Saturday Night Live

just curious if SNL has touched Ferguson or Staten Island in the last few week

they opened with it this week

I didn't see it, but read someone tweet they thought the opening was tone-deaf because that person thought the skit only made fun of Al Sharpton

I didn't think it was a particularly good sketch - the big jokes seemed to be mispronunciations

That's the key feature of Kenan's Sharpton impersonation.

it wasn't the only target, but the laugh lines about the incredulity of the Eric Garner case fell really, really flat, so it turned into the audience only laughing at the mispronunciations.

Leslie Jones reddit AMA

says she's 47 in that - will officially be the oldest new cast member in the show's history if she gets bumped up (mckean was 46)

she is very funny. actually like the new episodes i've seen this season. they have more of an edge than in recent years.

they're bringing in more stand-ups and word is that they're increasingly hiring people who auditioned as performers to be writers, rather than people who submitted writing packets (i.e. leslie jones). i think it leads to a show more wildly hit-and-miss than when it's all ucb/second city/io ensemble types, but they probably needed to shake up the cruise control mode they've been in for a while.

they probably needed to shake up the cruise control mode they've been in for a while.

Letting the improv-trained cast actually improvise would be one way to do that.

I'm glad Mike O Brien is still around and getting to make these movies. I liked Growaguy.

grow-a-guy was great. the aggressive bullying by that one guy was almost uncomfortable to watch, which can be a very good element on a show like snl.

the sketch embedded above is hilarious by modern SNL standards

I just ran across this guy's website:

http://www.dwdiamond.com/L2L.html

he was on SNL once years ago and has sent Lorne Michaels like, 3000 letters since that he archives on his site.

ok kyle mooney as adnan/kris kringle is great

lots of great impressions in that one tbh

the three singers chewing on garbage sketch was incredible

I thought so too, but 1D fans were furious because airing that apparently meant dropping another sketch in which they were featured.

well that ruins everything

i could have sworn there were two sketches that had all five singers chewing on garbage

(do you see)

lol Sia is weird and terrible

I mean her stage shows specifically, which I guess are designed to distract you from the fact that she doesn't want to be on stage

Spoiler: there's a mime doing sign language.

I watched that. Sia with the visor or something hanging down so you couldn't see her face. I don't get her appeal, but she seems like the type of singer that Lady Gaga fans would like.

I liked the Bushwick Brooklyn sketch with Kevin Hart, Jay Pharoah and Keenan. Kate Mckinnon doing Justin Bieber's Calvin Klein ad also was kinda funny

Sure was a lot of death by gunfire in this episode.

Was hoping that the monitor would have never started working again in the Instagram show sketch. That would have been a delicious disaster considering that the whole premise rode on being able to see the photos.

Yea, that mayo portion of the ending for the Bushwick Brooklyn sketch was a little unsettling.

JK Simmons and D'Angelo on 1/31

Wow! That should be amazing. Or amazing for SNL, anyway.

Spoiler: there's a mime doing sign language.

― pelvic slang (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ)

I cannot imagine a universe where what that mime is doing is language

http://www.avclub.com/article/heres-incredibly-awkward-sketch-cut-weekends-snl-214103

i didn't think it was so awkward, i like mooney's shtick

Was cracking up this week at how serious Kate & Aidy were on the "The Wishing Boot" song this week.

Michael Che seems to be settling into update pretty well. The Riblet bit with Bobby this week was great.

I've had that goddamn song stuck in my head for a couple of days now.

It is quite an earworm!

Whoa

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/234286/eddie-murphy-returning-to-snl-for-first-time-in-30-years/

He must have found a rare open date in his engagement calendar.

open date in calendar and empty wallet.

moynihan was great this last ep btw, riblet & the shawshank sketch had me loling

i don't think hosting SNL represents a financial windfall, or that a guy who did 4 Shrek movies needs one

He's not hosting afaik. He's just coming back for the anniversary special.

kind of a relief tbh dude hasn't been funny in 25 years

Despite which, how long do you figure his standing ovation will be?

If you've enjoyed the show in the last 30, he deserves one for being the first proof anything can come of it after the first five

Like yeah yeah norbit but he's easily one of the most important performers to come out of it

According to Uproxx, the last time Murphy set foot on the “SNL” stage was February 25, 1984, with host Edwin Newman and musical guest Kool & the Gang

Not true; Eddie hosted on December 15, 1984 (with musical guest Robert Plant and the Honeydrippers). Probably the best episode that season, with one of Eddie's (and SNL's) all-time career highlights, the "White Like Me" short film.

Like yeah yeah norbit but he's easily one of the most important performers to come out of it

― da croupier, Friday, January 30, 2015 9:32 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Uh, probably THE?

Trying to think of others on his level and it's arguably:

Bill Murray
Tina Fey
Jimmy Fallon
Al Franken
Ben Stiller?
Robert Downey Jr?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus?

(possibly also Chris Rock?)

well i'm talking about importance to the survival of the show, not just fame or worthiness for the mark twain prize

oh well then, Tim Kazurinsky no question

C'mon, guys. Gottfried.