SNL Video Recap November 12, 2011 Emma Stone/Coldplay
November 16, 2011
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SNL Recap November 12, 2011: Emma Stone/Coldplay
November 13, 2011
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Cold Opening – GOP Debate
If there was any one moment SNL could get plenty of mileage out of in a GOP debate sketch, it was Rick Perry’s brain fart. It initially felt odd, though, that this gag was dragged out as long as it was, but, paradoxically, it also felt like it could have gone on indefinitely, so this sketch simultaneously felt too long and too short. B-
Emma Stone’s Monologue
Emma Stone was the love interest to Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland, Emma will be the love interest to Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg played friends in The Social Network in which Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg, who has been portrayed by Andy Samberg on SNL.
Andy’s conflating Andrew Garfield with Garfield was amusing, and expected. B
Secret Word
I can’t say I shared Lyle Round’s attraction: Emma played just about the scariest Miss America I have ever seen. And that served the “ventriloquism” moment quite well. B
SNL Video Recap 11/5/11 Charlie Day/Maroon 5
November 9, 2011
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SNL Recap November 5, 2011: Charlie Day/Maroon 5
November 6, 2011
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Still phrazy after all these years!
Cold Opening – A Message from the Ghost of Muammar Gaddafi
This is one of those Fred-centric sketches in which the humor is generally derived from Fred’s goofy mannerisms and conversational tone of voice, juxtaposed with the fact that he is playing an unsavory character. There weren’t any particular funny lines, but it is amusing to think that the real (ghost of) Gaddafi would talk like that. B-
Charlie Day’s Monologue
I imagine that this monologue was more amusing for fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, who would actually recognize how similar this was to Charlie and Danny DeVito’s interactions on Always Sunny. It would also have helped if one has been a fan of SNL long enough to know that DeVito has hosted himself six times and that it made sense that he would could serve as mentor to Charlie. Since I met both of these requirements, this worked for me. B
SNL Video Recap 10/15/11 Anna Faris/Drake
October 19, 2011
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SNL Recap October 15, 2011: Anna Faris/Drake
October 16, 2011
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Our asses will explode.
Cold Opening – A Message from the Mayor of New York City
As Nicholas Fehn would say, this is real smart stuff. Bloomberg spinning the Occupy Wall Street protests as evidence of NYC as the greatest city in the world was delightfully twisted, and the references to the earthquake and last winter’s snow were welcome. B+
Anna Faris’s Monologue
This was the absolute epitome of half-assing a monologue … and still managing to wring several laughs out of it. Anna’s throaty way of talking and big eyes allowed for perfect reactions to those pressing questions. And although Abby does a great Anna Faris impression, the “Hannah Garis” bit was exceedingly pointless, but thanks to Anna playing along, it wasn’t all bad. B
SNL Video Recap 10/8/11 Ben Stiller/Foster the People
October 15, 2011
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SNL Recap October 8, 2011: Ben Stiller/Foster the People
October 11, 2011
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Cold Opening – Mitt Romney Press Conference
The last couple of seasons, SNL has insisted on almost always opening with politicial material, whether or not they writers had anything worthwhile to say. But with this sketch, they showed that they knew exactly what was going on, and it has been a while since that has been the case. The fact that the impressions weren’t all that great is forgivable, considering that neither Romney nor Christie have particularly distinct voices. God help the comedy world if Romney is elected. There will have to be a lot of sketches like this one if he is, I guess. B+
Ben Stiller’s Monologue
A few good cracks (“the Jewish Willy Wonka” “so, Gene Wilder?”) stuck within an overly broad and unsatisfyingly random premise. C+
Lincoln Financial Group I
They’re on to something. This reminded me of a video starring my brother. B
SNL Video Recap 10/1/11 Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum
October 11, 2011
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SNL Recap October 1, 2011: Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum
October 2, 2011
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Cold Opening – The Lawrence Welk Show
Lawrence Welk Show sketches have held up remarkably well considering that the only thing different about them is a new person’s reaction to Dooneese. So the logical next idea was to have another weird sister. Melissa’s buck teeth (and other beaver-esque qualities) were sort of amusing, but they also made it difficult to understand anything that she was saying. The most notably unique aspect of this sketch was actually Lawrence himself, who was more animated than usual, as his comments showed a greater awareness of what was going on. B
Melissa McCarthy’s Monologue
This monologue went on forever – not in the sense of, “this is so boring, please kill me now,” but rather, in the What Up With That sense of “I can’t believe this is happening … I can’t believe this is still happening.” Post-Bridesmaids, the Melissa McCarthy-Kristen Wiig partnership felt quite natural. B
Lil’ Poundcake
The shockingly sensible shock value of the revelation of Lil’ Poundcake as an HPV vaccine was sufficiently shocking. But then not much else happened. B
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