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October 7, 2012 Leave a comment
From Obama’s hems and haws to Romney’s robotic stare, SNL did a decent job yesterday. It’s not laugh-out-loud, but definitely amusing. They present a strong contrast between Obama’s excessive geniality and Romney’s machine-like falsehoods.
September 18, 2012 Leave a comment
Parodies are usually less slick than the original. One of the things I like about Saturday Night Live’s take on Clint Eastwood’s bizarre turn at the Republican National Convention is that they kept the crazy, and just gave it slicker packaging and better timing.
March 12, 2012 4 Comments
Having watched Saturday Night Live last week in order to check out Lindsay Lohan’s state of being, I figured that I ‘d catch it again this past weekend to see how different it would be when hosted by Jonah Hill. The answer? Very different.
March 6, 2012 2 Comments
Lindsay Lohan hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend because Lorne Michaels works overtime to make the show relevant to the pop culture discussion, while Lohan needed a forum in which to show insurance companies that she can be relied upon to show up for her gigs and that she hasn’t sputtered out at the age of 25.
My thoughts were mixed as I saw Lohan step forward to make her monologue. Lindsay is such a subject of scrutiny that the liveness of the show felt like it mattered again. There’s Lindsay, it’s actually her!
But what happened to her face?
January 18, 2012 Leave a comment
Matthew’s Victoria Jackson post got me thinking about what Saturday Night Live alums have been doing since leaving the show. Here’s a list of the most interesting or impressive jobs I’m aware of. Maybe someone will be able to fill me in on some I’ve missed or forgotten about.
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January 9, 2012 Leave a comment
In response to Jesus Not That Good At Sports, a friend of mine pointed me to Saturday Night Live’s comic take on the Tim Tebow Experience.
January 8, 2012 8 Comments
Tim Tebow threw an 80-yard touchdown pass today on the first play in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a tone fairly representative of the general media coverage, the Yahoo! headline is “Another Sunday Miracle.”
