A lot of the Ferrell stuff is funnier in hindsight than it was live, I think. And that could be said for most of SNL's past, for any player. If there's one thing about SNL that works, it's that most sketches aren't as funny in real time as they are after the fact.
Tracy Morgan, for example, was on some other level most of the time, but it wasn't so obvious when it was happening.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 13 April 2009 19:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I used to think early SNL might not have been so great, but then I saw a rerun of one of the early shows (Candace Bergen was host?) Nearly every sketch was a winner. Even had some weird muppet shit.
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 13 April 2009 19:22 (fourteen years ago) link
They cut out all the shitty sketches for rebroadcast to whittle it down to an hour, but at least they HAD a good hour.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 13 April 2009 19:28 (fourteen years ago) link
The version I used to see in australia was on a basic cable channel and they cut it down to 1 hour to start with but eventually cut it down to about 35 minutes. i used to think i was missing a whole lot but now we record the actual live show and watch it, after all the fast forwarding, we end up with about 35 minutes.
― I wish I was the royal trux (sunny successor), Monday, 13 April 2009 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
It does take 35-40 minutes watching it on Tivo. I can't believe now that I ever watched this show live.
― Event Horizon (Nicole), Monday, 13 April 2009 19:40 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.hulu.com/watch/53458/saturday-night-live-aladdin
― maybe u should tell that to your laughing vagina (HI DERE), Monday, 13 April 2009 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
TIMBERLAKE! CIARA! TIMBERLAKE!
― Banvil! The Story of Banvil (Tape Store), Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:25 (fourteen years ago) link
timberlake is so annoying in this environment
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:38 (fourteen years ago) link
CAN YOU GUYS TELL THAT I AM NOT ONE DIMENSIONAL? LOOK AT ME I AM MORE THAN A SINGING POP STAR! I AM FUNNY AND I CAN ACT!
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i might kill myself after the digital short tonight
My friend's impression of Justin Timberlake is funnier than anything J.T's ever done in front of a camera. He says the impression is done by making your voice as high and as boyishly effeminate as you can possibly make a man's voice sound without it becoming a "gay caricature". Then, once you have that voice down, you have that voice try to act like Will Smith. Voila!
― Cunga, Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:45 (fourteen years ago) link
mom translator was awesome
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:47 (fourteen years ago) link
they could just replace this episode with video of timberlake masturbating and it would the show would remain unchanged
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:55 (fourteen years ago) link
might be a bit funnier actually
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 03:56 (fourteen years ago) link
this episode is so hot
― Banvil! The Story of Banvil (Tape Store), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:02 (fourteen years ago) link
singing in every skit = zzzzzzzzzz
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:04 (fourteen years ago) link
^truth^
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:08 (fourteen years ago) link
eh, that performance seemed to be missing a track, or ciara's mic sucked
― some dude, don't make it dad (k3vin k.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:18 (fourteen years ago) link
SNL in shitty sound shocker tho
that song blows maybe
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:19 (fourteen years ago) link
also they re arranged it to include horns and likely have never performed it live so yeah
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:20 (fourteen years ago) link
u fuckin mad
― some dude, don't make it dad (k3vin k.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:21 (fourteen years ago) link
lol i wasn't the one expecting a good live performance of "love sex magic"
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:22 (fourteen years ago) link
the best part is how they barely even looked at each other
― Banvil! The Story of Banvil (Tape Store), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:23 (fourteen years ago) link
this has been a really bad episode
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:40 (fourteen years ago) link
srsly timberlake makes the episodes awful cuz they are all based around singing
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:40 (fourteen years ago) link
blind paterson was once again lol
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:41 (fourteen years ago) link
why is timberlake's pirate gay?
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:45 (fourteen years ago) link
he's Comfortable With His Sexuality
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:46 (fourteen years ago) link
did ciara used to be attractive?
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:54 (fourteen years ago) link
ciara was pretty disappointing tonight :("never ever" was better tho
― some dude, don't make it dad (k3vin k.), Sunday, 10 May 2009 04:57 (fourteen years ago) link
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Sunday, May 10, 2009 12:46 AM (10 minutes ago)
otm
the paterson skits are always A++++++++++++++++++++++
― MRSA Marchant (get bent), Sunday, 10 May 2009 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
"having sex with a prostitute without using a condom is like driving a convertible through NEW JERSEY!!"
― MRSA Marchant (get bent), Sunday, 10 May 2009 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
The beauty contest line had me rolling.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 10 May 2009 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Surprised no one has mentioned how funny the "Mothers Day" digital shot was.
― Alex in SF, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
That's probably because it wasn't very funny.
― lindseykai, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay then I am surprised no one mentioned how unfunny they thought it was.
― Alex in SF, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
The immigrant skit brought the roffles.
― lou, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link
the mothers day shit was super dumb - also itd be much funnier of they dressed not like color me badd but like current day justin timberlake - that porkpie vesty members only look is just as ridiculous
― ice cr?m, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:40 (fourteen years ago) link
you are asking why a comedy show might present a musical-theater professional as somewhat stereotypically gay!
― nabisco, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:00 (fourteen years ago) link
can we retroactively add Justin to the SNL worst cast member poll?
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:05 (fourteen years ago) link
I dunno, I always found him surprisingly entertaining in his guest spots. Maybe I just can't take him seriously enough to dislike him.
― Nhex, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:12 (fourteen years ago) link
i watched kill bill vol 2 instead
― I wish I was the royal trux (sunny successor), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
jordan u are such a hater! jt was fine this week the mother lover thing was about as funny as you can expect the sequel to a joke song can be, susan sarandon is hot, etc
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
also itd be much funnier of they dressed not like color me badd but like current day justin timberlake
oh, I do have to admit I found this odd -- like in the first one they both dressed and sounded pretty 1992, but then in this one they're still dressed all '92 but the sound is all modern, etc.
(this does not really affect my perception of whether it's funny, or anything)
― nabisco, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
^^ yeah, it’s like they saw The Greatest Love In History for the first time when someone emailed them a Youtube link after Dick In A Box came out, and went “oops”
― the sound of mu (sic), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:58 (fourteen years ago) link
i liked 'motherlover' so i'll take the face-egg re that
but really
The immigrant skit brought the roffles― lou, Monday, May 11, 2009 10:37 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark
― lou, Monday, May 11, 2009 10:37 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark
this was so lazy and most repelling skits ive seen in a while - as i said, just replace with video of timberlake masturbating onto his grammys
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 03:02 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe it got better at the end cuz i changed the channel once it became apparent that the whole thing was a "WINK WINK NOD NOD FAMOUS PERSON" gag
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 03:04 (fourteen years ago) link
as i said, just replace with video of timberlake masturbating onto his grammys
yes plz
― Banvil! The Story of Banvil (Tape Store), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 03:04 (fourteen years ago) link