http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/abby-elliott-not-returning-to-saturday-night-live/
Abby Elliot is gone.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
was she the one who was Bein' Quirky w/ Zooey Deschanel?
― clijster flockhart (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 2 September 2012 02:36 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah
― Clay, Sunday, 2 September 2012 02:37 (eleven years ago) link
aw that's sad, I will miss her
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Sunday, 2 September 2012 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
Aww I liked her. Hope she turns up on Eagleheart sometime.
― A Pick Up Artist's Guide to Negative Approach (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 2 September 2012 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
that's too bad
― goole, Sunday, 2 September 2012 03:29 (eleven years ago) link
She'd just gotten funny! Oh well.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 2 September 2012 03:37 (eleven years ago) link
Dang
― Raymond Cummings, Sunday, 2 September 2012 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/5620408/old_french_whore
― Newgod joins this board, and quickly he's some dude (goole), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
a thing at the avclub on the legendary doumanian season tipped me to this clip i'd never seen before from the first ebersol era episode. not hilarious but interesting to anyone interested in this show i think - http://www.hulu.com/watch/271485
― balls, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Chicago represents with two new castmembers!
― This Whole Fridge Is Full Of (Old Lunch), Friday, 7 September 2012 23:15 (eleven years ago) link
I hate to pigeonhole, but I'm thinking the Aidy girl was brought in because Melissa McCarthy's hosting gig went over so well. Also, look for some Adele sketches.
I don't have a read on the Tim guy yet.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 September 2012 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's kind of a shitty thing to say
― drag-∞n (some dude), Friday, 7 September 2012 23:32 (eleven years ago) link
Let me clarify—through the eyes of Lorne Michaels, that's why Aidy was brought in and I fully expect SNL to exploit her talent in those areas because that's exactly what SNL does.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 September 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
i saw her in her second city show a few months ago and she was funny, definitely the crowd favorite. i'm sure she gets the melissa mccarthy stuff a bunch now but she was just good, def had the biggest star power of anyone in that show.
like... it's definitely weird, like, she gets laughs because a lot of people are just like "LOL a fat person! doing something!" but that's a general problem not connected to her specifically (mccarthy def traded on that in 'bridesmaids'). but bryant has a lot of talent.
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 September 2012 00:30 (eleven years ago) link
I agree that it's odd (albeit awesome) that Lorne hired Aidy (particularly if, for example, the Casey Wilson weight rumors were to be believed). But she has been a Second City main stager for a while now, so her getting hired kinda makes more sense on that level than, say, Vanessa Bayer (who arguably wasn't nearly as high profile in the scene).
― This Whole Fridge Is Full Of (Old Lunch), Saturday, 8 September 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
Hm, I'm pretty sure I saw Robinson at Second City a year ago (w/La Lechera!), but can't remember him.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Saturday, 8 September 2012 06:02 (eleven years ago) link
The music network here plays reruns during the week. This morning, they had the sketch from '08 where Ferrell/Bush was in the Oval Office, ready to endorse McCain, and Fey/Palin walks in. I don't think you can say this enough: Fey's Palin was something beyond genius. "John and I have just been out travellin' around this great country of ours, talkin' about change and energy independence and William Ayers." The way she says it, the way they're all just words divorced from any meaning--she doesn't know what any of it means, she's just overjoyed to be there. Fey was so integral to why that election was so memorable.
― clemenza, Sunday, 9 September 2012 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
it's a shame that they're seemingly never going to do a Tina Fey best-of DVD/special just because it would have to be at least 50% Weekend Update, but they could probably pad it out pretty well with some of those Palin sketches. even the times she's hosted since '08 have had some pretty memorable sketches.
― manic pixie, mercy, yo chick she's so quirky (some dude), Sunday, 9 September 2012 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
Colonel Angus, never forget!
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 9 September 2012 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
...and "Old! French! Whore!" (which she once said was her favorite sketch as a writer)
― Instagrams of Lily on My Facebook Wall (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 September 2012 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
a collection of great sketches she wrote but didn't act in (or wasn't the star of, like COlonel Angus) would be cool but obv that stuff wouldn't be on an official DVD
― manic pixie, mercy, yo chick she's so quirky (some dude), Sunday, 9 September 2012 19:23 (eleven years ago) link
And yet another Chicago performer, Cecily Strong, has been added to the cast!
― This Whole Fridge Is Full Of (Old Lunch), Monday, 10 September 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
And in a surprise move, Lil Durk added to SNL cast
― centibutt hz (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 10 September 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
xp she cuet
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 September 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
OK, Tim Robinson is also in Cook Co. Social Club at iO? Weird that I don't recognize him at all ... though I don't think I ever seen CCSC perform with all five members.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Monday, 10 September 2012 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
dying @ whiney
― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Monday, 10 September 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
Jay Pharoah is your new Obama!
http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/snl-jay-pharoah-replacing-fred-armisen-obama-video-56171
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
sounds about right. probably a better use for him than having him to denzel once a month.
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
If anything, this means less Fred Armisen. I really liked that guy once upon a time, but it seems like he's in every sketch.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:49 (eleven years ago) link
well lorne did call him "the backbone" of the show, so
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:49 (eleven years ago) link
that's a conspicuous demotion
― goole, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
finalfuckingly
― balls, Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, it took long enough.
― NR’s resident heavy-metal expert (Nicole), Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:33 (eleven years ago) link
The thinking was probably along the lines of, "Obama's likely to be in office for another four years, Armisen's unlikely to stick around that long, we need to give Pharaoh a reason to be on the show, this seems like a decent time to make the switch."
― This Whole Fridge Is Full Of (Old Lunch), Thursday, 13 September 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
Taran Killam will likely take on the part of Romney running mate Paul Ryan.
I just assumed that would go to Hader, but Taran Killam? Speaking as one doughy guy to another, you're too doughy to play Paul Ryan.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 13 September 2012 05:28 (eleven years ago) link
yeah seriously -- Hader would be a good call
― some dude, Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:43 (eleven years ago) link
already said it upthread, but they shouldn't have gotten rid of Paul Brittain as long as Ryan could have made VPhttp://i47.tinypic.com/302p1t1.jpg
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:58 (eleven years ago) link
not crazy about Sudeikis's Mitt Romney but glad that will keep him on the show for at least half the season
― some dude, Thursday, 13 September 2012 11:26 (eleven years ago) link
I love his Romney. He gets at the the utter lack of empathy thing pretty well. I just think they haven't learned to write Romney in an interesting way yet.
― Clay, Thursday, 13 September 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's probably true. there's so much more fuel for jokes now, i could see him pulling off some great Romney sketches this fall.
― some dude, Thursday, 13 September 2012 23:56 (eleven years ago) link
his biden > his romney
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 16 September 2012 03:31 (eleven years ago) link
anyway, jay is kinda good as obama! i'm sorta impressed
i mean i know he's solely an impressionist but so much better than armisen
hes better than i thought hed be but i def still prefer armisten
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 16 September 2012 03:41 (eleven years ago) link
Season premiere tonight, btw, if it hasn't been mentioned.
― nickn, Sunday, 16 September 2012 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
i'm sorta confused about this "sex over 50 sketch"... are we supposed to pretend that we don't remember when this skit was about pubescent kids or what?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 16 September 2012 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
oh man they're already shitting on "gangnam style".... too bad
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 16 September 2012 03:54 (eleven years ago) link
well "gangnam style" had a good run
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 16 September 2012 03:57 (eleven years ago) link
lol John Mayer guitar solo
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Sunday, 16 September 2012 04:55 (eleven years ago) link