Speaking of getting fired, everyone's been focusing on Eddie but it's kind of a big deal that Sandler came back for the anniversary, too. Hadn't he pretty much washed his hands of that place?
― Oh, Delicious! (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Sandler always kept ties to the show by employing his castmates
Murphy never did this
― Οὖτις, Friday, 20 February 2015 21:25 (nine years ago) link
Spade, Rock, Schneider etc. - Sandler keeps these guys working
(well ok maybe not Rock)
see why would we beat up on Norm when Schneider exists
― you can buy your hair if it won't grow (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
I wish we'd seen more of that copy guy character
― ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:30 (nine years ago) link
It's never too late for a movie.
― Oh, Delicious! (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
I went to look up Rob Schneider's filmography and was slightly floored by the fact that dude is 51.
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:32 (nine years ago) link
anyway his last starring role was as recent as 5 years ago, which I find amazing
maybe there's hope for The Hot Chick 2
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:35 (nine years ago) link
He had a TV show called "Rob" as recently as 2012
― ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:37 (nine years ago) link
Copy guy character easily the height of his career.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:37 (nine years ago) link
SNL for so long has just underscored the futility of the whole process. Go figure, it turns out the more time you put into refining and improving something the better it gets. The whole artificial deadline of OMG we only have a week ... there's a reason the fully scripted/realized commercials and filmed bits were and always have been highlights. How's the saying go? Composition is just very slow improvisation?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 February 2015 21:38 (nine years ago) link
one illuminating thing from the special was how many fantastic skits/characters were taken entirely from the performers' auditions and built directly into a sketch
― f you see your mom this weekend, will you be sure and tell her... SEITAN (DJP), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link
pretty much all of rob schenider's higher-profile roles from the past decade are in movies produced by adam sandler
otherwise it's mostly voice work for mexican cartoons
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link
they should tell a Weekend Update joke about Schneider's career and then see if shows up at the next anniversary show
― ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:43 (nine years ago) link
left an IMPORTANT hs football game with a friend to see The Animal at an actual theater. it was my first hate watch.
― you can buy your hair if it won't grow (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
sandler always looks to me like a guy weary of friends asking him for favors
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 20 February 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
Gary Kroeger's POVLhttp://garyhasissues.com/2015/02/backstage-at-snls-40th/
― bit of a singles monster (Eazy), Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link
I loved reading that
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
thank u, Eazy
ditto
― Tove Lo Tove You Baby (jaymc), Saturday, 21 February 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
Norm's 'Me Doing Standup' is my favorite comedy album. I don't remember his WU very well. I'm looking forward to any Norm bits in the Miller and Shales book.― you can buy your hair if it won't grow (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 20 February 2015 17:19 (2 days ago) Permalink
― you can buy your hair if it won't grow (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 20 February 2015 17:19 (2 days ago) Permalink
Me Doing STandup is my favorite comedy special since Killin' Them Softly
― Hungry4Ass, Sunday, 22 February 2015 00:35 (nine years ago) link
1 great article, heartwarming.
2 The Harry Shearer interview was terrific. I had been wondering about whether there would be more Christopher Guest movies and he explains why they are so hard to do and why there probably would not be more. Which I had figured on, but it's depressing anyway.
3 This led me to the Andrea Martin interview. Which is sweet and uplifting in so many ways yet - to think that Andrea Martin could feel bad for a minute about not being on SNL - when she was essential to the exponentially more valuable SCTV --- makes me go all Hulk Smash irrational anger crazy like arrgh, crush SNL, crush SNL, crush SNL, crush SNL.
― Vic Perry, Sunday, 22 February 2015 00:58 (nine years ago) link
does anyone else ever see this at Whole Foods and think "SNL musical guest"?
http://villagefarmgrocery.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/34cbcb55cdc7f11f2af756fd8a287707/o/n/once_again_creamy_peanut_butter_16oz_3.jpg
― thrifty grades of pay (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 22 February 2015 01:05 (nine years ago) link
I never get in a Whole Foods and I'm thinking it anyway
― Vic Perry, Sunday, 22 February 2015 01:18 (nine years ago) link
Gary K's piece was fantastic.
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 22 February 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
as hokey as it was, the ending of Kroeger's post got me a little.
― pplains, Sunday, 22 February 2015 02:00 (nine years ago) link
Palin shit was gross
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 22 February 2015 02:37 (nine years ago) link
So gross that an adult in politics didn't start a fight at a party
― DJP, Sunday, 22 February 2015 12:57 (nine years ago) link
https://dennydillon.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/my-snl40-experience-by-denny-dillon/
― polyphonic, Sunday, 22 February 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
.
― Mon-El in the Middle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 February 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
The ways it aligns and differs with kroeger's take is fun, esp "OMG I had said its great to be back to someone, Eddie must have been told and stole it!"
― da croupier, Sunday, 22 February 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
Also I approve of the anecdotal evidence that bob odenkirk will be called "better call Saul" by clueless passerby now
― da croupier, Sunday, 22 February 2015 20:02 (nine years ago) link
Pretty brilliant of her to come up with the phrases "magical evening" and "it felt like high school" I bet no-one at that 40th Anniversary special had thought of those.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 22 February 2015 20:05 (nine years ago) link
Kroeger's "man I wish I tried harder to be memorable when I was on" vs dillon's "my memorable sketches...ignored to praise bass-o-matic!"
― da croupier, Sunday, 22 February 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link
I think the disdain for Doumanian's season is generally overblown, but I don't think Dillon would've lasted more than one season during any SNL era.
― Ad Strawmanem (Old Lunch), Sunday, 22 February 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
Wow, Denny. nagl there
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 22 February 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
She's obviously joking?
― polyphonic, Sunday, 22 February 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
I read it as a riff on Kroeger's piece but maybe I'm wrong
― polyphonic, Sunday, 22 February 2015 21:47 (nine years ago) link
Couldn't figure if it was a joke or not, but makes much more sense as such.
― Mon-El in the Middle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 22 February 2015 21:49 (nine years ago) link
Yeah there were bits that seemed tongue in cheek and others that didn't.
― da croupier, Sunday, 22 February 2015 22:05 (nine years ago) link
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― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 22 February 2015 23:35 (nine years ago) link
cannot stop watching this
https://vine.co/v/OQHQHLXp5Ur
― thrifty grades of pay (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 February 2015 03:53 (nine years ago) link
Last couple of eps have been pretty solid, I think. Anyone else see them?
Moynihan as TWO nautically themed insane people was pretty good tonight.
― ^^^ NOT METAL (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 5 April 2015 08:02 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOpapeX6Vzs
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 5 April 2015 13:22 (nine years ago) link
I actually thought last night's episode was pretty bad. Just seemed like a couple of skits where people were just weird and wacky. A bit funny but kinda senseless. I'm guessing they're not hoping to get Tom Cruise to host anytime soon.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 5 April 2015 15:18 (nine years ago) link
I didn't think it was terrible, but there were quite a few misfires last night. Thank goodness for Jebidiah Atkinson.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 5 April 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
I thought it was mostly bad. I did like the college basketball announcers opening, but not much else.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 6 April 2015 15:24 (nine years ago) link
This one was ok. I'm mostly just amazed that I didn't hate the second Florence and the Machine song and almost slightly liked the first one.
― See the Belz up in the sky, somebody cancelled SVU (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 10 May 2015 08:01 (nine years ago) link
http://youtu.be/aee0f7ZhfBE
― schwantz, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 19:22 (nine years ago) link