SNL Classic: Re-Airings, Past Casts, Past Sketches, Past Hosts, the Past

[cpcathy]

Honestly, I couldn't understand what Amy was rapping and I hate that they made Sarah Palin out to be a normal person. The Halloween episode with Jon Hamm was my favorite of that season.

[Inquisitionist]

Yeah, a lot of the lyrics were hard to pick up, but fortunately they're available on the 'net.  Lots of great lines, but I think my favorite part is:

 

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Mccain/Palin, gonna put the nail in the coffin
Of the media elite
(she likes red meat)
Shoot a mother-humpin' moose, eight days of the week

That's some sly rhymin'!

Also, I don't think Palin came off as "normal" in this sequence.  More like totally clueless.

[vb68]

13 minutes ago, Inquisitionist said:

Also, I don't think Palin came off as "normal" in this sequence.  More like totally clueless.

Totally agree. She was completely clueless the song was savaging her.

[mtlchick]

Tonight: Lin Manuel Miranda from last year.  What could have been.  Though with his tweets about Puerto Rico now, he's in beast mode 52 weeks later.

[cpcathy]

What a standout episode that was, I hope he can come back to host soon.

[JakeyJokes]

My best friend and I were in The Crucible in high school. Crucible Cast Party absolutely KILLS me.

[Spartan Girl]

9 hours ago, mtlchick said:

Tonight: Lin Manuel Miranda from last year.  What could have been.  Though with his tweets about Puerto Rico now, he's in beast mode 52 weeks later.

I've only now recovered enough to star rewatching the election skits. They're still funny, but the residual bitterness is still there, and that was apparent with the Cold Opening about the Access Hollywood tape...

[ktwo]

I love Lin Manuel but I was a bit annoyed that they put such a recent episode in that slot, and one that they had just re-ran at the end of July. That rerun is still on my DVR!

[vb68]

Apparently the episode tonight is Tom Petty's first episode as the musical guest from 1979.  Buck Henry hosted.

[Jaded]

5 hours ago, vb68 said:

Apparently the episode tonight is Tom Petty's first episode as the musical guest from 1979.  Buck Henry hosted.

I hope they have it on their site/app. Can't see it on TV here due to 24hr hurricane coverage.

[Hanahope]

I think 1979 is when I first saw SNL.  I remembered this episode, and it was my first time seeing Tom Petty. Ah so young. 

[Oldtimesnlfan]

I wish we could get some 80s shows in these classics. I have the first 5 on dvd but haven’t seen any 80s shows since Comedy Central ran them in the 90s.

[Phishbulb]

Wow, who's responsible for doing the edit jobs on these hour-long episodes? They cut the Carrey Family Reunion sketch out of Jim's 2014 episode (which had the entire cast plus Jeff Daniels in it), and left in that terrible sketch where Carrey was the old billionaire guy. 

[JakeyJokes]

Do they have to pay residuals who speaks in a re-airing? It might be a budget thing.

[cpcathy]

While I'm thrilled for all the Emmy love for Kate McKinnon, I wish they had honored Hader with at least one, he was always so brilliant. His Vincent Price is perfection.

[mtlchick]

The Carrey episode made me a bit sad considering the turmoil he's had in his life since that episode. 

[vb68]

On 10/29/2017 at 4:25 PM, cpcathy said:

I wish they had honored Hader with at least one, he was always so brilliant.

If and when he hosts again, I would say he'd be a prime contender for one. Look how long it took Amy to get an Emmy.

He did other characters more, but Vincent Price was always my favorite.

[punkypower]

Tonight is Amy Adams/One Direction.

Anyone else think "vintage" should be pre-40?! 

[Jaded]

3 hours ago, punkypower said:

Tonight is Amy Adams/One Direction.

Anyone else think "vintage" should be pre-40?! 

I agree. Unless it's an episode that's topical to something currently happening. The Lin Manuel Miranda episode is an example of what I mean.

[ktwo]

I ranted about that recently here. I still had the rerun of the LMM show on my DVR when they aired it as a "classic" episode! I thought the point of this was to show the older - like 20th century - episodes. 

[Inquisitionist]

Not to mention that the Amy Adams/OD show was terribly weak.

[cpcathy]

I recall being pissed that that year's Christmas show had her as host. I thought it was devoid of fun and joy.

[Mumbles]

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I recall being pissed that that year's Christmas show had her as host. I thought it was devoid of fun and joy.

Agreed. I find her a very uncharismatic actor.

And it didn't help that Kristen Wiig came out during the monogue and Wiiged it. 

[vb68]

I saw this one was scheduled to record on my DVR, and I turned the record function off.  I remembered the show being a letdown and wondering why they gave her the Christmas episode that year.  I totally agree there's nothing particularly vintage about it.

I miss when they told you what was memorable and considered vintage about the episode (i.e. Belushi and Aykroyd premiered The Blues Brothers, for example).  

Edited December 4, 2017 by vb68

[Hanahope]

Whoa glad I missed this one originally, yikes.

[Princess Sparkle]

The only part I really liked of the Amy Adams episode was the Serial parody, but unfortunately, that's one of those bits that won't last the test of time (I still love it, but if you missed Serial, you'd be really in the dark)

[cpcathy]

I enjoyed the Office Christmas Party pre-taped bit. Pete looks good in a suit.

[Mumbles]

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The only part I really liked of the Amy Adams episode was the Serial parody, but unfortunately, that's one of those bits that won't last the test of time (I still love it, but if you missed Serial, you'd be really in the dark)

I liked it - Cecily captured that blase vocal fry of public radio on-air talent - but it went on a bit too long. And yeah, it's old already.

[Phishbulb]

23 hours ago, cpcathy said:

I enjoyed the Office Christmas Party pre-taped bit. Pete looks good in a suit.

Weird that 2 years after this sketch aired, a movie called "Office Christmas Party" was released, starring Kate McKinnon (who was also in this sketch).

[cpcathy]

Seemed like a lazy screenwriter had just seen this episode and thought, "movie!"

[Lantern7]

SNLC for tonight: the one with Adam Driver. Kylo Ren in Undercover Boss!! For those who never got into Star Wars for whatever reason . . . yes, the character was that much of a fuck-up.

[ahisma]

9 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Kylo Ren in Undercover Boss!! For those who never got into Star Wars for whatever reason . . . yes, the character was that much of a fuck-up.

I just watched this sketch, and it is so (hilariously) on point! Pretty much exactly what Kylo Ren is like. 

[mtlchick]

Tonight's rerun is The Rock's 2015 stint.  

-During his singing monologue of being Franchise Viagra, a throwaway line about being "The Next President" suddenly takes on a more important meaning.  #JohnsonHanks2020

-The Bambi movie would probably not happen given his current issues with his Fast and Furious "family."

-The WWE still makes me cry from laughing so hard. 

[Spartan Girl]

I miss The Rock Obama. We neeed him. More than ever.

[Cupcake04]

So ex cast member Brooks Wheelen is on stand up circut now and he was at our local comedy club last weekend for shows and.......he either has substance issues or is a complete douchebag...not sure which.  I didn't see his act, but he was on radio 2 days and on tv one day and wasnt even close to being funny and kinda a dick. I see why he was axed from SNL.

[Hanahope]

On 1/14/2018 at 7:53 AM, Spartan Girl said:

I miss The Rock Obama. We neeed him. More than ever.

That skit reminded me about how the GoP messed with middle east policy.  Great characterizations of Cotton, Boehner and Cruz.  I loved Leslie as She-Rock Michelle.

[Lava VaVoom]

What happened to Bobby Moynihan's show, Me, Myself, and I?  Is it on hiatus or has it been canceled?  Can he come back to SNL if it's been axed?

[BennyB]

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What happened to Bobby Moynihan's show, Me, Myself, and I?  Is it on hiatus or has it been canceled?  Can he come back to SNL if it's been axed?

Cancelled :-(    I would love to see him back on SNL! 

[Mumbles]

Jeez they have 40+ years of shows and they run an episode from a few months ago in their vintage slot? Lame! And 

[WendyCR72]

Tonight's so-called "classic" or "vintage" episode (at 10:00 p.m. ET) is from freaking 2016. Really? I can't recall the last time a truly vintage episode aired. Probably afraid to since it makes the current stuff look bad.

[JakeyJokes]

Usually there's a rhyme or reason with the choosing of the vintage episodes, no? Maybe because it was a year since Trump's inauguration this week. I think Will Ferrell's first episode (Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler) would have been a more inspired choice.

We'll probably get the Tom Brady episode for next week, but it's one of the more enjoyable "athlete host" episodes.

[wknt3]

11 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

Tonight's so-called "classic" or "vintage" episode (at 10:00 p.m. ET) is from freaking 2016. Really? I can't recall the last time a truly vintage episode aired. Probably afraid to since it makes the current stuff look bad.

I would think that the more recent reruns are even worse than that as far as making things look bad since you have sharper writing, and then edit out the weakest bits so you have a better show doing riffs on a lot of the same material with a lot of the same cast members so it's a direct comparison and you can't just say that the cast was better or it was easier to be funny before recent events or whatever else a viewer might think.
 

6 hours ago, JakeyJokes said:

Usually there's a rhyme or reason with the choosing of the vintage episodes, no? Maybe because it was a year since Trump's inauguration this week. I think Will Ferrell's first episode (Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler) would have been a more inspired choice.

We'll probably get the Tom Brady episode for next week, but it's one of the more enjoyable "athlete host" episodes.

Maybe or they might show some episode from last season. You would think with Will Ferrell hosting it would be fairly easy to find a good show from his time there. It's not like it's so long ago to be excessively dated or that they don't have a lot to choose from. At this rate we might have to start hoping that former hosts, bug time musical guests, or cast members from before 2015 start dying to actually get something that is actually vintage.

[Phishbulb]

On 1/28/2018 at 3:06 AM, JakeyJokes said:

Usually there's a rhyme or reason with the choosing of the vintage episodes, no? Maybe because it was a year since Trump's inauguration this week. I think Will Ferrell's first episode (Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler) would have been a more inspired choice.

We'll probably get the Tom Brady episode for next week, but it's one of the more enjoyable "athlete host" episodes.

I think this week there actually isn't an "SNL Vintage" episode, because at 8 PM they're running a "SNL Best of Football" special (which I'm sure will include some sketches from Brady's episode).

Too bad, as I would have liked to have seen Natalie Portman's episode from 2006 before her new one. I really can't remember anything about it other than the "Natalie Raps" digital short.

[VCRTracking]

On 1/29/2018 at 8:21 AM, Phishbulb said:

Too bad, as I would have liked to have seen Natalie Portman's episode from 2006 before her new one. I really can't remember anything about it other than the "Natalie Raps" digital short.

I remember the sketch where she was the daughter of the trendy Dutch couple played by Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph, "Nuni".

She also did a wicked impression of ice skater Sasha Coehn on Update.

The one I didn't like was where she played an overly cheerful Jamba Juice cashier. I get that the writer of the sketch was probably annoyed whenever he went into a Jamba Juice by the employees but having someone who's been in movies since she was a child making fun of people earning minimum wage seemed mean.  I thought "WTF bitch, you're a millionaire!"

Edited February 9, 2018 by VCRTracking

[cleo]

I've been watching some eps from around 2003-ish as I missed most of 2000-2010 or so. They're pretty awful. Jimmy Fallon's recurring skit in the dorm room with Horatio Sanz is terrible. Fred Armisen is even worse. I remember reading people complain about him and I didn't get it. I do now. The drummer with the 'adios mio!' tagline or whatever it is, and the aging drummer in the las vegas skits where he hits the drums on the wrong note are just terrible. I can't bear watching the 'adios mio' one. Nails on a chalkboard.  It does remind me a little of Kyle(?)s routine with the bad comic, but Kyle's is not so excruciating. 

On the other hand, Tina and Amy are always pretty good, and I don;t mind Maya Rudolph. Will Forte also has moments I like. Also Chris Parnell will always be Dr. Spaceman to me.

[JakeyJokes]

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Jimmy Fallon's recurring skit in the dorm room with Horatio Sanz is terrible.

"Jarrett's Room" was okay but it felt like they did it EVERY episode. The only one I even remember is when they make fun of names in the yearbook and one of them is Jill Butt (Rachel Dratch) and at the end she shows up as their roommate's date and says "Hi, I'm Jill Butt". And, yes, I still giggle when I think of it because I was in middle school when it aired and apparently still am.

[Mumbles]

Yesterday they repeated an Ariana Grande episode from early 2016?  I’m not a fan of her singing but she’s a great co-host. She has great comic timing and is a good sport. And she KILLED it with the impressions during the Tidal streaming music sketch.

[ktwo]

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon will be hosting the royal wedding like they did the Rose Bowl:

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a20635809/will-ferrell-and-molly-shannon-hosting-the-royal-wedding/?src=socialflowFBHBU

[peeayebee]

Ooooo! Thanks for the heads-up. I missed their Rose Parade show. I'm definitely recording this. Can't wait.

[Inquisitionist]

13 hours ago, ktwo said:

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon will be hosting the royal wedding like they did the Rose Bowl:

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a20635809/will-ferrell-and-molly-shannon-hosting-the-royal-wedding/?src=socialflowFBHBU

Thank you!  I am so watching this.