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Tonight's SNL (Sat the 18th) *Spoiler for West Coast*

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WMC2006

Governor Sarah Palin made a couple of appearances and did a good job. She appeared with producer Lorne Michaels in a sketch that had Tina Fey back again and Alec Baldwin as well. She appeared later on Weekend Update in a funny bit. And, of course, on-stage at the end of the show during the goodbye. She seemed very relaxed during her appearances.

Mark Wahlberg appeared briefly to parody the news about him not liking Andy Samberg's impression of him.

Other than that, nothing remarkable about the show. Ok job by the host but can't recall his name. Same with the musical guest (Odell?).

Why is Darrell Hammond still even there?? He's in something like his 13th year but appears briefly in one sketch at about 12:40am.

Amy Poehler is about to pop that baby. I'd like to see that in the middle of a sketch. :D
 
Attention Lorne Michaels: your show would be a little funnier if your cast were looking at each other during dialog instead of reading off of teleprompters (or is that still cue cards?) - just a little funnier. But what your show really needs is a humor transfusion.

SNL = Still Not Laughing
 
What in the Sam Hill was that " FartFace " sketch about? OMG. Bunch of idiots screaming FartFace.

Fey's impersonation of Palin is ok though. I prefer to watch the dude who impersonates Bush on the Tonight Show. He's funny. Especially on the Celebrity Jeopardy game.
 
I was disappointed with this SNL episode. Overall I didn't think it was that funny, and Palin's appearances were so minimal and insignificant that it seemed awkward that she was even there.
 
dhett said:
Attention Lorne Michaels: your show would be a little funnier if your cast were looking at each other during dialog instead of reading off of teleprompters (or is that still cue cards?) - just a little funnier. But what your show really needs is a humor transfusion.

SNL = Still Not Laughing
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Chief perpetrator of that offense: Alec Baldwin. During the first Palin skit, he was totally staring off to the left of the camera and reading the cue cards (or prompter). I mean, come on......at least try to LOOK like you're acting! The guy didn't even bother to mail it in.

Agreed on the fart face skit. What was the joke? It just wasn't funny.

Now, for some reason, MacGruber made me laugh out loud. Those inserts were funny.
 
BRNout said:
Now, for some reason, MacGruber made me laugh out loud. Those inserts were funny.
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Different strokes, I guess. I found the MacGruber inserts as annoying as the Fartface sketch. MacGyver isn't current, and the stock market tie-in made no sense. Running the same basic sketch three times (getting blown up each time) made it worse. The MasterCard commercials did a much better parody of MacGyver.
 
BRNout said:
Chief perpetrator of that offense: Alec Baldwin. During the first Palin skit, he was totally staring off to the left of the camera and reading the cue cards (or prompter). I mean, come on......at least try to LOOK like you're acting! The guy didn't even bother to mail it in.
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I have to say Thumbs Down on this episode. If SNL had a record audience, they must have been VERY disappointed.

Palin didn't do anything. I thought Oliver Stone in his brief cameo did more. The best candidate appearance was Hillary Clinton last March.

Alec Baldwin was bad. He's hosted 13 times and the last couple he has blatantly read the cue cards/prompter.

A Phoenix radio DJ thought it was a conspiracy that Adam Samberg did his Mark Wahlberg just to have Wahlberg come on and answer the weekend Max Payne opened.

I'm sick of Kristen Wiig and her silly characters. Fart Face wasn't funny. Fall Foliage went nowhere. The Armisen/Hader piano player was stupid.

I'll always watch SNL but they blew a big chance to have people actually watch the show rather than going to Hulu.com or You Tube.
 
Agreed! We can do without the MacGruber sketches or Will Forte's other character, Wil Calhoun. Man is that character boring! Stone's cameo was cool! Wahlberg's appearance was expected but still funny! Alec Baldwin was forgettable for the most part, but the last time he hosted was one of their better episodes as of late (e.g. Tony Bennett appearing in Alec's The Tony Bennett Show sketch, proving his impression of him was spot-on). As for Kristin Wiig, she does an awesome Jane Pauley and I like when she plays the old lady giving her movie reviews (Ah Gawwwwdd! Whaaatttt?). She just didn't have it here tonight. Casey Wilson is cute, but needs a good sketch or two. Lastly, as for Amy Phoeler, I think she's done with the show once she has her baby.
 
KML-224 said:
Agreed! We can do without the MacGruber sketches or Will Forte's other character, Wil Calhoun. Man is that character boring! Stone's cameo was cool! Wahlberg's appearance was expected but still funny! Alec Baldwin was forgettable for the most part, but the last time he hosted was one of their better episodes as of late (e.g. Tony Bennett appearing in Alec's The Tony Bennett Show sketch, proving his impression of him was spot-on). As for Kristin Wiig, she does an awesome Jane Pauley and I like when she plays the old lady giving her movie reviews (Ah Gawwwwdd! Whaaatttt?). She just didn't have it here tonight. Casey Wilson is cute, but needs a good sketch or two. Lastly, as for Amy Phoeler, I think she's done with the show once she has her baby.
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The character is 'Tim Calhoun' and is pretty useless although pretty funny the first 1000 times we saw him in previous seasons. Kristin Wiig's movie-review character is Amy's aunt (Aunt Mary, I THINK) and appears during Weekend Update sketches. Amy IS leaving the show once she goes on maternity leave which lately looks like it should have started 3 weeks ago. ::) And have you ever noticed that Amy is in pretty much EVERY SINGLE SKETCH?? Why?? Yet, Darrell Hammond, in his 13th year, shows up once for 30 seconds at 12:40.

Alec Baldwin's best SNL moment was "Schwetty Balls". :D
 
If it were not for Tina Fay doing her impression of Sarah Palin, SNL wouldn't have an audience.
The show ran out of gas years ago. Why does NBC still keep that show on the air? They would be better off trying to lure Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. At least that program has great writers and Stewart is funny.
 
WMC2006 said:
Alec Baldwin's best SNL moment was "Schwetty Balls". :D
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Actually, I liked Baldwin's "Schweddy Wiener" better! :-X

Best Baldwin SNL moment was the 'Greenhilly' sketch on 21 April 1989 when Baldwin passionately kissed Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Nora Dunn, Phil Hartmann(!) and a puppet dog. The Dog was the best because Baldwin was tongue-kissing it and the dog had a very long tongue!
 
brian4 said:
WMC2006 said:
Alec Baldwin's best SNL moment was "Schwetty Balls". :D
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Actually, I liked Baldwin's "Schweddy Wiener" better! :-X

Best Baldwin SNL moment was the 'Greenhilly' sketch on 21 April 1989 when Baldwin passionately kissed Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Nora Dunn, Phil Hartmann(!) and a puppet dog. The Dog was the best because Baldwin was tongue-kissing it and the dog had a very long tongue!
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Wow, I don't recall that sketch at all. I'll have to see if I can find it on youtube or something. And I wouldn't mind tonguekissing Phil Hartm....I mean....Jan Hooks and Victoria Jackson myself. ;D
 
The Voice of Reason said:
If it were not for Tina Fay doing her impression of Sarah Palin, SNL wouldn't have an audience.
The show ran out of gas years ago. Why does NBC still keep that show on the air? They would be better off trying to lure Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. At least that program has great writers and Stewart is funny.
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Then it wouldn't be the DAILY Show! I think Jon Stewart is waiting for Dave Letterman to retire and try to get The Late Show.
 
They should've gotten my all-time favorite Sarah -- Michelle Gellar -- in lieu of Baldwin.

Besides, she isn't doing anything between now and when she starts filming the pilot of her upcoming HBO show!
 
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