Saturday Night Live

I don't know how long they were hitched. He was a punk indie Chicago scene mainstay, like Timms (who still is).

I can imagine Armisen marrying a sc13no without knowing anything about it and then dropping the whole basket of clams when he realised

Not sure how well SNL's 1991 take on the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings would play today, but I think it's still very much on point. Featuring Al Franken playing a Senator no one remembers! https://t.co/pNGeMJKCEG

— Dennis Perrin (@DennisThePerrin) September 19, 2018

anyone read the big piece on Chevy Chase making the rounds? depressing and I kind of feel for him. The headlines pulled from it are kind of out of context though, which is ironic considering that's 'out of context' and 'misunderstood' seem to be the claims the writer is making for Chase.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/lifestyle/chevy-chase-cant-change/

(the headlines running in other places are "chase bashes SNL/Donald Glover" neither of which he really does in this article)

Dude has always been a massive asshole

he does pretty much bash SNL

"I’m amazed that Lorne has gone so low. I had to watch a little of it, and I just couldn’t f------ believe it.”

“That means a whole generation of shitheads laughs at the worst f------ humor in the world,” he says. “You know what I mean? How could you dare give that generation worse shit than they already have in their lives? It just drives me nuts.”

Chevy otm

he does sound pretty racist though

he is the most tortured, conflicted and miserable public figure i can think of

really

have you seen our president

he *should* be the most tortured, conflicted and miserable public figure but his ego won't allow it i think

There's a new documentary out on Gilda Radner called Love, Gilda, which I saw last night. Very nice, though it never really shows a full skit with her in it (I suppose anyone can go look those up) and focuses much more on her life and what drove the decisions she made (to go into comedy, to not return to SNL, to basically retire from acting all together). Chase shows up maybe twice to say nice things; was surprised at no Jane Curtin or Bill Murrary appearances though.

one thing I learned in it that I had no idea about: she was married to GE Smith???? (and left him for Gene Wilder)

(I suppose anyone can go look those up)

Not if the documentary ever screens or streams or is released outside the US.

another show where they saved some of the funniest sketches for the second half. i don't know why they foisted that Fortnite thing on everyone as the first major sketch, it was awful. Driver as Pete Davidson's oil baron father, however, had me dying.

I think the less said about these kanye performances the best.

More folks are talking about the Kanye MAGA "I am not in the sunken place" rant that happened onstage after the show had just ended.

https://people.com/music/kanye-west-trump-speech-saturday-night-live/

Oh kyle mooney, you still suck so bad.

You’re nuts. I want Kyle and Beck Show.

Kyle still #1

This was pretty awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7HD2xG92-0

adam driver carries that entire sketch on his shoulders but he's incredible

echoes of the Prospector Will Ferrell sketch, but that's never a bad thing

yea Driver is so good in that

exactly, that was far and away the funniest part of the show. why did they stick it way in the back half? why did they subject us to some unfunny fortnite shit at the beginning? and I swear that Domenico's coffee sketch: didn't they do that last year or the year before, almost note for note?

I shut this off before Kanye started blathering

Pretty impressive of you not to watch something that wasn’t broadcast tbh

sic burn

did he not start blathering while it was running? that's what I heard. anyway don't give a fuck have a nice day

^^^ cosign. Seriously don't care about his MAGA hat, his SNL appearance, or his entire career.

some seriously hard men itt. i also got huge gus chiggins vibes from that oil baron sketch, especially with pete davidson in the jimmy fallon role of nearly breaking the entire time.

OK the "male supplement" ad was something that needed to happen

Loved this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxIg80kk_-s

That was good

Paul Simon just straight up sounding like the music in the NPR segments on Parks & Rec

Apparently the guy who thinks New Orleans accents are automatically hilarious still works at SNL but his partner who wrote the funny parts of Maine Justice doesn't

that sketch was terrible. as was most of this show. above posted sketch one of the few highlights.

Pedant alert: that's a Cajun accent, not a New Orleans accent. And proving that humor is subjective, that was my favorite of the night. The sheer wtf-ness reminded me of the infamous potato chip sketch. MAGA biscuit!

Also a fan of Kenan's Treece Henderson Trio. Gucci shoes!

Overall thought this was stronger than many recent nights, although the bar has been set pretty low...

that cajun sketch just made me miss jason sudeikis and maine justice

treece henderson after the "trees" song kinda confused me because they sound the same but tbf i was very tired. also i laughed at both of those a lot so

the treece sketches are funny even if the're the same fucking joke all the time. at least it's not overdone.

this season is pretty terrible so far :(

yessssss it is

agree with that and this

that cajun sketch just made me miss jason sudeikis and maine justice

won't be surprised if both Mckinnon and Cecily Strong leave after this year

there's a few talented people trying very hard with terrible material but i haven't found any recent material that's been posted funny. also i think cast members being unable to keep a straight face during sketches is definitely not inherently funny, keep it together and be a pro imo.

and Leslie Jones still can't read the cue cards

Yeah like Leslie Jones is a cool person but she's not been particularly strong as a cast member

If they lose Kenan, McKinnon and Strong after this year... good luck

Kenan is like Don Pardo at this point, it's hard to imagine the show without him unless he dies