S48.E08: Steve Martin & Martin Short / Brandi Carlile

[Trini]

18 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

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 I didn't get much out of Chloe's bit, though. It was a long setup for the Scarlett Johansson bit, and then it kept going! 

I thought, 'that's one way to get some celebrity impressions into the show!  😬

[Pete Martell]

25 minutes ago, Fostersmom said:

I just can't with Martin Short, have never found him funny and he's getting more annoying as the years pass, so I didn't have any hopes of liking this episode. I tried a few sketches at the start of the show, but gave up. I fast forwarded to Brandi's first song, WU, Brandi's second song and The Father of the Bride sketch (and barely made it thru that one). 

You might enjoy the PDD pre-tape as he isn't in that much.

[TakomaSnark]

'You bland overrated white-haired son of a bitch.'

I love Martin Short.

[Quickbeam]

8 hours ago, TakomaSnark said:

I love Martin Short.

Me too! All I need to do is look at him and I am cast back in time to Jackie Rogers Jr. Jackpot Wad. Which remains my all time favorite character of his. Plus Martin is 72 and can still dance like the wind. 

[Blakeston]

I found Sarah Sherman's father to be funnier than Sarah Sherman has ever been on this show.

[lou ann b]

I thought the show was consistently funny throughout. When icons host, the current cast steps it up a notch. And I have to share some Sarah Silverman love. I think she is a unique voice and she caught my attention the first time she appeared.

And I was secretly wishing for some Steve banjo.

[Ms Blue Jay]

Sarah Sherman.....  Sarah Silverman is a different person

[Avabelle]

I didn’t think the episode was great - for one it felt like everyone was a bit off form. The majority of sketches weren’t that tunny.

I genuinely like Cecily but I hate the singing. I don’t think she’s that good and it’s annoying that she seems to have at least one song per episode written into her contract. 

[SoMuchTV]

On 12/13/2022 at 1:09 AM, Ms Blue Jay said:

Sarah Sherman.....  Sarah Silverman is a different person

I have the same problem with her castmate Punkie Brewster!  
😉

[Pete Martell]

 

[ahisma]

That really was a great sketch! I love how excited Mike Diva was to direct it.

[Tachi Rocinante]

Martin Short has really never been that funny to me. 

That being said, the Christmas Carol sketch was gold.

[Blood Meridian]

Thanks for the video! I sure hope they give us more behind the scenes videos as well. This pretape was a bloody classic & one of the biggest highlights so far this year.

[LuvMyShows]

 

On 12/11/2022 at 12:59 AM, Galileo908 said:

Science Room: It's another one of these sketches! Steve Martin & Martin Short were perfect for the hosts.

Gotta disagree.  I have laughed out loud when Adam Driver and Jason Sudeikis played the teacher.  But with these two, there wasn't the desperate attempt at normalcy and stifling of rage, that then erupts in inappropriate anger

On 12/11/2022 at 12:59 AM, Galileo908 said:

A Christmas Carol: Martin Short is a perfect Scrooge. Scrooge's coins impaling the boy (and everyone else) was the last thing I expected. It just kept going and getting bloodier, I loved it.

I have to say that this skit featured something I very rarely see on SNL, which was a perfectly nailed ending (the part about being sponsored by Apple Pay so no coins).  Usually the endings are just so lame and unfunny.

On 12/11/2022 at 10:51 AM, peeayebee said:

...and except for Drew Barrymore, the impressions did not... impress me.

I second this!  Big disappointment, given how really good the Drew one was.  Also the premise was stupid, because their characters had been invited to appear on WU because they had written a book about making marriage work, but what made their marriage work was her doing voices and it turning them both on, which wouldn't have been book-worthy.

On 12/11/2022 at 11:46 AM, SHD said:

Loved seeing some pseudo Ed Grimley/Jackie Rogers, Jr. dancing in that 90’s TV show sketch.

The whole time I was watching him dance, I kept thinking "he's blatantly copying someone", and I couldn't think who it was.  Then I realized that he was copying himself, from Ed Grimley!

[Jody]

On 12/7/2022 at 12:24 AM, OutOfTheQuestion said:

It's happened pretty often. 
* Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger when they were married
* Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in the 70's
* Joe Montana and Walter Payton
* Hulk Hogan and Mr. T
* Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito
* the Olsen Twins
* Roseanne and Tom Arnold

and....Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase hosted as a trio when Three Amigos came out!

When They Had Joe Montana And Walter Payton, They Were On Church Chat ! ! Church Lady Called Them Joey And Wally And Church Lady Would Pass The Foot Ball And All OF Them Did The Superior Dance ! ! !

On 12/10/2022 at 11:59 PM, Galileo908 said:

Cold Open: Mariah Carey saw her shadow, there's two more weeks until Christmas! Cecily, Kenan, and Bowen (and Sarah and Ego) singing about putting their anxieties aside for Christmas was a good premise for a cold open.

Monologue: It's been a while since we've had dual hosts, and man was this one worth waiting for. Reading each other's eulogies to each other was just gold. And they're here to show us how it's done. Steve Martin: 16 times. Martin Short: 4. And of course Selena Gomez shows up at the end. Now THIS was a monologue that would've justified lasting 15 minutes.

Science Room: It's another one of these sketches! Steve Martin & Martin Short were perfect for the hosts.

Please Don't Destroy: This was fun. Protect Sarah's Real Dad at all costs.

The Holiday Train: Don't know what was better: the terrible fourth wall breaks where we saw the audience during the song, or that everyone kept breaking. The reveal that Martin, Steve, and Cecily were all bears was funny.

Santa: Martin Short is a grouchy elf, the sketch just writes itself. The bit with Sprinkles having legs was clearly an adlib and I am here for it.

A Christmas Carol: Martin Short is a perfect Scrooge. Scrooge's coins impaling the boy (and everyone else) was the last thing I expected. It just kept going and getting bloodier, I loved it.

WU: Hershel Walker jokes have yet to get old. The World Cup joke was great, too.

Ego's character was great. I didn't get much out of Chloe's bit, though. It was a long setup for the Scarlett Johansson bit, and then it kept going! 

How To Treat Your Man: And now Martin Short as a 90s relationship expert. Loved his dancing, and the Arsenio Hall set, and everyone's 90s outfits.

Father of The Bride Part 8: This sketch made me realize that this was more Martin Short's episode than Steve Martin's. And they saved the cameo fest for last. Selena Gomez AND Kieran Culkin (who forgot he was in these movies!) I never saw these movies, Martin Short was really in it? Chloe's Diane Keaton was really good. (an icon of beige!)

I hate to say it, but overall, I thought last week's was better. Oh, there were some great sketches tonight, but Keke Palmer's episode was really good. The Christmas show is next week, and since the guitarist for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs has pneumonia, Lizzo will be the musical guest instead.

        I Do NOT Like To See Blood Every Where, But, I Especially Do Not Like Having Any Thing To Do With Eyes ! I Would Look Down AT The Floor And Cover My Eyes During That Sketch ! ! 

On 12/11/2022 at 12:06 AM, SHD said:

I enjoyed this episode more than any other this season, but I grew up watching Steve and Marty, so it may have just been in my wheelhouse. Also, Brandi Carlisle is more my taste than most musical guests lately, so the show was a total win for me.

But maybe there are younger people out there thinking, “Who are these old dudes? Megan Thee Stallion was way better”.

This Is For The Younger People ! Steve Martin Did King Tut And Two Wild And Crazy Guys Who Like American Women With Their Big Breasts ! !

On 12/11/2022 at 12:51 AM, Ms Blue Jay said:

I really enjoyed The Santa/Elf sketch.  The fact that the Elf was named Pringles.  LOL.  

I liked Please Don't Destroy as well.

The Dickens sketch got so needlessly disgusting, I had to fast forward.

I laughed so hard at the Kyrie Irving Flat Earth joke, but I am not sure the audience got it with the way they reacted.

This Chloe Fineman sketch is so awkward, and honestly, disrespectful to the people she's imitating.  It feels like a person grabbing you by the shirt and saying "Remember me????"  And normally I like her.....  Making fun of Colin is awesome, but.....

The level of detail put into the 90s sketch.  Sarah Sherman had that dyed red Kool-aid hair colour that every woman had back then.

I AM Glad That There Is Some Body Else Who Did Not Like The Scrooge Sketch ! I Looked Down AT The Floor And Covered My Eyes ! ! I DO Think You Have Said Before That You Don't Like To Be Grossed Out And I Do Not Like To Be Grossed Out Either ! !

On 12/11/2022 at 1:00 AM, Gemma Violet said:

Ha, I saw that as well!

My favorite was A Christmas Carol.  I laughed out loud, which is rare for me.  It reminded me of the Dead Poet's Society/ceiling fan sketch a few years ago. 

I was hoping for a WU sketch with Marty as Nathan Thurm, nervous lawyer.

You Were Supposed To Have Me Instead OF That Black Woman ! She Is Very Popular ! I Know That ! You Don't Think I Know That ! I AM Being Nathan Thurm !

On 12/11/2022 at 1:35 AM, Peace 47 said:

This was a beat-for-beat redux of a sketch from the Amy Adams Christmas episode ages ago.  Amy and Cecily and … I think Kate… were raccoons who turned into people but kept talking about wanting to eat garbage and sang a 40s-style song on a sleigh.  I thought the sketch would have been funnier if these people who were so excited about snow ended up suffering every indignity of Buffalo snow known to man (as someone originally from Erie, PA, I know these well).  Slip on the ice, get impaled by icicle, the inevitable heart attack that comes with shoveling snow (tm The Simpsons) … you know, the classics.

If anyone has a sense of humor, I’m sure it’s Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson, and Colin was obviously was okay with with the bit, but honestly, “disrespectful” was the exact word that popped into my mind when Chloe was simulating sex as Scarlett right in front of Colin.  I just thought, “icky” instead of “funny.”

That monologue slayed.  I was genuinely giggling throughout.  Loved it.  And I loved Father of the Bride back in the day, so I really liked that sketch (and seeing Kieran!).  Brandi Carlisle was amazing.  I had a good time with this one, but I had to turn away from the Scrooge skit.  I cannot take that level of eye gore.  I think they were going for the vibe of that “Dead Poet’s Society” sketch from years ago.

Peace, I did Not Know Bears Ate Nuts ! I Thought They Would Eat Berries ! I Remember Those Raccoons ! They Were Doing That Scene From The Movie White Christmas So They Were On A Train ! Actually, They Were Going To Vermont In That Movie So They Were Just Singing So That Is Why They Did Not Shovel Snow And Have A Heart Attack ! ! Okay, That Makes Three With Ms Blue Jay, Peace And Me Jody That Did Not Like The Scrooge Sketch ! ! !