Category Archives: Saturday Night Live
Muppet Monday: Our Long-Awaited Thoughts on the Impending Arrival of ‘The Muppets:’ Or Why We’re Dreading the Thing We Wanted More Than Anything Else
In two days The Muppets will return to theaters after more than a decade away from the big screen. It seems like just yesterday that we were salivating over the whispers of a Muppet resurrection orchestrated by Jason Segel (yes, that Jason … Continue reading
We Finally Weigh-in On Hank Williams Jr.’s Controversial Hitler Comments
We dunno, we were kind of always under the impression he was a bit of a loose cannon.
Filed under Checks & Balances, Saturday Night Live, Weigh-in
Suds in Your Buds
Jumped the Snark favorite Jason Sudeikis was the guest on today’s WTF Podcast with Marc Maron, and he proved once again that he’s clever, humble, grounded, genuine and, more than anything, gracious. He still might be our next movie star … Continue reading
Filed under Good Humor, Mancrush, Marconi & Cheese, Saturday Night Live
This Is Exactly the Kind of Thing They Should Have Featured on ‘SNL Backstage’
A few weeks ago we griped that the recent prime-time special Saturday Night Live Backstage was thoroughly underwhelming, in large part because it recycled previously seen interviews and failed to deliver any new insight into what goes on behind the … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Saturday Night Live
Did ‘SNL’ Rip-Off Jumped the Snark?
Wellllll, no, not really. But it’s really curious that no less than a month ago we posted a video of Taboo, the fifth member of the Black Eyed Peas, visiting the 4th hour of Today and then this past weekend … Continue reading
Filed under Makes You Think, Rip-off, Saturday Night Live
This Is What a Teenage Starlet on ‘SNL’ Looks Like
Miley Cyrus came by SNL this week and, despite generally positive reviews, we still found it pretty average. Nothing egregious about it, nothing particularly horrible, but really nothing to write home about. And the feedback for Cyrus was mostly polite, … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Saturday Night Live
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Next Movie Star Part 2 (Cup Checking Higgins)
Just when we thought we couldn’t like Jason Sudeikis anymore – the guy loves wings AND beer – he goes ahead and tops himself. We figured he’d peaked last week with his Buffalo Wild Wings and Natty Light fueled appearance … Continue reading
Filed under Brilliance, Good Humor, Mancrush, Saturday Night Live, What? Too fabulous?
‘SNL Backstage’: More Like ‘SNL Backstab’
There’s literally nothing we like more than Saturday Night Live retrospectives. Okay, well, maybe we like pizza, beer, the Muppets, 1986 Mets retrospectives and maps more. But really that’s about it. And it’s close. Which is why we were so … Continue reading
Russell Brand on ‘SNL’: Very British
Well, we had little hope that the SNL would rebound from its disillusioning Dana Carvey episode last week. For some reason, lately we’ve been giving the show the reverse of the benefit of the doubt, the doubt of the benefit … Continue reading
Filed under Across the pond, Analysis, Good Humor, Saturday Night Live, The State
Yesterday in ‘Today’: KLG & Hoda Weigh-In on the Grammys
Well, it seems that Kathie Lee and Hoda had the same reaction to the Grammy awards as every ignorant, idiotic Facebook and Twitter user out there: You know that Arcade Fire have been on SNL twice and thus have been … Continue reading
Filed under Interweb, Saturday Night Live, The Worst, Today in Today, Tyranasaurus Sex, Weigh-in
