i generally like kristen wiig a lot, but i agree that they need to stop writing ridiculous sketches that are nothing more than an excuse to put her in a wiig (lame, i know!) and use a funny voice. shes a great character comedian, but if the characters aren't funny and material isn't good, it falls flat. it's a waste of her talent, but i appreciate that she always commits to these ridiculously lame characters.
also, is it just me, or is there way more singing this season than usual? #clips
James Franco was there for an entirely separate skit with the registered sex offender on halloween, it got laughs during rehearsals, i don't know why they cut it out for the live show. i think it might've run over time. #clips
Granted, writing a good skit on a situation that only happened two days before would be difficult, but the SNL writers really dropped the ball on this one. Things like that are comedic GOLD. Seriously, if this were 20 years ago and that happened, SNL would be all over that. Also, they wouldn't play it so safe.
Oh, and one last thing, don't invite my boyfriend, James Franco, over if he's not gonna even say anything. Super lame, SNL, super lame. (Regardless, the clips of old SNL bloopers with everyone struggling to keep a straight face really made me laugh more than anything) #clips
@FizzyGood: same here!! i always read their relationship as coded gay and was really surprised that the sketch didn't go in that direction. Although, the "once in college I dated a menorah" joke made me chuckle. #clips
I've loved Kenan since he was on All That and he will forever hold a special place in my heart. I loved that he was in most of the sketches last night. #clips
Well, I'll have the "What Up With That" theme song in my head all day now.
I like Kenan. He makes me laugh in most of his sketches. Something about his delivery, he always seems game for whatever's going on in the show. #clips
I missed it last night, but if the first skit was the funniest, I guess I didn't miss much. It was just Kenan Thompson singing "What up with that?" over and over... I stopped after 3 minutes of waiting for that part to be over. But then I'm also a fan of most Kristen Wiig characters so maybe it's just a difference in taste. The only one of hers I didn't really like was the kid, Gilly (I think) and that was mainly because it went on too long. No Andy Samberg is also a problem. #clips
I've loved The Rock's past appearances on SNL; I think he's been one of the best hosts. However, he seemed so uncomfortable doing Hulk-speak. Give the man something to work with! #clips
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: I love that they paid very little attention to "Ballon Boy" last night. For as big of a story as it has been, they did the right thing but not giving too much more attention to that wacko father. #clips
Maybe my standards have been lowered but I didn't think they show was that bad! You're always gonna have some bad skits (ie. the weird cottage cheese skit with the awkward Wiig character) but this is the first show in a while that has made me laugh out loud (Gerard saying "I like a big ass" as well as Jason Sudekis bboy dancing both made me laugh. Hard.)
For someone that doesn't like Gerard that much, he definitely won me over last night. I thought he did great. I loved at the end of the 300 skit where he says "this is all starting to make more sense now". His delivery was great. #clips
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On an unrelated note, we are going to have adorable babies. #clips
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also, is it just me, or is there way more singing this season than usual? #clips
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Oh, and one last thing, don't invite my boyfriend, James Franco, over if he's not gonna even say anything. Super lame, SNL, super lame. (Regardless, the clips of old SNL bloopers with everyone struggling to keep a straight face really made me laugh more than anything) #clips
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I like Kenan. He makes me laugh in most of his sketches. Something about his delivery, he always seems game for whatever's going on in the show. #clips
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Although I am very jealous of the awesome Belle dress in Beauty and the Beast. #clips
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For someone that doesn't like Gerard that much, he definitely won me over last night. I thought he did great. I loved at the end of the 300 skit where he says "this is all starting to make more sense now". His delivery was great. #clips
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i really dug the Beauty and the Beast sketch, actually. It was one of 2 times that i didn't get vexed with seeing kristen wiig. #clips