SNL is Friggin' Horrible! Except when Timberlake is hosting. (2 Viewers)

[RenegadeGM]

That is the first very perfect slice of comedy i've seen from SNL in a longlonglonglong time

 

"Your words!"

 

[Shrugs]

SNL still managed to screw up its best sketch in years by playing it so late. Should have been the pre-credit sketch, which I guess even they realized yet didn't change.

 

[jhib]

McCarthy was amazing, but IMO it had the usual SNL problem of going on way too long.  If it were up to me, I'd take every sketch they thought was ready and cut each of them in half.

Maybe my attention span just isn't the same as it... awww, look at that puppy eating watermelon on the football field

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

SNL still managed to screw up its best sketch in years by playing it so late. Should have been the pre-credit sketch, which I guess even they realized yet didn't change.

I had the same thought. When Larry David came out as Bernie Sanders for the first time it was during the show opening. It set the tone for the rest of the show. 

 

[Capella]

That sketch has like 50 million views as of this writing. What time a sketch airs doesn't matter anymore gang. It's 2017. 

 

[Ilov80s]

SNL still managed to screw up its best sketch in years by playing it so late. Should have been the pre-credit sketch, which I guess even they realized yet didn't change.

Actually it was perfect for me. I usually watch the first 20-30 mins and get bored by then and change the channel. I was like "1 more skit" and then it was the Spicer one. Watched the rest of the show it was so good. 

 

[Statorama]

The Spicer bit might end up being one of their more iconic ones. 

I was crying during that one I was laughing so hard.  Great bit, and great work by McCarthy.

 

[Statorama]

 the Big Papi Little Scissors bit got me to laugh

All of Weekend Update was great.

 

[Judge Smails]

The Spicer bit might end up being one of their more iconic ones. 

Instant classic.  One of the best ever

 

[TLEF316]

Kristen Stewart looked pretty freaking incredible in that family feud sketch

 

[Waingro]

The Spicer bit might end up being one of their more iconic ones. 

Instant classic.  One of the best ever

So much hilarity but I lost it with "moose-lambs"

 

[MattFancy]

That sketch has like 50 million views as of this writing. What time a sketch airs doesn't matter anymore gang. It's 2017. 

50M? I see 11M on YouTube, which is still double what the Cold Open has on YT.

 

[Da Guru]

The Spicer bit was fresh and funny.  Baldwin was funny the first couple of times he did Trump but now it stale and overdone. A couple of times a year would keep it fresh but every week it gets old.  Plus now he is not even sounding like Trump. Like watching a comedy movie for the 5th time..the jokes are not as funny.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Kristen Stewart looked pretty freaking incredible in that family feud sketch

I think Stewart was truly awful in every live sketch.  But I think I grossly underrated how good looking she is.  Jeez...Totinos.

 

[Joe Summer]

So much hilarity but I lost it with "moose-lambs"

She should have held up 2 lambs to make it grammatically correct.

 

[Capella]

The Conway/Tapper sketch is going to get a looooooooot of attention this week. 

 

[leftcoastguy7]

Busted a gut when Alec Baldwin called Pete Davidson "Steve Buscemi's lesbian sister". 

They do look a lot alike.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Seems like they wrote this sketch about 5 minutes ago, but nice to see Melissa get some time to show off.

 

[gump]

Women dominating the great roles.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Trump boys on WU was good.  Don Jr was pretty much just a Pat Bateman impression...which is perfect.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

so Villasenor = oddly attractive right??

she did some good impressions

 

[Ilov80s]

Really great episode, found almost every skit entertaining.

 

[DallasDMac]

Seriously? I thought that hour and a half was painful. The TBD sketch was good but that was about it. WTF was with the chocolate cart guy? The women's night out? Painful.

 

[zoonation]

Worst episode of the year.  Not one funny skit. 

 

[tdoss]

I suffered through this episode...so bad.

How on Earth did that Chocolate Cart guy get the greenlight?

 

[Johnny Rock]

Seriously? I thought that hour and a half was painful. The TBD sketch was good but that was about it. WTF was with the chocolate cart guy? The women's night out? Painful.

I'll add wtf is musical guest Father John Misty?

The impressions bit was pretty good but SNL needs to get off the "85% Trump" merry go round. Every.Fing.Bit.

If Lorne Michaels wants a Trump show just create one and leave SNL alone. My god, we get it!

 

[Long Ball Larry]

 On Davidson... I doubt he's back next season.  Great stand up comedian, outstanding WU contributor, but he hasn't improved as an actor so he's too limited in sketches.  

This presumably explains the December absence and possibly lack of development (though it necessarily contradicting the above)

https://www.google.com/amp/mercury.postlight.com/amp%3Furl%3Dhttp://splitsider.com/2017/03/pete-davidson-reflects-on-being-sober-for-the-first-time-in-eight-years/

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The classic show on in prime time was great.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Scarlett is doing heavy-lifting tonight. She has been front and center in every single sketch. 

 

[Ilov80s]

The dog skit was great. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I'll add wtf is musical guest Father John Misty?

The impressions bit was pretty good but SNL needs to get off the "85% Trump" merry go round. Every.Fing.Bit.

If Lorne Michaels wants a Trump show just create one and leave SNL alone. My god, we get it!

Father John Misty is great 

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[Long Ball Larry]

Scarlett is doing heavy-lifting tonight. She has been front and center in every single sketch. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Enjoyed the episode. 

Still catching up, but it's great so far. Scarlett just nailed Ivsnka. Some solid political statements as well

 

[AAABatteries]

How on Earth did that Chocolate Cart guy get the greenlight?

I think they've had a pretty strong season so far but that skit goes in the pantheon of flaming piles of crap.  I #### you not, this thread could write a better skit before the next show.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Chocolate Cart was 12:50 sketch.  They experiment there and have hits and misses.

Remaining hosts for the season were announced.  After Louie CK on April 8, it's Jimmy Fallon (April 15th), Chris Pine (May 6th), Melissa McCarthy (May 13th), and Dwayne Johnson for the finale on May 20th

 

[kupcho1]

Chocolate Cart was 12:50 sketch.  They experiment there and have hits and misses.

Remaining hosts for the season were announced.  After Louie CK on April 8, it's Jimmy Fallon (April 15th), Chris Pine (May 6th), Melissa McCarthy (May 13th), and Dwayne Johnson for the finale on May 20th

I really hope he breaks up in the middle of a skit.  That never gets old.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Chocolate Cart was 12:50 sketch.  They experiment there and have hits and misses.

Remaining hosts for the season were announced.  After Louie CK on April 8, it's Jimmy Fallon (April 15th), Chris Pine (May 6th), Melissa McCarthy (May 13th), and Dwayne Johnson for the finale on May 20th

The May episodes, and possibly the April ones, will air live across the country, something SNL hasn't done before.  NBC's Saturday prime time lineup is nothing and interest in SNL is relatively high right now, so may as well try it.  

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

I really hope he breaks up in the middle of a skit.  That never gets old.

That's when you break!

Here's one from Fallon and Sanz...

Here's another one from Fallon and Sanz...

And another one from Fallon and Sanz...

 

[MikeIke]

Whats up with all the repeats lately? There's so Much material available. 

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Pete Davidson radio interview clip about a recent SNL host

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Whats up with all the repeats lately? There's so Much material available. 

They really frontloaded the season, especially before Christmas, presumably to really hit the election hard.

Also heard somewhere that Jost and Che will be doing some kind of a weekly Weekend Update show during the summer.

It’s official: NBC has picked up a primetime version of Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update, which will have a four-week run during the show’s summer hiatus beginning Thursday, August 10 at 9 PM.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

louie looking a little weathered.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

THANK YOU, SCOTT!!!!!!

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

"The face of a man who pet a bunny so much that it died."   In reference to Ronaldo statue.

"Yahoo! and AOL will combine because no one wants to die alone."

Strong run on Kushner during WU, too.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

YOU DON'T WANT THIS

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Clown skit contender for best of season. 

I'm not a Louie CK superfan or anything, but OMG that was amazing.  

When Louie answered the door for the clown, my wife was all, "He's the only one in the house, isn't he?"  

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Awesomely weird ten-to-one.

Reminded me of those ten-to-ones Fred Armisen did with Scarlett Johansson: "You gotta get a chandelier!"

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Thoroughly pleased with this episode.  And that was even with a meh cold open and the O'Reilly Factor not quite hitting.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

And they might use the dress rehearsal version of that for the West Coast.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Louie's monologue seemed pretty tame. I wonder if that was in reaction to him going off the rails during his last appearance.