Comments on: There is a reason to watch SNL this weekend.

By: Goon

Goon — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:37:08 +0000

the opening Obama/China skit and the 2012 Palin things were okay if obvious/repetitive.

By: Goon

Goon — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:36:26 +0000

monologue, what up with that, say anything overall (especially as a ‘last skit of the night’ it works), reba digital short, mellow show (all about Dave Matthews and the non sequitors), jars of beer (i think that may have been online only though) and the weekend update was short and sweet, the way i like it. the ‘bad’ sketches weren’t offensively bad. i mean to see what a bad sketch looks like check out anything from the January Jones episode.

By: Jonathan B.

Jonathan B. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:48:46 +0000

Which skits did you find so good? The monologue was awesome, one of the best I’ve seen since SNL’s heyday, which I posted above. Other than that, the sketches themselves weren’t very funny. The only humorous parts would be when JGL was doing something (or Al Gore). He shined.

The Say Anything skit had promise, but was overdone. What Up With That was kind of amusing. The others… not so much.

By: Goon

Goon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:42:17 +0000

I don’t know what show Shelagh and Jon were watching.

I mean SNL has been particularly bad this season (thanks to cast members and top writers being away on other projects) and Seth Meyers needs to be fired as head writer, but this past episode was as good as SNL gets in ANY season. JGL absolutely killed, and it just shows how much a host who wants to be there matters. I’d endorse about 6 of the 8 sketches.

By: Andrew James

Andrew James — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:38:27 +0000

Andy Samberg’s “Mark Wahlberg talks to Animals” still makes me laugh though.

By: Shelagh

Shelagh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:33:57 +0000

I have to agree with Jonathan. I too was drawn in by JGL to watch the show after years of avoiding its terrible writing, and alas I was incredibly disappointed. I can’t see how they can’t notice the lack of laughter from the audience. That being said, JGL did his damndest, and there is some great talent on the show going to waste (Bill Hader, Kristin Wiig, Andy Samberg). It will be a good long while until I watch that show again. I’ll just keep the wonderful memory of JGL as Llyod Dobbler.

By: Andrew James

Andrew James — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:41 +0000

http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/watch-dave-matthews-excellent-ozzy-osborne-snl/

By: Jonathan B.

Jonathan B. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:01:21 +0000

The writing was just as terribly unfunny as I remember, but JGL’s ability to get into his roles and his enthusiasm were above and beyond the majority of celebs that I remember being on the show. Just watch the final moments of the show when he’s saying goodnight and you can tell how much of a thrill he got out of doing this. This won’t make me watch SNL again anytime soon, but he did a hell of a job still.

By: Jonathan B.

Jonathan B. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:41:54 +0000