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What’s the deal with how Saturday Night Live was on hiatus for a while but then it came back for a weekend when there were a bunch of holidays? What’s up, guys? Somebody forget to check a calendar? Wazzaaaap? Its returning episode, hosted by Sofia Vergara, was goodish! The “Mitt Romney pretending to care about things” cold open, in true cold open fashion, was enjoyable for the first minute or so and then, after its 46th minute or so, made me yell “ENOUGH” out loud at the screen. Sofia’s monologue was not great, focusing on how she has boobs and an accent, which, of course, but also: ENOUGH! AGAIN! Will Sofia Vergara’s career ever progress past the fact that she has boobs and an accent? Does she even want it to? The world waits to see, wide-eyed in curious anticipation, just kidding. I hope so! But I think the answer to both is “probably not”? Not that she doesn’t seem lovely! The rest of the episode vacillated between pretty good (which we will discuss after the jump) and not so good, but one thing I wanted to point out specifically was the “just friends” sketch. WHAT? WAS THE DEAL? WITH THAT SKETCH? Did they find that premise in a folder marked “’90s light homophobia” in a cabinet at MAD TV HEADQUARTERS? My goodness. Terrible! Let’s talk about the stuff that wasn’t terrible!
Hahaha, well, first we obviously need to talk about GILLY. The character “Gilly” was said to have been retired, but I assume that because Kristen Wiig is going to be leaving at the end of this season (probably) they decided to bring her out of the vault. GREAT! I know everybody hates Gilly, but hey everybody guess what, I LOVE GILLY. Gilly’s the best. “What.” “I love Gilly. What.” Get it? Gilly. This sketch was particularly terrible, though. Not even in an endearing way. Which was too bad. The Will Forte character is very necessary. Oh well. Goodnight, Gilly. Everyone hated you, but I loved you, except for in this sketch because it was very bad.
I think this was either the second or third installment of “Bein’ Quirky” and it was great again, only because Terran Killem’s Michael Cera impression is perfect and I love it a lot. Sofia Vergara’s The Nanny impression also made me laugh. Good jobs!
The “Almost Pizza” commercial was really great. Certainly the best part of the episode, and probably one of my favorite things SNL has done all season.
The “Watch What Happens Live” sketch was kind of odd to me, just because I don’t really think that enough people watch that show to warrant an entire sketch being dedicated to mocking it? That seems a little weird. I did watch that show one time, though, and I have to say that this sketch did a very good job.
And, finally, I wanted to highlight “Drunk Uncle.” The first “Drunk Uncle” Weekend Update segment was really great, and this one was kind of great too, but really it was just kind of the same jokes from the first one with different words put in? “Netflix me, Netflix me, Netflix me,” for instance. They can do better with this character! It’s a great character!
One Direction was the musical guest, and I guess those boys are famous? Like, REALLY famous? Justin Bieber-level famous? That is crazy. Is this what it was like for adults when the Backstreet Boys were famous? They just had no idea who they were? And then they were on SNL and the adults were like, “I guess these guys are famous”? And the children were like “OHMYGODOFCOURSETHEY’REFAMOUSAREYOUKIDDINGTHEY’RETHEBACKSTREETBOYSOHMYGOD ahhhhh YOUARESOSTUPIDAJ’SMYFAVORITE.” Which One Direction boy was your favorite? Mine was the one in the bowtie. Was that everyone’s favorite?
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I loved the clean sounds of that One Direction, tell you what, but I didn’t care for their suggestive dance moves.
Oh how I loved this episode. Or any episode. I miss this show.
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They weren’t dancing the way we dance, Peggy. They were ENJOYING it…
I love Gilly too Kelly. I thought I was the only one. Yes this skit was pretty horrible, but I thought the ending was perfect for some reason. When she said “Did I go to far, sorry” – I don’t know, something made me crack up.
Also was it just me or did One Direction not suck that bad? I actually thought they were good for a boy band and I don’t really go for that type of music.
“But hey everybody guess what, I LOVE GILLY. Gilly’s the best.”
Oh. Kelly. no. Oh Kelly no. Oh! Kelly no. Oh Kelly…no.
“What.” – Gilly
Was AJ really your favorite, Kelly? I figured you for a Brian Littrell fan.
I thought this episode was pretty bad, maybe one of the season’s worst. I ended up skipping like half the sketches, which I don’t, usually. I don’t know, when “boobs” and “accent” are the punchlines of half the sketches featuring the host, I get a little bored/disappointed/sleepy/anxious/hungry. Did anyone else think that Pantene bit was weird, like maybe unsure of its own joke?
Oh I loved the Pantene sketch. I’m not sure why exactly, but I laughed a lot and watched it again.
I also like Gilly. I just hope she makes it out of Craster’s Keep with Jon Snow and the rest of the Night’s Watch!
Oh god I’m so glad I’m not alone in my confusion and alarm at one direction. Why only one direction? That seems very limiting, gents! Very limiting!
My favorite part about One Direction is that it appeared as though 3 of the boys were sharing 2 suits? Like the Jagger-looking one was wearing a cream jacket and red pants, another kid was wearing a black shirt and cream pants, and another dude was wearing a red jacket and black pants? What on earth? And then the other two dudes were just not included in the suit sharing at all?
It was very perplexing.
Also, their go to move when emoting was to cover their no-no area with their hands. I was unnerved.
I did a lot of thinking about this in a marijuana infused haze during their performance and I think it is an existential metaphor for Camus’s theory of free will as most blatantly evidenced in The Stranger. I believe, although I am not certain but would still be my LIFE, that the name is a nod to Meursault’s indifference, and his understanding (or belief) that he has no free will. As a group, they have no free will, they move in one and only one direction. But that’s #JUSTATHEORY
I think it’s safe to say this is probably a quantifiable scientific fact, and therefore it is not a theory but a law. The Law of Existential Boybands. And the law is that apparently one exists, but it probably doesn’t mean anything.
One direction, no wardrobe change.
I was perplexed by the one direction guy who left on his fake mustache and just stood there like a statue giving the audience the thumbs up for like 30 seconds while everyone else was hugging each other. That’s not particularly funny or good television, it’s just strange, and for a bunch of people who don’t know who he is, not particularly endearing. Jason Sudeikis should have taken him aside aside and been like “Go stand in the back and hug Jay Pharaoh until the credits are over”
It is extremely necessary that I acquire a “Hunger Gaaaaaaaaaames!” GIF as soon as possible.
Thank you Internet!
I though the Hunger Games sketch was a win. I feel like they should have put it on the show earlier.
That sketch seemed like something a middle-schoolers would make for English class.
Maybe that’s why I laughed at it so much.
Also, can we please talk about Kate McKinnon and how she is basically a perfect human being? That Pantene sketch was amazing.
Did you know she’s the first openly gay cast member?! I think that’s amazing! Oh also her and I have the same name. Yay Kates!
Technically Terry Sweeney was, but nobody knows who Terry Sweeney is. But she is the first openly lesbian member! She was also on the Big Gay Sketch Show, which was not always terrible!
So, I think I found my purpose in the Videogum community… to be the one knowledgeable person about One Direction. I admit to fangirling a little about their music. They have some good catchy songs, but most of their songs are corny slow songs. They’re famous from being on The X Factor UK, and even though they didn’t win Simon Cowell signed them, because duh boy bands get way famous.
Oh my god guys, in that dancing talk show skit when they showed up! LOLOLOL
End shame.
I had a laugh when drunk uncle said “listen, One Direction” to Seth Meyers. “Don’t call me that.”
feel no shame. i will out fangirl you any day, due to the fact that they are the most charming assholes i’ve ever seen. they do the BEST INTERVIEWS. everyone should watch alan carr and that la boite interview. this has been a public service announcement.
“You know what you should add to your Netflix queue? A haircut.”
Knock Knock.
I think I had some pretty low expectations for Sofia Vergara so I wound up being very pleasantly surprised! I think overall, it was a solid episode. Her Fran Drescher was killing me, I loved it so much!
I also liked the Pantene commercial and I thought Kate McKinnon did a good job, even though her accent started to slip from Penelope Cruz into Dolores O’Riordan territory. It sucks when words are hard to pronounce and you have to read them aloud to people! Kids in elementary school all over the country are like “Amen. Last week in class my teacher made me read a passage that had ‘extraordinary’ in it.”
I liked the Pantene sketch too, and knowing it was McKinnon’s second appearance after the Bravo clip of that lady who yells at small business owners had me very nervous for her. When she first started talking as Penelope Cruz I got REALLY nervous, because she sounded like she was involuntarily slipping into a VERY broad Indian accent, and I was also simultaneously struggling to remember what Cruz sounded like, but then they got into the commercial portion and it took off.
One DIrection makes me feel old, because every time I see them, I want to say, “GET A HAIRCUT.” That Harry Styles-hair swipe during the show was just unnecessary.
Also, I think it was too late for them to be up.
I like that you know his name. And also, liking One Direction makes me feel very old, but then seeing them on SNL was just another kind of weird.
I know his name only because I shamefully read the Daily Mail website. That site made sure to document every minute of his brief (and SHOCKING! as per the DM) romance with a 32-year old television presenter
Right? NSYNC didn’t do any of this long-haired nonsense. Kids these days!!!! Get off my lawn!
(The joke is I don’t have a lawn, because I live in Bushwick, because I’m 22.)
“He’s still Cassius Clay to me, Seth.”
Okay, so I just watched 15 seconds of One Direction so that I could be less elderly, and I only got older. I don’t think they actually have hair. I’m pretty sure they all have shaved heads and are wearing bicycle helmet wigs.
I know! With that long hair and those ankle boots and that loud rock n’ roll and what the hell does Hard Days Night EVEN MEAN?
I thought the Romney cold open was perfect. It seemed to reach the level of Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin in that not only was it hilarious but it was also an awesomely vicious take-down of a politician.
IMMIGRANTS!
“When I say snakes, you know what I really mean. MINORITIES.”
my favorite part of the show. i do love a good racist joke.
That’s actually a joke *about* racism and how politicians use coded language to convey it. It’s a commentary on how nasty and absurd that kind of shit is.
You are just having so much trouble with jokes this week, dude.
Does anyone else find that watching SNL through your DVR almost ruins the SNL experience? I just fast forward through all the lame sketches and musical performances so it only takes me like 20 minutes to watch an episode.
My fast forward button got a lot of work during this episode. I won’t watch any “Manuel Ortiz” sketches anymore and I would have fast forwarded straight through Gilly too if it wasn’t for the fact that my boyfriend had never seen a Gilly sketch and wanted to know why I didn’t like the character. He knows now.
Try not having a TV and watching it on Hulu.
I did. It’s why I don’t watch it really anymore.
I don’t usually skip sketches but I do typically skip the musical performances. And most of the songs on Glee. And I also usually stop watching the Daily Show when it gets to the interview part. So I guess I don’t like music or actual information?
I like to just think of it as saving time.
How has nobody commented yet on the absolutely delicious ball-aching loveliness of Kate McKinnon? I thought she had a decent mimicry/acting debut, sure, but DUDE would you take a look at her in the little blue dress during the closing credits?! Where have you been all my life and also why am I not a lesbian like you
i agree with kelly, the almost pizza sketch was probably one of the best sketches of the night, the kristen wiig + bill hader ads are always good