LIVE CHAT: SNL 40th Anniversary Special

[formerlyfreedom]

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
 
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Thank you all, and enjoy the show!
 

[Galileo908]

IT BEGINS!!!

 

Getting Sarah Palin out of the way first. Smart move.

 

And hi, Eddie Murphy!

[Fisher King]

Sarah Palin right off the bat. Argggg...

[absnow54]

Oh the awkward of Sarah Palin next to Alec Baldwin.

[Tipsymcstagger]

Was Sarah Palin drunk? That was uncomfortable.

[WendyCR72]

Eddie seemed very low key!

[Galileo908]

Sarah Palin never realizes that speaking without a teleprompter is hard.

[Fisher King]

Alec seemed to handle it well. 

[WendyCR72]

Dan Aykroyd...I bet he really misses Belushi tonight.

[BoogieBurns]

Eddie Murphy was right. This feels like the most epic high school reunion!

[Morbs]

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

[Galileo908]

So good to see Dan Aykroyd there. And hey, Jim Belushi is in tow.

[WendyCR72]

Jim Belushi looks nothing like his brother, IMO!

[absnow54]

lol, that Dan Akroyd still thinks Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen are on the show.

[vb68]

It's so great to see Eddie there.  I might cry when he's onstage.

[WendyCR72]

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.

[Fisher King]

Jill Clayburgh~ Chee-burger!

[vb68]

I wonder who will open the show.  Probably Chevy.

[Galileo908]

"40 years of great material." Well, it's more like 17 years and change of great material, but who's counting?

[absnow54]

Oh man, they were still 40 minutes over with material. I hope they release all the pre-recorded stuff they had to cut.

[Fisher King]

Yeah, probably Chevy will open.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Fisher King

[WendyCR72]

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.

[Fostersmom]

Damn, what is going on with Melissa's hair? 

[helenamonster]

Ugh, did Lorne say The Californians? When you had those 40 minutes that you had to cut, that could have gone.

[ajsnaves]

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.

[helenamonster]

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.

[Janimo]

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.

[Morbs]

 

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.

[chitowngirl]

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

[helenamonster]

Ooh, nice burn there by Jim Carrey.

 

Tina looks stunning.

[WendyCR72]

Hi, Will Farrell.

[Galileo908]

"Where are you guys hiding Brian Williams?" I love you Jim Carrey.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Galileo908

[Fisher King]

Amy's hair looks terrible as usual. I think it's supposed to.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Fisher King

[Galileo908]

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

[WendyCR72]

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!)

[vb68]

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

[Galileo908]

Just saw pictures of Dave Chappelle walking the red carpet. Was not expecting him to be here!

[WendyCR72]

Wow, Mike Myers is really short!

Al Roker is interviewing Dave Chappelle now, as a matter of fact!

[ebk57]

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.

[Fostersmom]

JB Smoove is such a hack, make him stop!

[helenamonster]

Blergh, Donald Trump. 

[Galileo908]

Would you believe that JB Smoove ALWAYS talks like that? It's not really an act.

[Tipsymcstagger]

Trump and Guliani...double yuck...

[ebk57]

Blergh, Donald Trump. 

Along with Mayor Rudy.  Double blergh...

 

 

^^Jinx!! :-)

Edited February 16, 2015 by ebk57

[helenamonster]

Yo, even Giuliani got a Brian Williams dig in.

[Galileo908]

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.

[Fisher King]

I'm just glad (and surprised) that Dave Chappelle is still alive.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Fisher King

[vb68]

I'm surprised Trump would be in the same place with Seth.

[absnow54]

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.

[WendyCR72]

"Turd Ferguson" and Sean Connery on a Celebrity Jeopardy clip = Awesome.