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11/17/2008
Paul Rudd Gives SNL Its Gayest Episode of the Season
A Titanic-style portrait painting session with Andy Samberg, along with cameos from Justin Timberlake in heels and a leotard got the show the attention it needed now that the election season has slowed down.
Watch the skits, AFTER THE JUMP...
Everyone's a Critic (possibley NSFW)
"Single Ladies"
Gay Snagglepuss:
And finally, the family that's not afraid of affection:
Posted 7:53 AM EST by Andy Towle in Justin Timberlake, News, Paul Rudd, SNL | Permalink
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Homophobic.
Posted by: Wheezy | Nov 17, 2008 12:18:41 PM
Funniest Show in a long time..and the gayest! Loved it. Through in Beyonce, Justin, Rudd Sandler...hysterical.
And I was at the rally and still split my side laughing out loud.
Posted by: MCnNYC | Nov 17, 2008 12:26:01 PM
My suggestion to all of you is to email NBC, like I did Saturday night. Enough is enough, and I don't care how cute Paul Rudd is...I've seen better.
Posted by: matt-chicago | Nov 17, 2008 12:29:03 PM
There's only been one "out" gay cast member on SNL, Terry Sweeney who did a hysterical Nancy Reagan back in '85. The voice actor for the Snagglepuss cartoons was undoubtedly inspired by Paul Lynde & Rip Taylor.
Posted by: Keith | Nov 17, 2008 12:29:47 PM
try as i might, i can't find any thing to be outraged over in regard to the latest SNL episode. it was all good. some of you guys really need to get a sense of humor.
Posted by: nic | Nov 17, 2008 12:29:56 PM
And a special note to Andy. After all your great coverage of the debate around the country I am just wondering why you wouldn't put SNL under the same banner with the struggle we face.....? Surely Paul Rudd is cute, but don't we have another pretty face to show from this weekend?
Posted by: matt-chicago | Nov 17, 2008 12:32:38 PM
MATT-CHICAGO, your lack of a sense of humor is reminding me of some politically incorrect lesbian jokes...
Posted by: Keith | Nov 17, 2008 1:04:36 PM
OMG queer jokes are so funny. Not!
Posted by: brian | Nov 17, 2008 1:43:05 PM
I thought it was amazing how obsessed they were with homosexuality this week-- it was straight boys trying to figure out how to be cool when the rules keep changing. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart officially declared homophobia uncool this week, but the SNL guys are pretty definite that it isn't cool to be gay, either. It's becoming conventional wisdom that guys who are homophobic are secretly gay, so the way to prove you aren't gay is to be cool with gay people. But not really.
Posted by: Landon Bryce | Nov 17, 2008 2:19:58 PM
Ugh, this is why I no longer watch Saturday Night Live. I hate the present cast. They're so fucking self-congratulatory and ego-stroking. I hate Paul Rudd mainly because he's in cahoots with that self-righteous bastard Judd Apatow. I hate Justin Timberlake, and I hate that white girl Beyonce/Sasha Fierce/Jessica Simpson. (Seriously, she hasn't been black since 1999.) Why the hell should we like these people and things? Apparently, we're supposed to like these people and things lest we burn in hell for not being "hip" or "relevant" enough. MadTV is ten times better.
Posted by: Alex Sarmiento | Nov 17, 2008 2:35:58 PM
SNL has been over for years. Prancing, lisping queen "comedy" is downright offensive, especially after prop 8. Have some gays become so desperate that when a stereotype emerges in media that they are glad to see it?
Posted by: Mike | Nov 17, 2008 2:43:49 PM
I believe Paul Rudd is gay. I heard a rumor a while back that he has always been out in the open with his friends, just not in the public eye. Of course, rumors are rumors, but it might explain this episode- and it would mean that he was NOT be homophobic! I do think some people need to get a sense of humor. I thought the episode was hysterical!
Posted by: Mel | Nov 17, 2008 4:16:06 PM
With so many things to be upset about, some people are picking this SNL episode? Noobs.
Posted by: Brend | Nov 17, 2008 4:33:06 PM
LOL.
You know what was even more hilarious than SNL this weekend? These posts! Seriously, GET OVER YOURSELVES!
Maybe it's a generational thing and a result of living too long in a homophobic culture. That is understandable and I should be sensitive to it but I can't help thinking that you all make SARAH PALIN LOOK GOOD!
Seriously, she was mocked and managed to have a sense of humour about it but you are so eager to find something to complain about that you'll so quickly hit the 'HOMOPHOBIA' button at the slightest 'offense' to your delicate sensibilities. It's called comedy people and if you can't take it - change the channel.
If you write or call NBC - I hope they laugh at you and hang up the phone. I would.
Please grow up soon before people begin to think that we're upset about Prop 8 cause we're just looking for something to be upset about.
Posted by: UnionStayshyn | Nov 17, 2008 5:14:23 PM
So, Alex Sarmiento, are we supposed to read your comments about Beyonce "not being black" as bigoted, generalized, and stereotyped? Or are those words only applicable to straight people who are clearly satirizing homosexual stereotypes? Maybe you did not perceive the jokes on SNL as homophobic, but your preconceived idea of how a black woman should behave and present herself certainly are quite racist.
Posted by: anonymouse | Nov 17, 2008 7:47:27 PM
Mel,
Sadly, being gay does not make it impossible for you to be homophobic.
Also, I hear his new movie, "The Role Models", is extremely homophobic.
Posted by: Mike | Nov 17, 2008 8:25:26 PM
Wow, some of you must be seriously unfun to hang out with. Lighten up. Learn to laugh at yourselves. If we are ever to advance in this society, it will be by learning to laugh with everyone else. The second you become a stuck up twat, no one wants to hear your problems. I'm gay and I find you annoying. Imagine how the straight folks think.
Posted by: Kevin B | Nov 17, 2008 8:43:10 PM
I thought some of the skits were funny, since so many of us ARE bitchy and catty.
[Paul Rudd saying 'it's in my butt' had me drooling.] Go to any big city gay bar and try to say "hello" to an 'A lister' or 'Miss Thing' and get treated like dirt. Once we start treating each other with respect, then maybe equality will come.
BTW, the shooting of guy in back seat was taken from 'Pulp Fiction'.
Posted by: tomcatt | Nov 17, 2008 9:10:11 PM
Whether they used stereotypes or not (SNL didn't invent Snagglepuss, and weren't exactly bitchy queens) isn't important: the message was one of equality. Snagglepuss came out, and the valets and the suicide-jumper negotiators expressed their love. The other two "gay" sketches didn't even have gay characters, they had characters comfortable with expressing themselves (all the kissing) and being able to appreciate someone of the same sex in a non-sexual but deeper way (the naked painting scenes).
If you were offended then you missed the forest for the trees. Get over yourself.
Posted by: anonymous | Nov 17, 2008 9:35:02 PM
above should read "...and the valets weren't exactly bitchy queens..."
Posted by: anonymous | Nov 17, 2008 9:36:04 PM
I was not being racist. My comments had nothing to do with the sketch, and more with the fact that I'm one of the few people in the free world who cannot stand Beyonce/Sasha Fierce/Whatever Knowles. Since she left Destiny's Child, she has become whiter and whiter and whiter. You don't believe me? Look at her album and singles covers. Look at her photos. It shouldn't be long before she turns into Jessica Simpson. I have no patience for women of color (black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American) who deliberately appropriate "white girl" looks for the sake of being mainstream. Look at Tyra Banks. She's just as guilty of turning into a white girl as Beyonce/Sasha Fierce Knowles is. But anyway... I still hate SNL.
Posted by: Alex Sarmiento | Nov 18, 2008 2:39:37 AM
Did anyone see that experiment show called Black & White? ... They took 2 families of white & Black & with makeup transformed them into the others race! They experienced living in the others shoes.
What is interesting here to me is the similarity of how the real black man unquestionably knew that any interaction he saw was a based in racism. If a white woman he was passing on the sidewalk moved as one would to avoid bumping head on into you, It was because she was afraid he was going to steal her purse...
I saw the SNL program as a tribute to gay's & how ridiculous homophobia is in 2008. - So, sometimes we play the "gay-card" as well. - I'd rather see it as Imitation is the Best form of Flattery! Everyone Get's Roasted on SNL.
Posted by: SeriouslyFun | Nov 18, 2008 5:22:07 AM
I thought the point of the nude painting skit was to point out the ridiculousness of censorship in our society. We're fine about showing gory and violent images, like faces melting and heads exploding, but god forbid we see parts of the human body. But I did think that the reason they used Adam and Paul was to continue with the "gay theme". I liked the episode and although some people clearly disapproved of it, I think it's good to see gay characters in the media and then to satirize the stereotypes shows society's ignorance.
Posted by: jane | Nov 18, 2008 4:40:55 PM