TV: Saturday Night Live 40 years live? and beyond -MOD 724

[Pilky01]

Maya as Kamala Harris was good. Always nice to see Larry David as Bernie Sanders.

I expected more from the season premiere though.

It often seems like the more time they have to write the worse their material is.

That episode was bad. Even Weekend Update was garbage.

 

[bleedblue1223]

It often seems like the more time they have to write the worse their material is.

That episode was bad. Even Weekend Update was garbage.

Yeah, after watching some of the clips, it was a mixture of just lazy or bad.

 

[David Dennison]

Weak episode despite all the alumni cameos.

Honestly I think they need to cut back on the cameos, it's a crutch when they can't come up with original skits.

 

[Stylizer1]

Maya as Kamala Harris was good. Always nice to see Larry David as Bernie Sanders.

I expected more from the season premiere though.

Terrible episode. Woody has no comedic timing.

 

[Pilky01]

Actually there was one good line in the opening bit.

"Look, I'm like a plastic straw. I've been around forever. I always worked but now you're mad at me."

 

[bleedblue1223]

Actually there was one good line in the opening bit.

"Look, I'm like a plastic straw. I've been around forever. I always worked but now you're mad at me."

Yeah, the Biden part was good. Right balance of critique and humor. Larry David always does a good Bernie. A little less Kamala would've been better. Could've done something with Yang.

 

[Pilky01]

I don't like Larry David's Bernie at all. Granted I don't listen to a lot of Bernie speeches, but the "cooky old man" thing doesnt seem to be his MO. If anything that is Biden's deal, what with his comments last debate about making sure kids arent listening to too much radio.

Its just Larry David doing bad Larry David jokes.

Which is a pretty consistent problem for SNL. The writing never makes any sense. They just meander between applause lines while relying way too heavily on guest appearances.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I don't like Larry David's Bernie at all. Granted I don't listen to a lot of Bernie speeches, but the "cooky old man" thing doesnt seem to be his MO. If anything that is Biden's deal, what with his comments last debate about making sure kids arent listening to too much radio.

Its just Larry David doing bad Larry David jokes.

Yeah, I'd agree. It's a bad imitation of Bernie if they want to be realistic. The media likes portraying him as a screaming old man, but that's not really him. He does some of his mannerisms good though, that's why I sort of like it for SNL standards. It's not as bad as Kate doing Warren though.

 

[Pilky01]

Yeah anytime they include anything involving Warren its terrible. Every bit as bad as their Hillary stuff. They just make it so transparent who their candidate of choice is and its not funny.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Yeah anytime they include anything involving Warren its terrible. Every bit as bad as their Hillary stuff. They just make it so transparent who their candidate of choice is and its not funny.

At least Kate did a decent job of looking the part with Hillary, sort of like Larry with Bernie, but the Warren piece just missed for me.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

I have a soft spot for Larry's Bernie, even if it's not the most accurate depiction ("Bern Your Enthusiasm" was one of the best SNL skits in recent memory). Larry's become a good comedic actor over the years and the jokes are funny. His line about accidentally hitting the input button cracked me up.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

‘WHO IS AMERICA’S DAD NOW’: Eddie Murphy roasts Bill Cosby, revives beloved characters as SNL host

 

[Jumptheshark]

‘WHO IS AMERICA’S DAD NOW’: Eddie Murphy roasts Bill Cosby, revives beloved characters as SNL host

His view on taking shots on at Cosby sure had changed

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Watching SNL now, this is the hardest I’ve laughed at the show in a while. Eddie’s still got it.

 

[Hasbro]

It's been too mutha ****ing long Eddie.

#santaknew!

 

[chicagoskycam]

Eddie was killing it.

 

[John Price]

Eddie Murphy’s Return Delivers Big Ratings For ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Deadline

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Bill Cosby's spokesman calls Eddie Murphy a 'Hollywood slave' after SNL appearance - CNN

 

[Ozz]

Bill Cosby's spokesman calls Eddie Murphy a 'Hollywood slave' after SNL appearance - CNN

Quite an argument coming from the camp of a rapist...

 

[chicagoskycam]

This whole Cosby thing goes back to Eddie Murphy Raw. I am really surprised his camp responded in such a manner, with all Eddie really did is mention he is in jail. That's a fact and Eddie could have lit him up so much more.

Bill needs to have a coke from the prison commissary and a smile and shut the f*** up. After what he did...

 

[BostonBob]

Watching SNL now, this is the hardest I’ve laughed at the show in a while. Eddie’s still got it.

It's been too mutha ****ing long Eddie.

Eddie was killing it.

SNL did a great job bringing back a lot of Murphy's classic characters......but I really wished they had brought this one back too.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Too bad that one line is getting all the pub, because that was a great all-around episode. Seeing Eddie get back to his roots and doing edgy comedy again warms my heart.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

SNL did a great job bringing back a lot of Murphy's classic characters......but I really wished they brought this one back too.

That sketch was lightning in a bottle, no way to replicate it. Plus, James Brown wasn’t a recurring character.

 

[BostonBob]

That sketch was lightning in a bottle, no way to replicate it. Plus, James Brown wasn’t a recurring character.

They say that when you get older your memory is the 2nd thing that starts to go ( I forget what's the 1st thing to go ) and I really thought Murphy did the James Brown Hot Tub thing a few more times.

 

[chicagoskycam]

I loved the old sketch where he became a white guy.