formerlyfreedom February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 A place to comment live during the airing of The SNL 40th Anniversary Special. Topic will open shortly before the SNL 40th Red Carpet Special begins, and will close shortly after the Anniversary Special ends. Continued discussion of the show will go in the episode topic, S40.E00: The 40th Anniversary Special Regarding spoilers - if you aren't watching live, you enter this topic at your own risk. Spoiler tags are not required and should not be used here. Also, there will be some time that the East and West coast show overlaps, so things may seem familiar to the East Coast posters for awhile. Please be understanding. The Social Contract is in effect here. Disagreement is allowed. Civility is required. Infractions will be deleted without warning. Thank you all, and enjoy the show! 3 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 IT BEGINS!!! Getting Sarah Palin out of the way first. Smart move. And hi, Eddie Murphy! Link to comment
Fisher King February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Sarah Palin right off the bat. Argggg... 1 Link to comment
absnow54 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Oh the awkward of Sarah Palin next to Alec Baldwin. 1 Link to comment
Tipsymcstagger February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Was Sarah Palin drunk? That was uncomfortable. 2 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Sarah Palin never realizes that speaking without a teleprompter is hard. 2 Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Dan Aykroyd...I bet he really misses Belushi tonight. 3 Link to comment
BoogieBurns February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Eddie Murphy was right. This feels like the most epic high school reunion! 2 Link to comment
Morbs February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Palin doesn't even bother me anymore; I'm glad she is showing up with her spray on tan and big 80's hair with the 90's blonde streaks. She's a joke and media whore, she fits in here more than at a political convention. If anyone catches a glimpse of Fiona Apple in the background please let me know. I'm a stan. I can't believe she came out of hiding for this, even though I know sh'es friends with a comedy people from Largo, did some uncreditted writing for Portlandia, and she's close to Paul Thomas Anderson and Maya Rudolph and occasionally is their houseguest. I always get so nervous about her weight: I hope she looks healthy. Edited February 16, 2015 by Morbs 1 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 So good to see Dan Aykroyd there. And hey, Jim Belushi is in tow. 1 Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Jim Belushi looks nothing like his brother, IMO! 1 Link to comment
absnow54 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 lol, that Dan Akroyd still thinks Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen are on the show. Link to comment
vb68 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 It's so great to see Eddie there. I might cry when he's onstage. Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 So good to see Dan Aykroyd there. And hey, Jim Belushi is in tow. Jim was a cast member in his own right in the early '80s. Link to comment
vb68 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I wonder who will open the show. Probably Chevy. Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 "40 years of great material." Well, it's more like 17 years and change of great material, but who's counting? 6 Link to comment
absnow54 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Oh man, they were still 40 minutes over with material. I hope they release all the pre-recorded stuff they had to cut. 1 Link to comment
Fisher King February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Yeah, probably Chevy will open. Edited February 16, 2015 by Fisher King Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I do like that even the Doumanian years aren't being ignored. Not a fan, but it was part of the history. Too bad Charles Rocket is dead, too. I think he was a casualty of the upheaval, but I do think he was a funny guy, more AFTER SNL, but still. Link to comment
Fostersmom February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Damn, what is going on with Melissa's hair? Link to comment
helenamonster February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Ugh, did Lorne say The Californians? When you had those 40 minutes that you had to cut, that could have gone. Link to comment
ajsnaves February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Were we supposed to know who the guy in the purple hat who walked by Seth and Carson Daly? Seth had an odd reaction to that. Link to comment
helenamonster February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I love Melissa McCarthy, but I hope this doesn't become a platform for celebs to pimp their other projects. This night should be about SNL and nothing else. Link to comment
Janimo February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Seeing Palin so soon caused me to change the channel. I shrieked obscenities at my tv when I saw her....glad I'm dvr'ing it, and lurking about here for the positive, non-Palin comments. Link to comment
Morbs February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Well, it's more like 17 years and change of great material, but who's counting? More like 10 years great material and then the same sketch that gets a few laughs over and over and over and over. Link to comment
chitowngirl February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Melissa looks good with the lost weight. She looks like her Gilmore Girl days. Eddie is a quiet guy when he's not performing. Edited February 16, 2015 by chitowngirl 2 Link to comment
helenamonster February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Ooh, nice burn there by Jim Carrey. Tina looks stunning. 1 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) "Where are you guys hiding Brian Williams?" I love you Jim Carrey. Edited February 16, 2015 by Galileo908 9 Link to comment
Fisher King February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Amy's hair looks terrible as usual. I think it's supposed to. Edited February 16, 2015 by Fisher King 2 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Did I hear the return of Celebrity Jeopardy? With Eddie Murphy around I'm praying that Buckwheat or Gumby is involved. Edited February 16, 2015 by Galileo908 Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Did I hear the return of Celebrity Jeopardy? With Eddie Murphy around I'm praying that Buckwheat or Gumby is involved. Well, wasn't Buckwheat assassinated? :-P (I recall Murphy got tired of him or something and Buckwheat got offed!) 1 Link to comment
vb68 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Brian Williams is probably sobbing somewhere that he's not allowed to set foot in the building (I assume). Edited February 16, 2015 by vb68 7 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Just saw pictures of Dave Chappelle walking the red carpet. Was not expecting him to be here! Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Wow, Mike Myers is really short! Al Roker is interviewing Dave Chappelle now, as a matter of fact! Link to comment
ebk57 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Just saw pictures of Dave Chappelle walking the red carpet. Was not expecting him to be here! Not only there, but talking. Quite a pleasant surprise. 1 Link to comment
Fostersmom February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 JB Smoove is such a hack, make him stop! Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Would you believe that JB Smoove ALWAYS talks like that? It's not really an act. 1 Link to comment
Tipsymcstagger February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Trump and Guliani...double yuck... 2 Link to comment
ebk57 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) Blergh, Donald Trump. Along with Mayor Rudy. Double blergh... ^^Jinx!! :-) Edited February 16, 2015 by ebk57 1 Link to comment
helenamonster February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Yo, even Giuliani got a Brian Williams dig in. Link to comment
Galileo908 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Guiliani is no surprise, he hosted back in the 90s and was there during 9/11. I'm no fan of Trump, but I'm not surprised in the least that he's there. Link to comment
Fisher King February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) I'm just glad (and surprised) that Dave Chappelle is still alive. Edited February 16, 2015 by Fisher King 1 Link to comment
vb68 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I'm surprised Trump would be in the same place with Seth. 2 Link to comment
absnow54 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I'm happy to see Dave Chapelle, but has he ever done anything associated with the show? I wouldn't mind if he shows up in one of the sketches tonight. It's been far too long. 1 Link to comment
WendyCR72 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 "Turd Ferguson" and Sean Connery on a Celebrity Jeopardy clip = Awesome. 3 Link to comment
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