TV Guide sez Robert Downey Jr. for Sept. 20!
TV Guide sez Robert Downey Jr. for Sept. 20!
Super awesome if that's true, for a multitude of reasons (former cast member, amazing in everything he's done the last 2 or 3 years, just appeared in 2 big summer movies).Originally Posted by frogmann
He actually hosted before, November 16, 1996, and he was great. I look forward to this.
We're gonna hit 'em... with all we got!
Although I was an active SNL watcher by that time, I wasn't a big Robert Downey Jr. fan until my last couple years of high school (98 and 99) so I guess that appearance didn't make much of an impression on me.
Yeah, Andy Warhol said that "Quantity has a quality all its own." This is very true for comedy. The length, either short or long, has a comedic effect. This is 43 seconds and the "What is this? Now it's over." reaction from the audience is meta funny. Manipulation of that time space can be funny, but I don't find it hilarious. To say it's not a joke is to misunderstand what makes people laugh.
I have major problems with Dane Cook now, but when I first saw his stuff without knowing anything about him, I laughed. Didn't laugh the second time, but laughed the first.
Article about SNL return; focus on Armisen and Hammond
From the article:
Steve Jobs is a woman? Fred Armisen is a woman? I'm confused.Others questioned the racial appropriateness of Armisen — whose ancestry is Japanese, Venezuelan and German — playing Obama.
But "SNL" has a long history of playing characters across gender (Ferrell's Janet Reno or Armisen's Jobs) and race (Hammond's Jackson or Billy Crystal's Sammy Davis Jr.).
i'm pretty sure it refers to armisen's unforgettable impression of kirsten dunst's character in dick, betsy jobs.
This is good news because he was writing material for the show long before they were paying him to do so.
Did anyone notice that SNL was already ripping some of Mulaney's material off?
I'm thinking specifically of John's joke about Law and Order and a sketch where Amy is an acting coach training young thespians for Law and Order auditions.
Anyone?
WHERE ARE YOU REDBAN!?!?!
Last edited by KevinLee; September 15, 2008 at 12:26 AM.
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http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38296
“Saturday Night Live” mastermind Lorne Michaels and Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, who will be hosting this weekend’s season opener, held a Thursday conference call a few hours ago. Some of what we learned: * There are “ongoing” discussions with Tina Fey to play Sarah Palin on the show, though newish cast member Casey Wilson read the Palin part in a sketch at Wednesday’s read-through.
* Michaels hopes to lure Maya Rudolph back to play Michelle Obama.
* New York improv vet Bobby Moynahan, who looks like he might compete with Artie Lange and Horatio Sanz in Hollywood auditions for the “Belushi” roles, joins the cast with Saturday’s episode.
* An unnamed female cast member will be added “probably later in the fall” to replace departing Amy Poehler (who has a baby due next month and will subsequently star in her new NBC sitcom), said Michaels.
* Despite her expectant nature, Amy Poehler may be seen playing Phelps’ mom this Saturday.
* Could Seth Meyers host Update solo subsequent to Poehler’s departure? “It’s certainly one of the possibilities,” said Michaels. “I think Seth’s been brilliant on Update.”
* Has Michaels considered who might be paired with Meyers on Update? “I think once we roll into October, I’ll deal realistically with Amy leaving and I’ll begin to think about it.”
* Though the NBC primetime specials planned for October are being billed as “SNL Weekend Update Thursday,” those specials are likely to feature non-Update sketch components. “I think there’ll be something,” said Michaels. “I think if we’re directly following a debate, I think we’ll do the debate. That kind of thing. I think whatever is the best half-hour we can put on, we’ll put on. We won’t save something for Saturday that we think might play better on Thursday.”
* A Phelps-centric Aquaman sketch survived Wednesday's read-through and remains in contention for Saturday’s show.
* Phelps said his favorite movie is “Tommy Boy” and that he’s a fan of Adam Sandler, Chris Farley and Farley’s Matt Foley “van down by the side of the river” sketches.
* Michaels expects more complete-season SNL DVD sets could be issued subsequent to the release of the fifth season (Bill Murray’s last), but doesn’t yet know if the next set would feature the widely-reviled 1980-1981 season overseen by Jean Doumanian. “It only took 25 or 30 years to get the first five years out. I don’t know where they’re going to pick it up after that,” said Michaels. “I don’t know if they’ll start in the ‘80s or ‘90s or relatively recently.”
From AP:
Obama to appear on 'Saturday Night Live'
NEW YORK - Oh how things have changed for Barack Obama since he last appeared on "Saturday Night Live."
The Democratic presidential nominee's campaign revealed Thursday that he would be making his second appearance on the program, for the season premiere this weekend. Also scheduled to appear is Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps.
Obama last appeared on the program in November 2007, making a cameo during an opening skit about a Halloween party at Hillary Rodham Clinton's house, where she was portrayed as the presumptive president. As it turned out, Obama defeated Clinton for the Democratic nomination.
Obama's campaign said details of his new sketch were still being worked out.
Please let this sketch include a pig and some lipstick.
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So true!! I remember the exact episode you're talking about. They literally copied his joke, moment to moment.....
I met John a few times around the time that sketch aired. I asked him if he was writing for SNL because of it. Of course he wasn't and he said that he hadn't had a chance to see the Law and Order sketch but that a few people had pointed it out to him.
He didn't seem that concerned. I think he was almost a little flattered but maybe I'm just remembering things wrong.
I bet he's seen the sketch by now.
I wonder who wrote it. Maybe Jay Mohr?
Here are some Bobby Moynihan videos:
Cabtastrophe
[youtube]UyyX8NxlB9A[/youtube]
No Murder Mystery
[youtube]gokIkzJ3m60[/youtube]
Retire
[youtube]DdwUEbJc8a4[/youtube]
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September 20th- James Franco/ Kings of Leon
loved the monolouge on this one. Anything with photos is always great. idk i liked it.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96fmono.phtml
Shit, what happened to RDJ? I was looking forward to that, hoping he was bumped to another episode instead. Franco sounds good tho too
Obama cancels Snl appearance: http://news.aol.com/elections/articl...063x1200524079
tina was on as Palin.
perfect.
(so far there've been a couple of sketches and the locker room was a recycled bit - from when (i think) peyton manning was on... and the 2 ugly kid sketch was done i think 2 years ago as well.)
at least the Palin/Clinton cold open was good stuff.
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