HOLY CRAP AMY POHLER IS PREGNANT! She's HUGE! It totally added to her sketches--especially the Palin rap. If you haven't seen it, you must be living under a rock.
Josh Brolin and Adele (who?) were pretty much just meh. It was all about guest stars for this episode. Not only did we get a couple of clips from Palin, but Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg! Look out Andy Samberg, Max Payne is looking to CAUSE some pain--and talk to a donkey! Say hi to your mother for me, ok? LOL.
There were only a few sketches that really stood out as funny, aside from the politics. We were treated to another installment by Kristen Wiig as the woman who gets "so freakin' excited!" Lol, can't go wrong with her. And guest comentator Jean K. Jean on Weekend Update left me quite satisfied! In-cre-ab-le!
I have to admit, when I saw that Anne Hathaway was going to host, I wasn't all that excited. She's been in some so-so stuff (although I did enjoy Get Smart), but she's never been funny in any movie I've seen her in. I would be willing to throw out that I was pleasantly surprised. This season of SNL is actually really good. It's probably due to election parody, but hey, I'm not complaining.
The funniest sketch for me was the openner: A Lawrence Welk segment featuring 4 singing sisters. Kristen Wiig again...Man oh man she is comedic gold. Rather then try to explain it, I'll just show it to you:
"Was her forehead really big or was I just lookin' through a couple o' bubbles?" Litterally had me in tears. I was rolling. =D
Other humorous sketches included Andy Samberg as Mark Wahlberg who talks to animals (spot on!), another of Andy's crazy digital shorts featuring odd competitions between he and Kristen Wiig, and of course, the return of Tina Fey to play Sarah Palin for the Vice Presidential debate... which probably would have been a lot funnier had I actually seen the debate. A lot of that stuff just went way over my head.
Another highlight for Hathaway portrayed her as Mary Poppins in a totally different way. Who knew that Supercalifragelisticexpialodocious (spelling anyone?) was a sexually transmitted diseas of the liver?! LOL.
The Killers were a great musical guest. I really like their music. Many of tonights clips can be found at Hulu.com.
What did you think of the episode? Are you getting tired of all the political stuff? What was your favorite sketch of the night? Saturday Night Live airs on Saturdays (duh) at 11:30pm eastern.
Tonight, Saturday night live was hosted by the absolutely fantastic Anna Faris. She doesn't always pick the best movies to be in, because she's very, very funny. My favorite performance of hers has to be The Hot Chick with Rob Schneider; it's a hilarious movie.
While I have been encouraged so far with the humor on SNL, I feel that they're underusing their hosts. The first episode with Michael Phelps was understandable--he's not an actor. A couple of the newer members have been taking on roles...and they just aren't that funny. There were a couple of sketches tonight that Anna would have portrayed better.
I unfortunately missed the beginning, so I have no thoughts on that. I jumped in on yet another painful CNN debate/political satire between John McCain and Barack Obama. Snores. You can only do the same gimmicks so many times. Move on please.
Keenan Thompson got quite a lot of screentime for this episode. I can't help thinking of D2: Mighty Ducks and his "knucklepuck" shot. Wow, those were the days. Tonight, he played a stained wedding dress salesman and a hitman/soft-hearted/Monday Night Football fan date for Anna Faris out on a boat. Yeah, he just memorized her facebook profile. Oh the changes that social networking has made to American Society...
But the most important part of the episode is the return of the recurring Deep House Dish sketch starring Keenan and Andy Samberg as the ever so trendy, techno-loving DJ Dynasty Handbag and his verbose buddy T-Shane. Unfortunately for T-shane, he discovered the hard way that smart cars don't have a back seat and was left with a lop-sided mowhawk. They moved right from that into Kristin Wig as some girl with an album called "Turn your stink out." This one wasn't so fantastic...they've had much better. Example: deep house dish
Duffy was the musical guest, and she's just not my style. She has a very unique and interesting voice, which probably explains the success of her single, "Mercy." If you ask me, she over-did it a bit with the buttons. BUTTONS EVERYWHERE. And lots of snapping. Ok, next segment please!
Not much from Weekend Update, basically more political garbage. There were a couple of bright spots though: 1) A man in WV charged with assault for farting on an officer. WHAT? 2) PETA wants breast-milk icecream to save cows. Oh. My. Word. Yes, a collective eww is correct.
3) Kristin Wiig as the overly-nervous Judy Grimes: Travel writer. I wish I had counted how many times she said "just kidding" in this--it was amazing.
In closing, I don't know how I feel about the season yet. They've had some great hosts, and have some good ones coming up (Next week, Anne Hathaway). Kristin Wiig is BY FAR the strongest cast member, and I just hope they can get her enough good material. She carries the show. This is from last season with Christopher Walken:
AND, here's the real clincher. The Judy Grimes sketch:
Well, it's Anne Hathaway next week, with musical guest the Killers! sounds promising...
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HOLY CRAP AMY POHLER IS PREGNANT! She's HUGE! It totally added to her sketches--especially the Palin rap. If you haven't seen it, you must be living under a rock.
Josh Brolin and Adele (who?) were pretty much just meh. It was all about guest stars for this episode. Not only did we get a couple of clips from Palin, but Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg! Look out Andy Samberg, Max Payne is looking to CAUSE some pain--and talk to a donkey! Say hi to your mother for me, ok? LOL.
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