Saturday Night Live

THE CAPE - why am I watching this terrible, terrible show

Oh can i mention, the best SNL performance of the last few weeks was Jason Sudekis tickled pink in the sketch where Jim Carrey was the psychic celeb impersonator. I was dying

yeah that was really good

nobody does a thicke!

Also, his Thicke was good!

I also kind of liked ultra-serious Seth Meyers on weekend update even though the humor in it didn't always work. It was nice seeing him have a sort of Jon Stewart moment.

yeah...I know I said I hated this one, most of it I found really bad, but Globe sketch was awesome, spanish ESPN was great and while I was annoyed at the Fresh Prince skit because as mentioned I'd like to see him do more then just impressions all the time, it was way better then I woulda hoped. Seth's monologue about the founding fathers was fantastic.

http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/1691014/jason-sudeikis-freak-out-o.gif

brb, dying

Sudekis is treasure.

he is the best

nasim almost cracking there, so good

i think he's def the strongest cast member atm

have a bad feeling about Eisenberg

Yeah, same here.

i'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he's just always cast in deadpan straight man roles and that he'll at least try to prove he can do something else tonight

didn't know there was any doubt that that's all he can do. he'll probably OD on his medication or have an anxiety attack mid-show.

I say this as a guy who really, really likes him btw.

i'm not saying he's not one-note, just that i'm less sure of that being entirely because of his own limitations than i am with say Cera

fair enough. either way he's about the last person I'd expect to fit in with the style of SNL. interested to see it, though.

This is pretty funny so far!

yeah this has been a really good episode so far

zuckerberg's cameo was genuinely awkward + cute + endearing!

Better than most of what I've seen recently. Was worried about Eisenberg but should have known the writing is the biggest danger.

is it just my feed or has eisenberg been bleeped three separate times already?

Hader is breaking all over this sketch.

god dammit i knew nicki was going to be in this

god dammit i knew john waters was going to be in this wait what

Who told Nicki to wear her Gumby wig?

was kinda holding out hope for "roman's revenge" -- maybe second song

i don't even know which song this is

she'll probably do "moment 4 life" tho

imo she should do "roman's revenge" & get around the problem of no emimem by doing her "monster" verse

Ha I was just saying "bet she's not doing 'Roman's Revenge..."

love jay pharaoh doin his bootsy voice in a nonbootsy role

When I hear a bootsy voice now in a non-bootsy role, I assign it to the Michael Steele puppet on The Daily Show.

^^^exactly

Blackenstein skit was A+++

Pretty good episode. Eisenberg was good.

Yeah, he was. Consider me surprised.

first full episode i've made it through in a while.

I like Keenan as Tyler Perry

I kind of passed out right after Weekend Update but I enjoyed what I saw.

didn't know there was any doubt that that's all he can do.

You do know Eisenberg was a stage actor previously, Mr Casting Director?

"oh I saw this guy play neurotic teens/collegians in 3 movies, must be all he can do"

http://www.hulu.com/watch/211060/saturday-night-live-snl-digital-short-the-creep

this was kind of awesome. the rest of it was eh.

are people supposed to a) have seen the pre-fame plays a movie star was in, b) know what kind or roles he did onstage or c) simply respect that he has 'stage actor' experience and that he thus should not be underestimated?

people aren't supposed to do anything. "didn't know there was any doubt that that's all he can do" is just crazy-assumptive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHkjAKe6bt8

Eisenberg's lookin' like Bacon.

Zuck appearance in SNL tradition of stunts > comedy

Agreed that it didn't really add anything.

Yeah, I didn't see it funny as much as historical and fun.

What was the first instance where they put an SNL cast member in character up against the figure in real life on the same screen?

Schwarzeneggar and Hans & Frans comes close, though they weren't really impersonating him.

But anyway, it's gotten old.