Fred Armisen Must Die!

[Kreth]

As I sit here watching SNL, it occurs to me that this "comedian" may be the least funny cast member ever to appear on the show. He must have some serious dirt on Lorne Michaels. I can't think of any other explanation as to how he keeps his job. [/rant]
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[icehog3]

You are obviously too young to remember Joe Piscopo. ;)

[MedicCook]

At least Joe Piscopo has a funny name.

[icehog3]

At least Joe Piscopo has a funny name.

Fred is one of the funniest names of all time. Fred Flinstone. Fred Mertz. Right Said Fred. I can barely keep a straight face while thinking "Fred".

[MedicCook]

Fred is one of the funniest names of all time. Fred Flinstone. Fred Mertz. Right Said Fred. I can barely keep a straight face while thinking "Fred".

Ok, you got me with that one. :r

I'm too sexy for this thread.

http://askaweasel.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/right-said-fred-i-love-you-but-i-228012.jpg

[icehog3]

How about Fred Savage...that kid was funny.

And Fred Durst....he was....oh never mind, he was just a douchenozzle. ;)

[MedicCook]

How about Fred Savage...that kid was funny.

Now you have me thinking about the Wonder YEars and Winnie Cooper.

She grew up nice.

http://i.usatoday.net/life/_photos/2007/08/14/danica-mckellarx-large.jpg

[icehog3]

She most certainly did. I heard she was engaged to Fred Armisen.

[MedicCook]

I just did a YouTube search on this guy Fred Armisen and I have to agree with Jeff. The guy is not funny. I would rather club a baby seal than watch him again.

[Kreth]

You are obviously too young to remember Joe Piscopo. ;)
Actually, as a kid I used to sneak downstairs to watch when it was The Not Ready For Prime Time Players.
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[icehog3]

Actually, as a kid I used to sneak downstairs to watch when it was The Not Ready For Prime Time Players.
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Do you remember how disturbingly unfunny Piscopo was? Like a 1980's Fred Mertz?

[Kreth]

Do you remember how disturbingly unfunny Piscopo was? Like a 1980's Fred Mertz?
Piscopo was kinda hit or miss, and there was some other stuff like that, notably the "films" by Albert Brooks; but compared to Armisen it's comedy gold.
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[Hippi3Slay3r]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whsg94_LdtE&feature=related

Nuff said >>

[Kreth]

It just struck me as ironic last night, Armisen did a bit a Weekend Update as an unfunny Native American comedian. That's like Paris Hilton in a groundbreaking role as an untalented, rich skank.
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[icehog3]

Piscopo was kinda hit or miss, and there was some other stuff like that, notably the "films" by Albert Brooks; but compared to Armisen it's comedy gold.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLaTQR9Xi8&feature=PlayList&p=48EE45BAAF87B906&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6

Yup...comedy gold. :rolleyes: ;)

[Kreth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLaTQR9Xi8&feature=PlayList&p=48EE45BAAF87B906&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6

Yup...comedy gold. :rolleyes: ;)
Like I said, hit or miss.
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[icehog3]

Like I said, hit or miss.
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Not trying to belabor the point, Jeff....I just can't remember Piscopo ever doing anything funny. But his castmates were all funnier than Fred.

[Blindjimme]

" Take back Joe Piscopo " -Tom Petty, Your Jamming Me.

[TheBeard]

I guess he's the new Cheri Oteri?

[Starscream]

Do you remember how disturbingly unfunny Piscopo was? Like a 1980's Fred Mertz?

What's wrong with Fred Mertz?:confused:

[Kreth]

Not trying to belabor the point, Jeff....I just can't remember Piscopo ever doing anything funny. But his castmates were all funnier than Fred.
I liked the sports stuff he used to do on SNL News Break, or whatever they were calling Weekend Update at the time.
I guess he's the new Cheri Oteri?
C'mon, those cheerleader sketches she used to do with Will Ferrell were hilarious, especially when Jim Carrey hosted.
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[replicant_argent]

Is Saturday Night Live still on? I thought it got canceled when it ceased to be funny. What was that, 10 or 15 years ago? ;) I suppose Will Ferrell would have been an exception. Joe Piscopo always reminded me of something... I don't know what, exactly, but I wasn't fond of him then, either. Remember Johnny Dangerously?

[Starscream]

Is Saturday Night Live still on? I thought it got canceled when it ceased to be funny. What was that, 10 or 15 years ago? ;) I suppose Will Ferrell would have been an exception. Joe Piscopo always reminded me of something... I don't know what, exactly, but I wasn't fond of him then, either. Remember Johnny Dangerously?

They had some funny stuff during the 2000 election with Will Ferrell and Darrell Hammond. That era had some decent stuff. Other than that, SNL hasn't been truly funny since Eddie Murphy left.

[TheBeard]

C'mon, those cheerleader sketches she used to do with Will Ferrell were hilarious, especially when Jim Carrey hosted.

At some point, I sat back and looked at the SNL sketches I'd been watching, and I realized that I just didn't find Cheri Oteri funny. Someone else in the skit might be good enough to carry her, but that's about it.

One or two notches below Molly Shannon.

[Starscream]

One or two notches below Molly Shannon.

That's bad. Very bad.:D

[Ratters]

It's funny how everyone derides whatever the current SNL is. The show has always been the same, one or two really funny bits crammed into 90 minutes. It was that way in the beginning and it's still that way now.

And I actually like Fred, I think the comedian bit he does on the news is hilarious.

[replicant_argent]

What I think is odd about SNL in its current configuration is that they don't seem to understand when a gag isn't working, or that it has turned into a 6 minute bit when it should have been 2, and even then it was running out of gas. It 's as if Lorne Michaels forgot how to find talent and all we get in return is the occasional chuckle in a sea of hackneyed skits that were worked to death in rehearsals, without someone saying "This isn't working, let's rewrite, or cut the hell out of it." I wonder if the writer/performer culture for the show is locked into a mutual appreciation society vicious circle. I understand that sometimes comedy fails, and in theater of any type, performances can vary, but you wonder if it will still be here in 5 years. A couple of buddies were chuckling about a skit from last week, quoting it last night. I just watched it.
"Ladies Bowling." I need to re-evaluate the possibility that my friends may have been huffing model glue.

[replicant_argent]

It's funny how everyone derides whatever the current SNL is. The show has always been the same, one or two really funny bits crammed into 90 minutes. It was that way in the beginning and it's still that way now.

And I actually like Fred, I think the comedian bit he does on the news is hilarious.

I think it has changed. I remember being able to laugh out loud rather than just chuckle occasionally. :D;)

[Starscream]

It's funny how everyone derides whatever the current SNL is. The show has always been the same, one or two really funny bits crammed into 90 minutes. It was that way in the beginning and it's still that way now.

And I actually like Fred, I think the comedian bit he does on the news is hilarious.
Haven't seen any really funny bits lately.
I think it has changed. I remember being able to laugh out loud rather than just chuckle occasionally. :D;)

:tpd:

[Kreth]

It's funny how everyone derides whatever the current SNL is.
I actually like most of the current cast. I was a bit skeptical about Kenan Thompson when he started a few years ago, mainly because I remembered my older kids watching him on Nikolodeon. But, he's actually one of my favorites now. That Weekend Update bit he did as James Harrison after the Super Bowl last year was hilarious.
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[Starscream]

I actually like most of the current cast. I was a bit skeptical about Kenan Thompson when he started a few years ago, mainly because I remembered my older kids watching him on Nikolodeon. But, he's actually one of my favorites now. That Weekend Update bit he did as James Harrison after the Super Bowl last year was hilarious.
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He's about the only cast member that I like right now.

[TheBeard]

I was a bit skeptical about Kenan Thompson when he started a few years ago, mainly because I remembered [watching] him on Nikolodeon. But, he's actually one of my favorites now.

:tpd:

Though, this is not to say that I've seen much SNL in the last few years.

[icehog3]

I guess he's the new Cheri Oteri?

I liked Cheri Oteri....that's just me though.

What's wrong with Fred Mertz?:confused:

Gotta read the whole thread, Andy...just a joke about Freds. ;)

SNL hasn't been truly funny since Eddie Murphy left.

Jon Lovitz
Dana Carvey
Phil Hartman
Mike Myers
Chris Rock
Chris Farley
Adam Sandler
Norm MacDonald
Will Ferrell
Tracy Morgan
Jimmy Fallon
Horatio Sanz
Amy Poehler
Darrell Hammond
Tina Fey
Kenan Thompson
Andy Samberg
Kristen Wiig

I respectfully disagree, Pete.

[14holestogie]

I've got to agree with Tom on this one. Quite a few good cast members have gone on to bigger and better things.

I think where the problem comes in, SNL has always been out there on the edge and do not pander to the masses. Not all the skits are going to appeal to everyone all the time, but when they are on and in line with your understanding of what they are satirizing, they are still the best out there with any kind of exposure. :2

[Kreth]

Tracy Morgan
Ugh. Not funny to me, maybe because HE ONLY HAS ONE VOLUME SETTING?
Kristen Wiig
Yep, except for that Gillie character she does. That or an Armisen sketch is when I browse CA or go have a cig.
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[icehog3]

Yep, except for that Gillie character she does. That or an Armisen sketch is when I browse CA or go have a cig.
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Yeah, not one of her better characters. Love the Target lady though, and the "one-upper", among others.

[Kreth]

Yeah, not one of her better characters. Love the Target lady though, and the "one-upper", among others.
The Target Lady is awesome, especially when Justin Timberlake played her friend. The Penelope sketches are great too. I like how they show one of her ridiculous claims to be true at the end of the sketch, like Liza Minelli being her best friend.
I think some of her funniest bits have been on WU, like the "just kidding travel "expert," or the woman suffering from constant orgasms (Seth Myers: "Thanks for coming."). :r
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[Starscream]

Cheri Oteri
Jon Lovitz
Mike Myers
Jimmy Fallon
Horatio Sanz
Amy Poehler
Tina Fey
Andy Samberg
Kristen Wiig

I respectfully disagree, Pete.

None of these ever made me laugh on SNL. A few of them did some hilarious things on film, but not on SNL. Myers and Carvey were good. Just my take on these people though.

[icehog3]

None of these ever made me laugh on SNL. A few of them did some hilarious things on film, but not on SNL. Myers and Carvey were good. Just my take on these people though.

Really, Andy?

Sanz, Samberg, Poehler and Wiig cracked me up on a regular basis. But I do have a highly evolved sense of humor. :r

[Starscream]

Really, Andy?

Sanz, Samberg, Poehler and Wiig cracked me up on a regular basis. But I do have a highly evolved sense of humor. :r

Horatio Sanz got a chuckle or two from me, but no to the rest. I guess I'm more of an old school comedy guy. Like you said though, it's all a matter of personal opinion. Maybe it's a sign of me getting older, but today's comedy and music just doesn't do it for me. It's harder and harder for me to find current comedians and music that I can get in to.

[Kreth]

Ugh. Armisen in every sketch tonight (including that train wreck during Weekend Update) and your host, James Franco, also about as funny as a snuff film. If it wasn't so cold out, I could've had a smoke...
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[MedicCook]

Can't wait to hear next weeks review Jeff. :tu

[Kreth]

Can't wait to hear next weeks review Jeff. :tu
Taylor Swift hosting. I've got a 5er that says Kenan interrupts her monologue as Kanye. :ss
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[icehog3]

Taylor Swift hosting. I've got a 5er that says Kenan interrupts her monologue as Kanye. :ss
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Believe that's a rerun.

I love Kristen Wiig as that barbie-handed girl on the Lawrence Welk skit. Besides that, the show was pretty bad.

[Starscream]

Didn't see much funny last night. I actually tried to watch it, but gave up after weekend update.

[Kreth]

Ugh. Armisen as Larry King in the opener. Luckily for Fred, the Grady Wilson (Kenan) and Sigourney Weaver "Fifty and Freaky" sketch kept my attention long enough to reconsider driving down to NYC and *****slapping him just for sh!ts and giggles. :r
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[Tripp]

This thread epitomizes exactly how I've always felt....... about Jimmy Fallon. But I will agree that Fred Armisen seems to bring down almost every sketch he's in.

[Kreth]

Another unfunny cold open with Armisen. I'd really like to know what he has on Lorne Michaels.
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[icehog3]

OK, I'm in. Fred just isn't funny in the least.

[MedicCook]

I think reading your comments on him is the funniest part.

[Kreth]

OK, WTF was up with the dancing cats in the last sketch?
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[Kreth]

No Armisen tonight until 11:52. :tu
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[icehog3]

No Armisen tonight until 11:52. :tu
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22 minutes of peace? :r

[MedicCook]

Any report yet?

[Kreth]

Kinda lame so far, other than Kenan as Whoopi on The View, talking to Mel Gibson (Ashton Kutcher) about Edge of Darkness: "Is this just a bunch of clips from your other movies?"
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[MedicCook]

Does Kenan make a good Whoopi?

[Kreth]

Does Kenan make a good Whoopi?
Actually, he does.
In other news, the appropriately named Them Crooked Vultures need to fire their sound guy.
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[Kreth]

and Armisen kills Weekend Update... :rolleyes:
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[icehog3]

and Armisen kills Weekend Update... :rolleyes:
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Not the guy who reads from the newspaper again, I hope. :hn

[Kreth]

Not the guy who reads from the newspaper again, I hope. :hn
Worse. The singing duet he does with Kristen Wiig, where they improvise nonsense songs. Kat and Garth, I think...
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[icehog3]

Worse. The singing duet he does with Kristen Wiig, where they improvise nonsense songs. Kat and Garth, I think...
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Yeah, one of Kristen's few unfunny skits. Along with Gilly.

[marge796]

You are obviously too young to remember Joe Piscopo. ;)

He was bad.


:tu


Chris.....

[icehog3]

He was bad.


:tu


Chris.....

He sucked and blew simultaneously. ;)

[MedicCook]

"It sure does suck."

http://www.gardenscure.com/420/attachments/harvesting-drying-storage/224745d1200340148-diy-trimmer-suck-cut.jpg

[Kreth]

He sucked and blew simultaneously. ;)
As did the final sketch tonight. Armisen reunites his punk band "for the first time since '83", at his daughter's wedding. I could have seen Will Ferrell doing this back when he was a castmember.
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[icehog3]

I am on the grape skit, whoa. :rolleyes:

[marge796]

He sucked and blew simultaneously. ;)


And, he's ugly as a fence post!


:r


Chris.....

[icehog3]

And, he's ugly as a fence post!


:r


Chris.....

Calling him ugly is an insult to ugly people.

[marge796]

Calling him ugly is an insult to ugly people.


:tu


:r

[mash]

Fred Armisen is awful,l but he's a comic genius next to Tim Kazurinsky. I think that's when I stopped watching regularly.

[Kreth]

I was going to update last week, but I didn't even make it to Weekend Update. Jennifer Lopez is about as funny as a staph infection. She and Armisen should do a "comedy" tour together.
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[MedicCook]

:r

[icehog3]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/armidsen.jpg

I no funny? I sorry, I sorry!! :r

[MortonMilo]

The only funny thing he's done is play a silent Ahmadenijad in one skit.

[icehog3]

The only funny thing he's done is play a silent Ahmadenijad in one skit.

At least when he plays the producer of the Italian talk show, he doesn't speak any English. :r

[Kreth]

Host: Zach Galifrinakis (sp?) which is apparently Greek for "obviously reading cue cards"
Does anyone think the sketch about the overly affectionate family is funny the 3rd time around? Unfunny and features Armisen. Never mind, that's redundant.
Musical guest: Vampire Weekend. Appropriate name. They suck.
Weekend Update. Not bad. Will Forte must be hanging out with Armisen, though.
What Up With That? An hour in, and the only funny stuff is WU, and Kenan. Might be time for bed.
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[MedicCook]

Might be time to cancel SNL.

[icehog3]

Fred really likes french kissing corpses.

[Kreth]

I ended up going to bed. Even Kenan's What's Up With That? sketch was pretty well played out.
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[icehog3]

I ended up going to bed. Even Kenan's What's Up With That? sketch was pretty well played out.
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Very few characters I care to see a second time...first exception that comes to mind is Wiig's "WalMart Lady". Usually Weekend Update and Samberg's digital shorts are the only things worth watching anymore.

[Kreth]

Very few characters I care to see a second time...first exception that comes to mind is Wiig's "WalMart Lady". Usually Weekend Update and Samberg's digital shorts are the only things worth watching anymore.
Target Lady, but I agree. Kenan's Grady Wilson with the marital aid tapes is pretty funny, and I'm drawing a blank on the name of the character, but the sketch where he slides back and forth on a conveyor giving tips on dating scenarios is pretty good too.
I'm definitely not a fan of Timberlake's music, but he's done some hilarious stuff on SNL. The two shorts were hilarious, and the Target Lady sketch he did with kristen Wiig was probably one of the funniest ones yet.
And don't forget: Shy Ronnie :r
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[OLS]

Worts Armisen trait is his lack of skills in taking it to the end. he takes his unfunny comic characters fifty miles past too far, but he can't keep his Obama speech mannerisms going for more than three lines. WTF? He did Obama through to the end ONCE, the very first time he did it. Most times now he throws one speech mannerism in there and then does "himself" for 2.5 minutes. The thing he does in the Field Jacket with the topical newspaper humor on Update is DREADFUL. milk, milk, milk,

I also think Andy Samberg is unfunny, although in his idiom, he is a master, and that is the little film-songs. Outside that he is a disaster, too, but then again, that's all they ask of him, anyway. laser cats is good. But Keenan Thompson is so good he saves the lot of em. That new "What's up with That" is a classic. I love how Lindsey Buckingham has been on every show and not said one thing yet.
Still, Barry Gibb Talk show was the best thing they have done in that genre of sketch in twenty years.
I hope and pray for my man Justin Timberlake to host, just for that. But last time, they tried to work too much $hit into it and it was awful.

[OLS]

Tar
And don't forget: Shy Ronnie :r
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Was Shy Ronnie what they did with Rihanna the other night? Fing hilarious.

[Kreth]

A whole bunch of sh!t I agree with wholeheartedly.
:tu

Was Shy Ronnie what they did with Rihanna the other night? Fing hilarious.
Yeah. The first time it was on I about pissed myself I was laughing so hard. "Oh no!" :r
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[OLS]

Lest I shortchange the man, HE DOES do a great governor patterson.

[Kreth]

Lest I shortchange the man, HE DOES do a great governor patterson.
The very first one (with Paterson wandering around the WU set) was semi-funny. After that, it's been classic Armisen: repeat ad nauseam (in this case, jabs at New Jersey).
The worst part is, Paterson is a comedy goldmine. Armisen should take some lessons from his predecessors on how to lampoon a politician: Tina Fey, Darrell Hammond, Dana Carvey, and going way back, Chevy Chase as Ford.
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[OLS]

After that, it's been classic Armisen: repeat ad nauseam (in this case, jabs at New Jersey).

Remember that I am down south, so it is funnier to me that he rides the N.J. pony too far. To me it only got tiresome the third time they ran the bit. But he looks just like the pol.
And wandering around the studio was great, especially the first time. But this changes nothing...Fred Armisen must die.

[CigarNut]

Armison is just an indicator of the downfall of SNL (again). While they do have some good people and writers, the show has definately declined lately...

[Kreth]

Apparently NBC has preempted SNL tonight for a documentary on suckage, hosted by some Marky Mark wannabe.
I think from now on I'll watch Dr. Who on PBS and call it a night at midnight. :rolleyes:
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[OLS]

Well Armisen torqued me off Sat nite with that show-ending sketch where he was the "teen-psychiatrist"
show producer. The premise was good, some of the banter was good, but in classic style, Fred rode the
pony to a lather and killed it.

I have to somewhat disagree with the death of SNL, if only for the presence of two superstars,
the McGruber dude Will Forte and Bill Hader, the guy that does Vincent Price so well. In fact, it
was this week's show that made me remember how versatile Bill Hader is. His impression of
James Carrville is hilarious and does not wear thin from start to finish. I used to think he was
no Darrell Hammond, but when you think about it, Hammond's characters can really 'run together' in
terms of their efficacy. Bill Hader's impressions are all unique and fully fleshed out. He does
a perfect Dateline reporter Keith Morrison. As I mentioned, he does a great Vincent Price, too.
Most people could care less and don't know Vincent Price. What I like about Bill Hader is he does
impressions AND writes funny material to go with the impression. It makes the impression work
alot longer. He is useful in recurring characters as well. Sorry to run on and on, and while two cast
members can't really save the whole show, these guys work really hard and do a great job.

[Kreth]

The whole problem for me is that TPTB insist on featuring Armisen in nearly every sketch. There's definitely some good stuff: WU, digital shorts (Laser Cats w/ Sigourney Weaver went beyond cheesy to hilarious, Shy Ronnie, and the infamous Dick in a Box), most stuff with Kenan Thompson, ESPN Classic. It's just not worth sitting through 20 minutes of unfunny crap to see one sketch that's remotely amusing. Some of the hosts and music guests are baffling too. J-Lo was about as funny as an infected hemmorhoid, Ryan Phillipe ("Who?"). "Ting Tings? Learn to sing sing." "Kei$ha? Britney/Christina/Gaga/Shakira called. She wants her act back." I'll probably watch the ep with Betty White. Other than that, I don't know if it's worth the effort.
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[The Poet]

I'll start watching SNL again when they bring John Belushi back.

[replicant_argent]

SNL is still on? What network?

[icehog3]

SNL is still on? What network?

Oxygen.

[replicant_argent]

Oxygen.

Of course it is on oxygen, er... that is part of life support, right?

[icehog3]

Of course it is on oxygen, er... that is part of life support, right?

Sounds like a joke Fred might have written, Pete. :td :r

[shilala]

I get stuck watching SNL occasionally nowadays because Lisa likes it. I have yet to see anything exceptionally funny, but every now and again I get a snicker. I'm definately not turning it on of my own volition.
I agree that Keenan is the bright spot of the show, but I spent years of cringing while the kids watched him on Nick. Now I have a two second patience span for him. If he'd just stop hollering, I could probably handle him. That's the same thing that made me turn off the tv a hundred times over the years. I can remember telling the kids, "Turn that down or I'm setting the tv on fire." It was always Keenan when I checked. The hollering just annoys me to no end. It's like fingernails on the chalkboard, and I can tolerate a lot more of that than Keenan.

[Starscream]

I'll start watching SNL again when they bring John Belushi back.

They can do that with computers nowadays. Be careful what you wish for.

[OLS]

Betty White is coming on??? Now THAT I would watch. I guess i watch cause I am one of those
drones who has HDTV but not cable. I just do not use TV as much of a noisebox in my life, so
having cable or sat. is wasted. Sure, there is a ton of stuff to watch, but when? I am in bed by
9pm nightly. SNL is my way of making Saturday last longer. I stay up late Friday and Saturday.
Mostly I am Fing around with my laptop and it is on in case they do something good.
As bad as it is, it is better than Mad TV, and I think Austin City Limits is also on opposite. I can
only take some much Indie rock from another singer-songwriter who is up and coming. So it's SNL.
So if you extrapolate, I never saw Keenan, cause I never had Nickelodeon. :D
But I can see your point. Kid TV is the worst TV.

[Kreth]

Mad TV has been done for a while now. Wanda Sykes has the 11:00 slot on Fox. In one segment, she has a roundtable with 3 guests where they discuss a current news event. It's usually pretty funny.
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[landhoney]

Mad TV has been done for a while now. Wanda Sykes has the 11:00 slot on Fox. In one segment, she has a roundtable with 3 guests where they discuss a current news event. It's usually pretty funny.
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I have not caught the show, but do not care for Sykes. Don't you find her comedy predictable? Same kind of jokes, theme, etc?

[Kreth]

I have not caught the show, but do not care for Sykes. Don't you find her comedy predictable? Same kind of jokes, theme, etc?
I think she's funnier when she's not restricted by network TV, but so far, I've enjoyed the new show.
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[icehog3]

Seth Meyers was the only thing even remotely funny last night, even my girl Wiig let me down...and that host was the worst since Steven Segal. :td

[MedicCook]

I tried to watch a little but could not handle 'Precious'.

[icehog3]

I tried to watch a little but could not handle 'Precious'.

Weekend update actually made me laugh out loud 3 times. I didn't even smile the rest of the show, and Precious' triceps made me gag.

[MedicCook]

I turned it off after the 'digital short' with the cherries. Comedy does not include Precious' cherry.

[icehog3]

I turned it off after the 'digital short' with the cherries. Comedy does not include Precious' cherry.

Worst. Digital. Short. Ever.

You should have recorded it, Weekend Update was worth scrolling through the crap for.

[Kreth]

I watched Dr. Who outwit the Judoon and a Plasmavore, and called it a night by midnight.
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[OLS]

and Precious' triceps made me gag.

Hahahahaha, it was like TWO LEGS hanging off her shoulders, right one where the left should be
and vice versa. Now there is nothing funny about that, but it sure had a major effect on me.
Your arch-ememy Armisen really hit new lows with the Danish Sinatra show thing. God is he
tough to watch. But he seems to be the lead player in alot of situations, with the rest just
supporting him. Even in staging, he is way upstage. On the bright side, it looks like McGRUBER
is going to be pretty good. At least over the top if not predictable. Val Kilmer, Powers Booth.

[landhoney]

and Precious' triceps made me gag.

Yeah, but I bet you wish your triceps were that big. :r Heck, I wish my biceps were that big. ;)

[icehog3]

Yeah, but I bet you wish your triceps were that big. :r Heck, I wish my biceps were that big. ;)

My LEGS ain't even that big, Seth! ;)

[Kreth]

So the last few weeks I've been watching Dr. Who, but I'll have to watch tomorrow night when Betty White hosts. :tu
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[Kreth]

Some thoughts on last night:
Other than the cold open, very little Armisen. :tu
Betty White was hilarious, but had a few flat spots, notably the Scared Straight sketch with Kenan.
I could have done without Jay-Z's extended "greatest hits" medley. And who was the Sting Mini-Me that came out for his second performance?
It was nice to see all the former cast members who haven't done anything since leaving SNL (except Tina Fey).
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[icehog3]

I thought the Betty White / Tina Fey Census sketch was the funniest thing SNL has done all year. :r

[Kreth]

I thought the Betty White / Tina Fey Census sketch was the funniest thing SNL has done all year. :r
Definitely a highlight. The digital short was pretty funny too: "Happy Mother's Day, motherf***ers!" :r
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[icehog3]

Definitely a highlight. The digital short was pretty funny too: "Happy Mother's Day, motherf***ers!" :r
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And when she asked McGruber "Are you out of your f***ing mind?" :r

[icehog3]

And I still think Maya Rudolph is hot. ;)

[Kreth]

I think my favorite was Delicious Dish, aka the Dusty Muffin. :r
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[Kreth]

And I still think Maya Rudolph is hot. ;)
It was cool to see her on WU as Whitney Houston. I always thought that was one of her best characters.
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[jonharky]

I have it dvr'd looking forward to watching it today

[Eleven]

Other than playing Beer Pong with Jimmy Fallon and grabbing Sandra Bullocks boobs, exactly why is everyone on the Betty White bandwagon these days? I surely missed something.

[icehog3]

Other than playing Beer Pong with Jimmy Fallon and grabbing Sandra Bullocks boobs, exactly why is everyone on the Betty White bandwagon these days? I surely missed something.

Because she is almost 90 and is still relevant and funny?

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/census/1226117/

[Kreth]

Other than playing Beer Pong with Jimmy Fallon and grabbing Sandra Bullocks boobs, exactly why is everyone on the Betty White bandwagon these days? I surely missed something.
Well, she did do a few things (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_White#Filmography) before that. :p
Seriously, I think a lot of her appeal is that she can play a role as saccharine as the dim-witted Rose from the Golden Girls, and then do something like the digital short from last night's SNL.
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[Eleven]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hatin on Betty, I just find it odd that *now* she is the toast of the town. A couple years ago she was just another old actress. Now she is an A-lister with some sort of cult-like following.

Just wondering where it all changed.

[icehog3]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hatin on Betty, I just find it odd that *now* she is the toast of the town. A couple years ago she was just another old actress. Now she is an A-lister with some sort of cult-like following.

Just wondering where it all changed.

Someone had to replace Bea Arthur as the ultimate Cougar. ;)

[Kreth]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hatin on Betty, I just find it odd that *now* she is the toast of the town. A couple years ago she was just another old actress. Now she is an A-lister with some sort of cult-like following.

Just wondering where it all changed.
I think it's a combination of the fact that she's still taking on new projects, and the ubiquity of social networking tools. Ten years ago, you might talk about something like last night's SNL with a half dozen people around the proverbial water cooler. Now, any moron with a blog or Facebook account can post up "OMG!!1! Betty White talks about her dusty muffin!!!!" complete with embedded video and reach hundreds of people. :2
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[Kreth]

Watched Dr. Who last night (Daleks FTW!), then switched over to SNL at midnight. Caught Tom Petty, a bit of WU, then Armisen and Wiig came on doing that stupid sketch where they adlib nonsense songs. Click.
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[icehog3]

After a one week respite, SNL was back to sucking, even with Baldwin hosting. I laughed once in 90 minutes, near the end of the "Hooker with a Heart" sketch.

[MedicCook]

They definately peaked with Betty White.

[Kreth]

They definately peaked with Betty White.
I think Lorne Michaels knew she'd be a tough act to follow, and tried to pull out the big guns. Unfortunately, not every Baldwin show has a Pete Shweddy sketch.
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[OLS]

I think they often try too hard to "blue" out a squeaky-clean host. It was as if every
sketch they had Betty White in had some kind of a curse word bleeped out. It's funny
a few times, but it got old fast. Of course, that's what they do best, right?

[icehog3]

I think Lorne Michaels knew she'd be a tough act to follow, and tried to pull out the big guns. Unfortunately, not every Baldwin show has a Pete Shweddy sketch.
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Or "Canteen Boy". :r

[Kreth]

I think they often try too hard to "blue" out a squeaky-clean host. It was as if every
sketch they had Betty White in had some kind of a curse word bleeped out.
I guess the squeaky-clean image comes from The Golden Girls. She's always made pretty suggestive (if not quite so explicit) comments on talk shows, and in Lake Placid she was pretty foul-mouthed (about the only thing worth watching in that POS).
Or "Canteen Boy". :r
One of my favorites was him and Steve Martin trying to kill each other and claim the title for most times as host.
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[MedicCook]

Betty White is far from clean. Watch her on some of the Comedy Central Roast's. :r

[Kreth]

Once again, I watched Dr. Who, then switched to SNL. Oh cool, Tina Fey, she's pretty funny. Who the f**k is this Hansen brother wannabe in the sketch with her? And Armisen. Ugh. Well, maybe the next sketch will be better.
Commercial, then "Ladies and gentlemen, Justin Beeber (sp?)." Click.
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[icehog3]

I saw the Tina Fey episode the first time it aired. Regardless of how cute she is, I wasn't going to put myself through that 90 minutes a second time.

[Kreth]

You remember on Beavis and Butthead how a crappy video would come on, and they would just sit there staring at the TV with these horrified looks on their faces? That was me when the "musical" number started, for about 30 seconds, then I dove for the remote to change the channel. :r
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[MedicCook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tj-WBuU6Hk

[icehog3]

You remember on Beavis and Butthead how a crappy video would come on, and they would just sit there staring at the TV with these horrified looks on their faces? That was me when the "musical" number started, for about 30 seconds, then I dove for the remote to change the channel. :r
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That's because you aren't a 12 year old girl, Jeff. :r

[MedicCook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K4r14ZNy8Q

[Kreth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K4r14ZNy8Q
Depositories :r:r:r
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[MedicCook]

Depositories :r:r:r
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I love B&B.

[icehog3]

Maybe Fred will get a job washing cars before next season.

[Kreth]

Maybe Fred will get a job washing cars before next season.
I don't get it. :confused:
I tried watching the repeat of the Baldwin episode, and got to the same spot: when Armisen and Wiig started crapping up WU with that stupid sketch ad-libbing nonsense songs. And when did Tom Petty turn into Bob Dylan?
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[icehog3]

i don't get it. :confused:
I tried watching the repeat of the baldwin episode, and got to the same spot: When armisen and wiig started crapping up wu with that stupid sketch ad-libbing nonsense songs. and when did tom petty turn into bob dylan?
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2002. ;)

[MedicCook]

Tom Petty rules.

[icehog3]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/scared-to-death.png

[Kreth]

I lasted until WU, and the appearance of the duo I like to call Garth and *click* :r
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[icehog3]

I lasted until WU, and the appearance of the duo I like to call Garth and *click* :r
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That's what prompted the pic. ;)

[OLS]

You know Kreth, I used to come into this thread and think, "Boy, who crapped in his corn flakes?". I find F.A. annoying,
but he's not really THAT bad. Yes, he is....and last night really put the cherry on top. can tolerate a lot of stuff that
idiot does, but that garth and kat thing is the weakest, lamest, most annoying schtick I have ever seen in 30 years of
SNL. Just awful. I muted the TV and surfed the web for 7-8 minutes. What's worse is he will probably stay FOREVER.

[Kreth]

One spot of good news: Bin Laden's death means one less Armisen character.
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[fid]

Funniest ever bit on SNL is Will Ferell as Harry Carrey, the Cubs announcer. He nailed it.

[OLS]

Yahoo, tonight's the night.....hey wait, isn't SNL on tonight with a season finale??
OOOHHHhh Yeah,
my man Justin Timberlake. Now, tell me THAT'S not gonna be good. Especially since when JT is on, there
is far too much to do to have to drag the lake for Armisen bits. I'll need a nap for this one.

[icehog3]

I like JT a lot, funny kid. His shows have been among the best SNLs the last few seasons.

Fred still needs to die though...and will in 2 hours and 27 minutes.

[OLS]

Dangit.

[icehog3]

Bill Hader cracked me up last night. I think his "Stefan" character is one of the consistently funniest on the show in years.

[OLS]

yeah, Tom, he is the best current cast member for sheer skills. His Vincent Price sketches are just a treat.