he is the Reynolds Woodcock of sketch comedy
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 22:18 (five years ago) link
afaik Armisen was never accused of sexual harassment or assault, just being an asshole / bad boyfriend / bad date. he's admitted as much. Could be wrong though - anything in one of the Gawker pieces? I don't remember anything other than, yeah, DDL in Phantom Thread style coldness.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 22:33 (five years ago) link
I don't follow people/gossip news and rarely watch snl and I always thought Armisen was gay and a very nice person...very perceptive !
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 11:40 (five years ago) link
hi mom
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 12:15 (five years ago) link
Most surprising thing about Armisen (to me anyway) is that he was married to Sally Timms of the Mekons for several years.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 12:26 (five years ago) link
I don't know how long they were hitched. He was a punk indie Chicago scene mainstay, like Timms (who still is).
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 14:11 (five years ago) link
I can imagine Armisen marrying a sc13no without knowing anything about it and then dropping the whole basket of clams when he realised
― Mighty Seething Bat (sic), Wednesday, 19 September 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
Not sure how well SNL's 1991 take on the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings would play today, but I think it's still very much on point. Featuring Al Franken playing a Senator no one remembers! https://t.co/pNGeMJKCEG— Dennis Perrin (@DennisThePerrin) September 19, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 September 2018 20:02 (five years ago) link
anyone read the big piece on Chevy Chase making the rounds? depressing and I kind of feel for him. The headlines pulled from it are kind of out of context though, which is ironic considering that's 'out of context' and 'misunderstood' seem to be the claims the writer is making for Chase.
― akm, Thursday, 20 September 2018 02:54 (five years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/lifestyle/chevy-chase-cant-change/
(the headlines running in other places are "chase bashes SNL/Donald Glover" neither of which he really does in this article)
Dude has always been a massive asshole
― flappy bird, Thursday, 20 September 2018 03:59 (five years ago) link
he does pretty much bash SNL
― President Keyes, Thursday, 20 September 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
"I’m amazed that Lorne has gone so low. I had to watch a little of it, and I just couldn’t f------ believe it.”
“That means a whole generation of shitheads laughs at the worst f------ humor in the world,” he says. “You know what I mean? How could you dare give that generation worse shit than they already have in their lives? It just drives me nuts.”
― President Keyes, Thursday, 20 September 2018 16:01 (five years ago) link
Chevy otm
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 20 September 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
he does sound pretty racist though
he is the most tortured, conflicted and miserable public figure i can think of
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 20 September 2018 16:15 (five years ago) link
really
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 20 September 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
have you seen our president
he *should* be the most tortured, conflicted and miserable public figure but his ego won't allow it i think
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 20 September 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
There's a new documentary out on Gilda Radner called Love, Gilda, which I saw last night. Very nice, though it never really shows a full skit with her in it (I suppose anyone can go look those up) and focuses much more on her life and what drove the decisions she made (to go into comedy, to not return to SNL, to basically retire from acting all together). Chase shows up maybe twice to say nice things; was surprised at no Jane Curtin or Bill Murrary appearances though.
― akm, Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
one thing I learned in it that I had no idea about: she was married to GE Smith???? (and left him for Gene Wilder)
― akm, Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link
(I suppose anyone can go look those up)
Not if the documentary ever screens or streams or is released outside the US.
― Bitty Gingham Sheet (sic), Saturday, 22 September 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
another show where they saved some of the funniest sketches for the second half. i don't know why they foisted that Fortnite thing on everyone as the first major sketch, it was awful. Driver as Pete Davidson's oil baron father, however, had me dying.
I think the less said about these kanye performances the best.
― akm, Sunday, 30 September 2018 16:30 (five years ago) link
More folks are talking about the Kanye MAGA "I am not in the sunken place" rant that happened onstage after the show had just ended.
https://people.com/music/kanye-west-trump-speech-saturday-night-live/
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 30 September 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
Oh kyle mooney, you still suck so bad.
― Yerac, Monday, 1 October 2018 03:47 (five years ago) link
You’re nuts. I want Kyle and Beck Show.
― DJI, Monday, 1 October 2018 06:12 (five years ago) link
Kyle still #1
― JRN, Monday, 1 October 2018 06:42 (five years ago) link
This was pretty awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7HD2xG92-0
― DJI, Monday, 1 October 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
adam driver carries that entire sketch on his shoulders but he's incredible
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 1 October 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
echoes of the Prospector Will Ferrell sketch, but that's never a bad thing
― nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Monday, 1 October 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
yea Driver is so good in that
― flappy bird, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
exactly, that was far and away the funniest part of the show. why did they stick it way in the back half? why did they subject us to some unfunny fortnite shit at the beginning? and I swear that Domenico's coffee sketch: didn't they do that last year or the year before, almost note for note?
― akm, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
I shut this off before Kanye started blathering
― akm, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
Pretty impressive of you not to watch something that wasn’t broadcast tbh
― Ah, the minty egg bits (sic), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 00:10 (five years ago) link
sic burn
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
did he not start blathering while it was running? that's what I heard. anyway don't give a fuck have a nice day
― akm, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
^^^ cosign. Seriously don't care about his MAGA hat, his SNL appearance, or his entire career.
― Freddy "Boom Boom" QAnon (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 17:00 (five years ago) link
some seriously hard men itt. i also got huge gus chiggins vibes from that oil baron sketch, especially with pete davidson in the jimmy fallon role of nearly breaking the entire time.
― sovereignty flight, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
OK the "male supplement" ad was something that needed to happen
― DEATH PUPPET (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 14 October 2018 03:52 (five years ago) link
Loved this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxIg80kk_-s
― flappy bird, Sunday, 14 October 2018 05:30 (five years ago) link
That was good
Paul Simon just straight up sounding like the music in the NPR segments on Parks & Rec
― DEATH PUPPET (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 14 October 2018 07:14 (five years ago) link
Apparently the guy who thinks New Orleans accents are automatically hilarious still works at SNL but his partner who wrote the funny parts of Maine Justice doesn't
― DEATH PUPPET (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 14 October 2018 07:37 (five years ago) link
that sketch was terrible. as was most of this show. above posted sketch one of the few highlights.
― akm, Monday, 15 October 2018 06:22 (five years ago) link
Pedant alert: that's a Cajun accent, not a New Orleans accent. And proving that humor is subjective, that was my favorite of the night. The sheer wtf-ness reminded me of the infamous potato chip sketch. MAGA biscuit!
Also a fan of Kenan's Treece Henderson Trio. Gucci shoes!
Overall thought this was stronger than many recent nights, although the bar has been set pretty low...
― Freddy "Boom Boom" QAnon (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 15:21 (five years ago) link
that cajun sketch just made me miss jason sudeikis and maine justice
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
treece henderson after the "trees" song kinda confused me because they sound the same but tbf i was very tired. also i laughed at both of those a lot so
― vote no on ilxit (Will M.), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:53 (five years ago) link
the treece sketches are funny even if the're the same fucking joke all the time. at least it's not overdone.
― akm, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
this season is pretty terrible so far :(
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
yessssss it is
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
agree with that and this
― DEATH PUPPET (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link