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October 10, 2008

SNL's First Prime Time Special: At Least They Had Bill Murray

Last night was the first of three SNL's Prime Time Election specials, and it was just eh. The first half was a very long parody of Tuesday night's debate that basically had three jokes: Dan Rather Tom Brokaw cutting the candidates off, Bill Murray playing himself as a town hall audience member, and John McCain wandering around. The second half was a Thursday Weekend Update, complete with unbearable guests. Here's the sketch that had Bill Murray!:

While it was better than almost anything else supposed-to-be-funny in prime time, it didn't come close to the hour of power we're blessed with four nights per week in Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

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Brokaw, not Rather.

Posted by: Chadams at 10/10/08 2:22 PM | Reply
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Kevin

HAHA looks like Lindsay STILL isn't watching the debates!

Posted by: Kevin profile link at 10/10/08 2:43 PM | Reply
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Why is Richard Nixon debating Chris Matthews?

Posted by: Tuna at 10/10/08 2:51 PM | Reply
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I actually though Keenan Thompson made his "actually be kind of funny" debut with the whole "Fix It" thing. Then again I was pretty high.

Posted by: Chris Davis at 10/10/08 3:09 PM | Reply
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I agree, it was surprisingly unfunny. And for that matter, William Murray's himself, and his debate jokes, were funnier later on Letterman.

Posted by: Marianne at 10/10/08 3:48 PM | Reply
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