09/15/2008
SNL to Media: Grow a Pair
The performance everyone wanted from Tina Fey, everyone got. Hopefully her appearances in this guise won't extend beyond November.
Unfortunately for the rest of this week's opener, it appears Michael Phelps' talents were still best suited to the swimming pool.
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted 6:58 AM EST by Andy Towle in Hillary Clinton, News, Sarah Palin, SNL | Permalink
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The opening was a HOWL! Pitch perfect satire.
The remainder of the show... suuuuuuuked. Holy Mare'd! What crap! I tried to sit through the next three very un-funny skits, but had to turn it off. When did watching people try and mug it up while badly mis-reading off que cards become entertainment?
Hey! Loren Michaels; why not shorten the show to 1/2 hour and call "The Saturday Night Show"? Have an opening parody, perhaps Weekend Update and a guest band. Can the rest of it.
Posted by: Rad | Sep 15, 2008 8:07:47 AM
This skit was SO amazing. I loved it!
Posted by: gabriel | Sep 15, 2008 8:29:54 AM
Tina Fey is sorely missing. The opening was great, the rest sucked.
Posted by: patrick nyc | Sep 15, 2008 8:42:35 AM
SNL sucks since Tina Fey left for 30 Rock. Go to 30 Rock that’s where the funny is! Liz Lemmon Rulez
Posted by: ggreen | Sep 15, 2008 9:13:36 AM
Rad
Great plan on how SNL can improve itself.
The Clinton palin skit was great.
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Sep 15, 2008 9:28:36 AM
I was shocked at how BAD the rest of the episode was after the great 5 minutes at the beginning. Seth Myers is the show's head writer. Whats up with that crap, Seth?
Posted by: Tom Aloisi | Sep 15, 2008 11:17:19 AM
I was shocked at how BAD the rest of the episode was after the great 5 minutes at the beginning. Seth Myers is the show's head writer. Whats up with that crap, Seth?
Posted by: Tom Aloisi | Sep 15, 2008 11:17:31 AM
God! Get off Phelps' back! He's not an actor. That wasn't the point of him going on the show.
Posted by: David T | Sep 15, 2008 11:33:56 AM
SNL would be smart to stop asking sports personalities to host the show. Phelps had a great achievement and deserves his acolades, but we get it. Enough. I want to see talented actors and comedians on SNL. I want to see Becky Newton or Lee Pace.
Posted by: Matthew | Sep 15, 2008 2:19:14 PM
I think it's time to put SNL to bed. The opening skit was spot-on, but the rest was, well, um, AWFUL!
Posted by: mike | Sep 15, 2008 2:29:46 PM
I think it's time to put SNL to bed. The opening skit was spot-on, but the rest was, well, um, AWFUL!
Posted by: mike | Sep 15, 2008 2:32:10 PM