SNL 40th Aniv Show

[MRandall25]

at least Norton did Stefon, so while Stefon is iconic he isn't nearly as large of a character as Foley or Roseanne Roseannadanna.

Rolling Stone just did a whole SNL special, complete with lists and such. Ranked all the cast members (called out during the show), the best sketches, and the best characters. They ranked Stefon as the best character in the history of SNL. Ever. Numero uno.

I'm just the reporter.

"What have you done for me lately" comes to mind.

When it's the most recent character being slighted? Ok.

No, I meant Stefon was probably #1 because he was the most recent one, and therefore has the most recent impact, hence the "What have you done for me lately"...

[tifosi77]

40 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time

50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time

'Saturday Night Live': All 141 Cast Members Ranked

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

[Pavel Bure]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

Maybe you just need to try it.

First get a box
Second cut a hole in the box

[Jim]

My guess is that Rolling Stone was trying to avoid complete irrelevance by making a BS list that would get people talking about Rolling Stone.

ding ding ding...

[Crankshaft]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

Well, there are a lot of people in the world. Of those who saw it, not all of them will probably like it. So, no. You're probably not the only one who didn't find it funny.

[meecrofilm]

My guess is that Rolling Stone was trying to avoid complete irrelevance by making a BS list that would get people talking about Rolling Stone.

This is a publication that once ranked the greatest rock guitar players and put Eddie Van Halen at #70 (four spots below Vernon Reid, and eight spots behind something called 'Zoot Horn Rollo')

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

I stopped paying attention to RS once I found out in a 100 greatest artists list they had Eminem, the Beastie Boys, NWA and Roxy Music ranked but not Queen nor Pink Floyd


just absolutely terrible

[tifosi77]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

Yes.

[stopper40]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

Yes.

Pretty much

[DudeMan2766]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

Well, there are a lot of people in the world. Of those who saw it, not all of them will probably like it. So, no. You're probably not the only one who didn't find it funny.

Ok, EPP. Settle down

[tfrizz]

'Saturday Night Live': All 141 Cast Members Ranked

I think they might be a bit harsh with "81-92. The New Kids". Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney have been pretty strong additions to the cast, and Pete Davidson shows promise.

[tifosi77]

Cecily Strong is pretty good.

[npv708]

Cecily Strong is pretty good.

Good enough to host the White House Correspondents Dinner this year and the big news is that apparently, she's going to be nice.

[meecrofilm]

The main issue with the show right now is the writing just hasn't been very good for a few years and counting -- like the guys above me just mentioned, there is still some solid talent to work with.

[blackjack68]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

Yes.

Pretty much

You're just mad you didn't think of it first.

[FreeCandy44]

I think the cowbell sketch is crap.

[count2infinity]

am I the only one who finds Dick in a Box not funny in the slightest?

I think the cowbell sketch is crap.

you two are the worst...

[tifosi77]

Can someone be banned from posting in their own thread? I think FC44 may have just earned that honor.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

this is not new news

I will say this.....I never found the cowbell skit funny.

[shmenguin]

I've been a cynic in this thread, but those two skits were golden.

[tifosi77]

DIAB is everything that the pre-recorded films should be. It's perfect, and it features a celebrity guest doing a decent caricature of himself (in a very loose sense). Not quite as great as Mick Jagger as Kieth Richards, but very good.

Cowbell is everything that is good about improvisational comedy. It has a bunch of guys breaking (Ferrell wore a normally fitting shirt in the four or five rehearsals of the bit, only put on the short tightie about 30 seconds before stepping on set during the show), a celeb guest host completely overacting, a snappy catchphrase.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

DIAB is everything that the pre-recorded films should be. It's perfect, and it features a celebrity guest doing a decent caricature of himself (in a very loose sense). Not quite as great as Mick Jagger as Kieth Richards, but very good.

but the joke is lame and Timberlake is so full of himself that I can't stand him when he's on the show.


edit, I like how I say that yet love Alec Baldwin


oh well.jpg

[tifosi77]

Also, along the lines of changing things up after rehearsals...... Apparently the reason why Hader broke so much doing Stefon was because his co-writer would treat the bits like Mad Libs. So Hader would go in front of the audience only knowing that he was going to say NOUN at this point, ADJECTIVE here, etc, and the context in which would be saying them. Or they'd make a change to a joke on the cue cards and not tell Hader (which is apparently where Jewish Dracula Sidney Applebaum came from). They were sort of like inside jokes between the two.

[tifosi77]

DIAB is everything that the pre-recorded films should be. It's perfect, and it features a celebrity guest doing a decent caricature of himself (in a very loose sense). Not quite as great as Mick Jagger as Kieth Richards, but very good.

but the joke is lame and Timberlake is so full of himself that I can't stand him when he's on the show.


edit, I like how I say that yet love Alec Baldwin


oh well.jpg

Stop.

Just. Stop.