Saturday Night Live

I appreciated that Zooey as a host was willing to dive totally into the sketches; she seemed just as comfortable and engaged as the regular cast, which happens so rarely nowadays that it's really noticeable when someone who can do sketch comedy is on the show (and one reason why I always enjoy shows with former cast members so much)

the quirky girl sketch slayed

Yeah, this was the highlight of the show, IMO.

I kind of liked the crabs sketch but mostly for the fact that it seemed to take place in 1980s Dallas or Phoenix.

The rest of the superbowl sketch was pretty lame, but "How am I going to explain to my children what happened to the other fingers." &c. was a pretty undeniable set of jokes.

Cage showing up for a bit was fun too.

I was p much dying at cage v cage start to fnish

that's high praise.

More actual chuckles for me this week than any episode in recent memory: big ones for Bein' Quirky, Cage, and the Verizon ad, but even a few for crabs, Technology Hump (wasn't aware they had done this one before) and Victorian ladies.

Biggest lol actually came from Weekend Update's "Red Lobster, where people are sentenced to dinner," cuz I hate that place.

I didn't even hate Karmin, which probably puts me in a distinct minority.

"so many soggy boardgames" is a++

jt should probably be a regular cast member

very strong show

jay really has jigga's laugh down

ugh sleigh bells sounds garbage in this setting

i love "what up with that?"

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So that's Kate Upton

what upton with that

I don't know what exactly set Kristen and Maya (and Bill) off on Super $$$ Showcase, but I couldn't stop laughing either.

that was some quality breaking.

best episode of the season i think.

I don't know if I've ever seen Kristen Wiig break on SNL before.

best episode of the season i think.

Definitely. Even The Obama Show worked.

Seriously. Some people are alllllways gonna complain, but this is going down in history as one of the classic SNL casts. And this season in particular has been pretty damn strong.

Also: I propose, if 'What Up With That?' is ever retired, that SNL simply set a minute or two aside each week to showcase Jason Sudeikis dancing as his 'What Up With That?' character. It's one of those comedic miracles that somehow never becomes less funny with repetition.

Kate Upton's face whenever Sudeikis lept onto the stage was great.

I totally don't get "What Up With That?"

There ain't much to get. It's pretty much just a chance for people to act all stoopid.

I don't know what the fuck Abby Elliott was doing in that skit, but it was brilliant.

Lindsay Buckingham?

He was a singer/songwriter with a popular musical combo from yesteryear.

Ha, yeah, but wtf is he doing in this skit?

Always felt that was sort of the gag?

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They should offer JT a featured player contract and call it a day.

Trying to figure out what Sudeikis up to in each of those gifs

looks to me like he's saying "please get me the hell off this show"

I hate Timberlake and even he's too talented to be in the cast of this show

I knew there was something that you hated, Morbs. I just couldn't remember what it was.

your display name?

Down, Hatebot.

The Bon Iver impersonation was A+++.

I bet Iver was in hs when n sync was at it's peak, last night mustve been pretty surreal from that perspective

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JT! SNL peeps… that was hilarious. Armisen as prince… Also, i WISH i looked that good bald. That was it… the most surreal thing! ever!

Two recent musical guests have been (slightly) mocked within a couple weeks of appearing. I can't wait to see what they do to Karmin.

The Bon Iver impersonation was A+++.

― Nicole, Sunday, February 19, 2012

The rest was ok

I totally agree that this is one of the all time great casts, which you can tell, because nearly week, their very presence lifts so many sub-par skits. I seriously mean that as a complement. Just funny people.

Every week, that is.

I've noticed that Armisen's key to not breaking character is focusing all his energy on doing crazy eyes. Doesn't matter the character, he's always crossed-eyed and googly, I think to keep his mind of his cast mates and avoid eye contact.

the mix on the Sleigh Bells performance was just awful, i can't really fault the band on that one

Spit my drink out at "bon iver put himself to sleep."

I don't know if I've said this before, but would pay to watch a "What up with that" movie.

Be careful what you wish for.

Watching this now on Hulu to see what the fuss is about

I thought this looked familiar for some reason when I saw it, but I didn't make the connection:
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Aww. That's really nice.