SNL (12/18)

[Killick]

... and that's why we still watch SNL.

Digital short tonite with Akon, guest star John McEnroe, entitled "I Just Had Sex."

Awesome.

 

[UPChip]

As soon as they got to the chorus, I thought, "the Lonely Island guys got their mojo back."

 

[secretariat]

... and that's why we still watch SNL.

Digital short tonite with Akon, guest star John McEnroe, entitled "I Just Had Sex."

Awesome.

And the two lucky ladies were Blake Lively and Jessica Alba.

 

[Killick]

I thought that was Alba, but thought there was no way she'd be doing a digital short. As for Lively... no idea who she is.

EDIT: Wow, either this is a pretty good show, or I'm a laughing mood. "Crunkmas Karnival" got several laughs out of me, from invoking a special appearance from Koko B. Ware to the "Growing Pains" reunion featuring only Joanna Kearns. ("WE GOT THE MOM!")
Pretty funny.

 

[secretariat]

I thought that was Alba, but thought there was no way she'd be doing a digital short. As for Lively... no idea who she is.

EDIT: Wow, either this is a pretty good show, or I'm a laughing mood. "Crunkmas Karnival" got several laughs out of me, from invoking a special appearance from Koko B. Ware to the "Growing Pains" reunion featuring only Joanna Kearns. ("WE GOT THE MOM!")
Pretty funny.

RIP Ass Dan.

 

[UPChip]

... and that's why we still watch SNL.

Digital short tonite with Akon, guest star John McEnroe, entitled "I Just Had Sex."

Awesome.

And the two lucky ladies were Blake Lively and Jessica Alba.

Does this mean that they're lowering their standards into my league? God I hope so.

Killick, Blake Lively is ... magic. I don't even get the frigging CW and I've learned that.

 

[playthrough]

Metrodome was perfect for "Crunkmas Karnival." Bridges and Cookie Monster was a nice touch.

I should probably stop watching now while I'm ahead.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Great performance by Eminem and Lil Wayne.

 

[BYH]

I thought exactly what Killick posted: This is why we still watch SNL. That digital short was incredible.

 

[Killick]

Wow. Even Weekend Update scores with:
• On Snooki being in the Times Square ball on New Year's, "... though I have a feeling it won't be the first time she's drunkenly gone down on something at a party while everybody stands around and cheers."
• The kid found to have falsified his transcripts to Harvard, (in a haughty voice) "... he's been sentenced to four years at Cornell."

(though the Brad Pitt thing... what was that? Have never heard Pitt sound anything like that...)

The Jewish-take on "This Is a Wonderful Life?!" was decent, though "Jeff'd" was pretty lame. Still, a pretty good show tonight.

 

[JayFarrar]

It was a good show. Eminem just crushed it. Did think Jeff Bridges was a little underused.
After the songs the monologue, weekend update and the short, what were there, four sketches he was in?
The Dude is in two movies at the moment plus played one of the most iconic characters in movie history and not a single sketch involving any of that was just weird.
I did think Cookie Monster being on was pure inspired genius.

 

[playthrough]

Bridges didn't even plug his movies by name in the monologue. I'm sure his directors loved that.

 

[ringer]

I didn't get the boring song with Cookie Monster. Can someone please fill me in on the joke? Thanks

 

[AD]

i'm with you, ringer. had NO idea what that was about -- and then it went on forever.

 

[UPChip]

i'm with you, ringer. had NO idea what that was about -- and then it went on forever.

The Sesame Street people got quite a bit of pub a few weeks ago producing a viral video in which Cookie Monster "auditioned" to host SNL in hopes of creating a Betty White-esque groundswell of support.

 

[BYH]

It was a good show. Eminem just crushed it. Did think Jeff Bridges was a little underused.
After the songs the monologue, weekend update and the short, what were there, four sketches he was in?
The Dude is in two movies at the moment plus played one of the most iconic characters in movie history and not a single sketch involving any of that was just weird.

Which is insane. Jeff Bridges might be the best actor working today. How does he not get more usage--especially since it took him, what, 28 years to get back to SNL?

 

[Rhody31]

Great performance by Eminem and Lil Wayne.

Rewatch the first song and pay attention to the guy playing the keyboards; he's in many shots on the right side of your TV. He shouldn't be hard to spot because he looks like he doesn't belong.

 

[terrier]

Loved the opener - clever way to use the Obama gang.
I just wonder if Julian Assange is doing for Bill Hader's career what Sarah Palin did for Tina Fey.
Snooki, Stefon and Gov. Patterson...the 21st-century Tarzan, Tonto and Frankenstein. Bring on the jacked elves.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

A lot of actors go on the show and don't want to be used much. I don't know if that's the case here, but it very well might be, especially if Bridges has been doing the talk show circuit to promote Tron and True Grit.

 

[mustangj17]

I just had Sex was awesome. I liked the chorus... and the fireworks at the end. Another great short.

Also, a nice Koko B. Ware reference. I bet 90 percent of the viewers didn't get that.

Another good line: Featuring bands like "Dump" and "Third Eye Blind"