Saturday Night Live

[epilogue]

I watched the Black Jeopardy again last night. Man, it's terrific -- one of their best sketches is recent memory.

It was one of the better sketches this season for sure.

[gardenparty]

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

fairly weak episode...the sketches in the first half were fine, but weekend update and on it lost all steam

also, why is mooney being used so sparingly?

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

fairly weak episode...the sketches in the first half were fine, but weekend update and on it lost all steam

also, why is mooney being used so sparingly?

I agre that Mooney should be getting more air time. It's a very competitive environment, with the cast and writers writing, producing, directing, and casting their own sketches. They meet the host and pitch initial ideas on Monday, and write through the night on Tuesday. On Wednesday they pitch to the host, the head writers, and Lorne, and the tentative sketches are chosen, with the knowledge that some will get cut in dress. They spend the next 2.5 days getting their sketches ready before dress on Saturday afternoon...

I'm not sure how strong a writer Mooney is. He might be a character guy, and of course there are all those low-budget videos he produces, but they are definitely rooted in his own odd sense of humor. I think it's interesting that Beck Bennett has sort of broken to the head of the pack, considering these two are old friends and comedy partners (they had an online series they did together before getting signed to SNL). So it could be the Mooney is writing a lot; or it could be the he is, but his sketches are getting rejected; and I'm not really sure why other members aren't casting him in their sketches. Maybe he doesn't even try to get cast in them?

i can't imagine him being a weak writer, but yes his oddball humor might prevent his sketches from getting traction

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[spike]

fairly weak episode...the sketches in the first half were fine, but weekend update and on it lost all steam

also, why is mooney being used so sparingly?

moynihan is also being woefully underused. when was the last time he showed up on update?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

fairly weak episode...the sketches in the first half were fine, but weekend update and on it lost all steam

also, why is mooney being used so sparingly?

moynihan is also being woefully underused. when was the last time he showed up on update?

true...pretty much all of his characters no update are great

[LoathedVermin72]

Wow, that whole Weekend Update segment was terrible.

[LoathedVermin72]

Is it just me, or did Solange look like she was wearing a baby outfit in the first performance? Like, a bonnet and a diaper?

[LoathedVermin72]

Also, she has some of the worst dance moves I've seen in a long time.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Wow, that whole Weekend Update segment was terrible.

yeah that was the biggest disappointment of the night for me

[Monkey_Driven]

Also, she has some of the worst dance moves I've seen in a long time.

She was terrible.

[bodysnatcher]

Anyone else feeling like Leslie Jones's "I'm a BBBW sex fiend" schtick has crossed over from being subversive to being offensive? At a certain point, if the world accepts that Ms. Jones can be a sex icon despite her unconventional beauty, then doesn't the punchline begin to prolong the stereotype rather than subvert it?

I wouldn't say it's been offensive to me, unless you mean being offensive to comedy in general. It's really old, and wasn't really all that funny to begin with. I honestly never really found her that funny, but she's grown on me slightly. I'm just not into the **SCREAM MY JOKE AS LOUD AS I CAN** abrasive style.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Anyone else feeling like Leslie Jones's "I'm a BBBW sex fiend" schtick has crossed over from being subversive to being offensive? At a certain point, if the world accepts that Ms. Jones can be a sex icon despite her unconventional beauty, then doesn't the punchline begin to prolong the stereotype rather than subvert it?

I wouldn't say it's been offensive to me, unless you mean being offensive to comedy in general. It's really old, and wasn't really all that funny to begin with. I honestly never really found her that funny, but she's grown on me slightly. I'm just not into the **SCREAM MY JOKE AS LOUD AS I CAN** abrasive style.

same here except she's never remotely grown on me

[bodysnatcher]

Anyone else feeling like Leslie Jones's "I'm a BBBW sex fiend" schtick has crossed over from being subversive to being offensive? At a certain point, if the world accepts that Ms. Jones can be a sex icon despite her unconventional beauty, then doesn't the punchline begin to prolong the stereotype rather than subvert it?

I wouldn't say it's been offensive to me, unless you mean being offensive to comedy in general. It's really old, and wasn't really all that funny to begin with. I honestly never really found her that funny, but she's grown on me slightly. I'm just not into the **SCREAM MY JOKE AS LOUD AS I CAN** abrasive style.

Yea, it's not offensive to me personally, but I'm just thinking that conceptually, it's crossed a line. I loved her when she first starting doing desk bits on SNL, but she has become very one-dimensional, and it's wearing thin.

yep, totally agreed. I think "one-dimensional" is the perfect description of what isn't clicking for me

[epilogue]

You guys have got me really excited to watch this most recent episode.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

You guys have got me really excited to watch this most recent episode.

can't wait to read your review