Saturday Night Live

do yall think it's a coincidence that samberg has been in every taylor skit tonight??

& like three times the amount of skits as usual!!

i down w/ this sketch too lol

oh dear taylor

she's really off

This can't be blamed on SNL's inept soundguy.

lol @ Kristen Wiig's Natalie Merchant impression.

lol @ shakira - not shrill enough tho

wear a pantsuit and send a fax

lol @ jennifer hudson

That was the funniest episode ever, right? I still sort of stunned...

it was really hilarious

ehh

I think every sketch made me laugh at least once, which is unheard of.

It was a common occurrence in the days of Lovitz and Hartman. So funniest ever? Nah.

Back then you'd have to sit through a Pat Stevens sketch or some other cringe-worthy bomb at some point in the evening. I stand by my assertion.

What? Nora Dunn was always awesome.

LOL Hader as Eddie Vedder. I wish he'd done it for a little longer.

i hope you guys realize that for anyone who doesn't have a computer and TV in the same room and tries to read this thread after watching the episode, half your posts about "this sketch" and "this character" make absolutely no sense w/o any further comment or context, unless i like try really hard to match up the time of the posts to a sketch or something

it was a good episode, though not as amazing as y'all seem to think, swift was a good host. it was weird that samberg was in so many sketches.

What? Nora Dunn was always awesome.

Okay, I don't think we're going to reach an understanding in this debate. Saying Nora Dunn was always awesome is almost as crazy as saying Molly Shannon was always awesome.

If anything, Taylor Swift would be a great repeat host.

1) I concur that Taylor Swift was a surprisingly good host, and that I really wouldn't mind seeing her host again.

2) I will seriously question Lorne Michaels' judement if Bobby Moynihan isn't a full-fledged cast member by the beginning of next season at the latest.

3) I know it was part of the point, but the Bunny Business sketch really felt like someone found a script from the mid-90s behind a file cabinet somewhere and dusted it off.

4) Just an observation: it occurs to me that this is (seemingly) the most genial cast in as long as I can remember. Aside from, like, maybe Seth Meyers (who may be a great guy but seems to have more asshole potiential than most of the others), they all seem like affable folks who are probably really friendly offstage. I notice the contrast when watching older episodes with earlier casts where some/a lot of them seem like they're probably somewhat dickish offstage (as has been confirmed in some cases). I don't know if that has something to do with the dearth of stand-ups (often not the happiest or most pleasant people in the world) in the current cast, but I'm curious as to what effect that has on the quality of show. It's probably a healthier environment, psychologically, than it has been at times in the past, but I wonder what effect an environment without much conflict has on the quality of the material produced. Yes, I do think about these things, sometimes quite a lot.

In addition to questioning Lorne Michaels' judement, I will also be questioning his judgment just for good measure.

Bunny Business was A+ for me

Taylor certainly had better stage presence then when she was on last year. I remember her being so incredibly nervous/awkward/stiff.

shit episode except for fred armisen's randy newman impression

Deric, why do you think Seth has "asshole potential"?

I didn't see Taylor Swift last year, but nervous/awkward/stiff kind of sums up her presence on the show the other night. Hard to watch at times. Bunny Business and Firelight were the best bits.

What? Her opening song was SO funny and natural. (''I bet you expect me to say/Something bad about Kanye . . .'')

Is she a really twangy country singer? I totally want to hear her music now.

She's, what, 20? And she was in like every skit, I'm willing to cut her a break.

Yeah, the monologue was decent. I'm just thinking of her in the "Scared Straight" sketch, for instance.

monologue was terrible, i don't know why people were laughing, there were no jokes

even bunny business was their fallback "get everyone out to do a celebrity impression for no reason" sketch. some of the impressions are funny but without a real context it just feels empty and embarassing

"get everyone out to do a celebrity impression for no reason" sketch

Admittedly, I'm a big fan of this, and in fact, I think the lack of context is WHY I often like it -- it just becomes kind of absurd. I was even thinking, while watching Bunny Business, that I'd have been perfectly content just watching them roll out celebrity impressions for like 20 minutes. I'll take that over a sketch with a single joke that's pummeled into the ground.

n/a, do you like taylor swift?

Yeah, the monologue was decent. I'm just thinking of her in the "Scared Straight" sketch, for instance.

Tbh, she had no business even being in that sketch. Definitely her worst one of the night. Its like they just told her to follow Kenan around and do what he does.

monologue was terrible, i don't know why people were laughing, there were no jokes

Oh come on, it wasn't hilarious, but there were some "jokes".

i don't really have an opinion on taylor swift, i think i've only heard a couple of her songs. i do have opinions about comedy shows and whether they should be funny or not (hint: they should). i know swift isn't an experienced actress and snl often has to deal with hosts who aren't really actors or even "funny" and i have definitely seen worse hosts than her. i'm not blaming the shitty show on her, they were relying way more than usual on stock characters, and even the ones i like (nicholas fehn, penelope) were weaker than usual. i laughed at firelight, the newman impression, and kenan's performance in scared straight.

i honestly can't think of any jokes in the monologue song, it was all just cutesy self-references

just so you can judge my taste, my favorite sketch of the season so far is "what up with that?"

Deric, why do you think Seth has "asshole potential"?

Probably because he's a little too good at playing a believable snarky asshole. I don't really think he's an asshole. He just seems a little more aloof than the rest of the cast, maybe? Plus it probably takes a certain type-A personality to be head writer. Anyway. This is almost entirely intuitive and probably mostly in my own mind. I ain't judgin'. The whole lot of them are probably more friendly and gregarious than I am. Ain't none of 'em Chevy Chase, at any rate.

even the ones i like (nicholas fehn, penelope) were weaker than usual.

These characters need to be put to bed. I liked them, too, at first, but there's not enough to either of them to fuel recurring sketches. The show seems to be completely wrongheaded at the moment as to which characters are and are not deserving of recurring sketches.

For instance: 'What Up With That?' I would watch every week without complaint.

I seem to be liking Kenan a lot more this season. But dear god, no more Grady Wilson. Please? Twice was two times too many.

kenan is really growing on me, i think i voted for him in the "worst snl cast member" poll but he's making me laugh a lot this season so far.

I think it might be that he's shedding some of his "I wanna be adored!"-ness, which is often my least favorite quality in a comedic performer (see: Jim Carrey (sometimes), Jimmy Fallon).

i honestly can't think of any jokes in the monologue song, it was all just cutesy self-references

Yeah, but the self-referential lines were funny, sweet and well-delivered. And I know nothing about Taylor Swift's personal life (except the Kanye West debacle). Oh, and I'm totally uninterested in the Twilight franchise.

^^^^^^ this

But I also think What Up With That? is the best sketch of the season. So my taste is probably wrong.

kenan is president of snl this season imo

Okay, seriously? A farting Grace Kelly sketch?

smh at the black eyed peas

i thought i didnt mind that song until i watched that

god, could they have any less personality? what do those other 2 even less attractive guys even do?