Ninja Scooter
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This is kind of how i've always felt. In 5-10 years people will be nostalgic over the days of Samberg, Wiig, Hader, Sudekis, ect...
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Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special |OT| (Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, etc)
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This is kind of how i've always felt. In 5-10 years people will be nostalgic over the days of Samberg, Wiig, Hader, Sudekis, ect...
Sounds like you're talking more about the state of television programing and less about SNL specifically.
TarpitCarnivore
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As someone said before, it's easy to wax poetic when you cherry pick the best sketches from the worst ones.
Nazgul_Hunter
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Tina Fey / Sarah Palin was in 2008. Still a while ago, but that was probably one of the heights of the show, water-cooler wise
NYCmetsfan
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I already miss stefon
Joe Shlabotnik
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The show has only ever been a "water cooler show" in election years and possibly in its first few years. (I was barely a fetus at the time.) The magical skits and characters and whatever you remember from the "golden era" of your choice are always condensed in your mind over years of unremarkable to bad episodes. It's like a half hour of gold per five years, and I say this as a fan of the show and its history for the last 25 years or so.
Kristen Wiig isn't talented? If you don't find her funny that's one thing, but she is very talented.
NYCmetsfan
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Every awkward character is now a copy of each other?
wanderingprostheyltite
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One of the best comediennes SNL has helped expose, hands down.
dude, every SNL character is a parody of an SNL character
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
The Driver
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Norm Macdonald's Burt Reynolds was the highlight for me.
Who is Andre the Giant?
Who is Andre the Giant?
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Tivo didn't record this, and I really wanna see it, any ways to watch it post-live airing?
TheSadRanger
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I'm sad I missed this
s it not on any streaming sites?
NBC put the skits on their youtube site as well so you can watch them without having to watch all the drawn out speeches.
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vatstep
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People will always say "SNL isn't as good as it used to be", just like people say, for example, the Super Bowl commercials suck every year. It's just one of those cultural things.
Jag
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Checked out the SNL IOS app. It's pretty good for looking at skits by season or cast member.
That was probably the best part, yeah. The Jeopardy segment was funny all around. Connery was still funny, Carrey's McCogaunhey good too.
I miss Chris Farley, I liked his bits. Matt Foley was funny as heck.
The only bad part of Jeopardy was the Christoph Waltz impersonation. Don't get me wrong, the guy sounded like him, but there was really no purpose to it other than showing off that impersonation.
I feel like that happens a lot on SNL nowadays, mostly with Jay Pharoah who is always brought on just to do impersonations with seemingly no punchline.
I feel like that happens a lot on SNL nowadays, mostly with Jay Pharoah who is always brought on just to do impersonations with seemingly no punchline.
Technosteve
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just watched it, something in my eye during the Wayne's World Sketch
I was reading wiki afterwards and forgot how he was supposed to host the Oscars 2-3 years ago but the brett radner scandal derailed the whole thing. Would love to see Eddie in some smaller appearances doing his thing. He's rumored to be presenting an award This year
I think Taylor swift did a horrible job. The sketch is pretty funny but her accent/acting was bad. Shoehorning betty white was kinda lame too
I appreciated the ensemble and the guests, I just don't really get the sketch much outside that.
Eddie was my only real sour on the night. Although, I expected it.
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Recalling the comments about Chevy letting himself go, being rebutted with his age of 71, this cover just makes me wonder what the middle ground is:
God damn right, pal.
Pretty impressive for a 69 year old. Strength training is the fountain of youth.
Ninja Scooter
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imagine if Chevy CHase just randomly got ripped like that. It would be like Dr. Dre getting buff but 1000 times stranger.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Lorne's favorite. He ran it into the ground the first season it was on.
In terms of eras I still say the classic 75-80 era can't be beat. Followed closely by the 1 season with Christopher guest, Martin short, and Billy Crystal in 84/85.
I've always thought that season sucked, but maybe because that's because I've always lumped it with the 85-56 season that succeeded it. Is it really good.
For me at least the Best SNL era was probably the early nineties where you had Sandler, Farley, Spade, etc but Carvey, Hartman, and Myers hadn't left yet (1988-1993).
krackerjack
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Mannnnn, I was so hoping Eddie would do a Mr. Robinson skit with Donald Trump as the landlord.
I agree with this.
the_firewithin
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Needed more laser cats
ImpalingNarwhal
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Just finished the episode on Hulu. I thought it was excellent. A 'greatest hits / tribute' is exactly what that show deserves. There is just so much history behind it, and it was really well captured. It's hard to condense 40 years into three hours, so you end up with one liner references, but still: well done.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Last night's SNL40 made it very clear how great the show was up until ~2004 and how terrible it's been ever since. It became glaringly obvious during the musical sketch, for example. Every time something newer was remotely compared or placed up against something older, it was just so not funny.
I think a lot of it has to do with the actors just being awful. Ed Norton made a funnier Stefon than Bill Hader.
I think a lot of it has to do with the actors just being awful. Ed Norton made a funnier Stefon than Bill Hader.
immortal-joe
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Groaned so hard at Eddie Murphy not doing anything. Even Jack Nicholson was funnier.
Martin Short was just brilliant, as was Maya Rudolph.
Other highlights:
- jeopardy sketch, even with the many mistakes
- Seinfeld / Larry bit
- Jane Curtin just makes me smile
Martin Short was just brilliant, as was Maya Rudolph.
Other highlights:
- jeopardy sketch, even with the many mistakes
- Seinfeld / Larry bit
- Jane Curtin just makes me smile
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Did you ever see the Eddie Murphy Tribute on Comedy Central 2 years ago? He did the same shit. Lauded and lauded to the high moons. At the very end he takes the mic says "thank you for coming" and puts the mic back. End show.
He's an asshole.
Jerry and Larry were gold. They have some kind of telekinetic comedic relationship. It's freaky. They don't need a script, they can just improvise. It's why LD is still the best guest on Jerry's Comedians in Cars.
Ninja Scooter
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I think Cooper just fucked up his line.
Artofwar420
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Norm McDonald, Martin Short, and Miley's performances were awesome.
Martin is just so "on" it's electric, Norm was being Norm not giving a crap, and Miley sounded nice. Pleasant show overall.
Martin is just so "on" it's electric, Norm was being Norm not giving a crap, and Miley sounded nice. Pleasant show overall.
chris121580
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Totally agree and I can't believe Martin Short has only hosted the show once. Need to right that wrong.
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