LIVE CHAT: SNL 40th Anniversary Special

[StatMom]

What the....?

[Fostersmom]

WHYYYYYYY?
 

[benteen]

You have Christopher Walken, one of the funniest guests in SNL history, on for only FIVE SECONDS?!  To introduce Kayne West?!  WTF?!

[prican58]

Kanye? Brother, please.

[CraftyHazel]

Worse than Miley. Self-indulgent jerk.

[Galileo908]

To be fair, Tracy almost died.  And SNL typically doesn't do that for people that have a valid reason for missing.  I don't think they did anything for Dana Carvey in 1999, but IMO, they probably tried to avoid a Dana Carvey "tribute" overshadowing Phil Hartman given the timing.

Totally understand here.

[dcalley]

I muted it but it's still painful.

[absnow54]

Kanye should have respected artistry and dropped out of performing at the 40th Anniversary Show.

[Fabricationary]

Next time they do an SNL anniversary tribute, they need to ban all extraneous celebrities.  And Kristin Wiig. 

[Arynm]

Kanye is a huge douche and he sounds like shit. Who is the lady with him with the huge hair?

[UrbanShocker]

I would have much rather had 10 minutes of the camera panning the audience to see who's there than this egomaniac on stage.  I guess now is the time to check the NBA All Star Game.

[prican58]

Sia, is that you??

[Guest]

Did they forget that this is the 40th anniversary show of SNL?  Can someone tweet them and remind them or something?

[Balboa]

I hope no one applauds Kanye at the end of his song.

[dcalley]

Did they lose a contact lens? Get up!

[Fostersmom]

What the fuckity fuck is going on? 

[chitowngirl]

She looks like an escapee from Westminster Dog Show.

[vb68]

 

That includes Paul Baldwin, I'm sure

 

No, he developed shpilkes in his geneckte gezeugte.   

 

(I had to look up the spelling.)

[Maverick]

 Why the hell is the Shaggy DA on the show?  I would expect a crossover from the Wonderful World of Disney on an ABC show.

[editorgrrl]

Did they lose a contact lens? Get up!

I love you.

[ebk57]

Why is Kanye getting a spot on this show?

 

I think I'll go get my laundry out of the dryer now.

 

I just did that!  And was afraid I'd miss something.

 

Timing is everything...

[WendyCR72]

I hope no one applauds Kanye at the end of his song.

 

Or have Bill Murray's Nick the Lounge Singer rush the stage.

[mtlchick]

This was the perfect moment for Jim Carrey and Kate to don nude bodysuits again and just dance in the background. 

[Guest]

I'm kind of annoyed they did this after Walking Dead was over.  Now I have nothing to flip to.

[dcalley]

Sweet commercials, thank you!

[Morbs]

I like Kanye's music, I can't help it, I think he's great and I like that his stuff is getting weirder.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Morbs

[kib]

WALKEN! And he only introduced Kanye West? I'm calling fucking bullshit, SNL.

I love Walken but after somnambulating through Peter Pan I'm surprised he's not another person NBC wasn't too thrilled to have in the building.

[KerleyQ]

So, I'm sick as hell.  The fever dream I had earlier was better than that Kanye shit.  Why, SNL?  Why??

[Machiabelly]

Who was the other guy with Kanye and Sia?

[Fostersmom]

She looks like an escapee from Westminster Dog Show.

 

You win the thread. This made me laugh harder than the whole show. 

[helenamonster]

Ugh, I knew this shit would happen when they invited so many non-SNL celebs. Next special, no randos!

[UrbanShocker]

How did Kanye pull that off?  No, not the song - I mean how did he pull off actually getting a musical performance on the show?

[cleo]

A lot of time wasted. They haven't shown much from the 90s, which was when I started watching. Would have liked to have seen a lot more Hartman and Jan Hooks. And Dana Carvey and Mike Myers. If I were them I would wonder why I botgered coming.

I've never watched the previous specials, but based on what I've seen tonight not sure I would watch the next one.

[helenamonster]

Oh Louis. You can stay.

[Galileo908]

Louis CK pointing out how the taped sketches were better.

[ebk57]

Louis CK was brilliant.  

[Morrigan2575]

We haven't seen Mike Myers yet, right? I'm guessing Wayne's World might win over Church Lady.

[prican58]

I like Kanye's music, I can't help it, I think he's great and I like that his stuff is getting weirder.

morbs, more power to you. He doesn't appeal to me so I can't diss his craft but  brother is annoying. 

[VCRTracking]

 

I've never watched the previous specials, but based on what I've seen tonight not sure I would watch the next one.

The last two specials were better in showing previous clips. To be fair though, one had only 15 years of footage and the other 25. They also had less live sketches. There was an opening bit and a few bits like Tom Hanks asking questions from the audience and Walken and stands up. I loved that.

Edited February 16, 2015 by VCRTracking

[chitowngirl]

Mr. Bill!!!!

[bmoore4026]

Oh, Mr. Bill!  :D

[Galileo908]

Albert Brooks! Mr. Bill! White Like Me! Office Space! Love Is A Dream! Cluckin Chicken! Old Glory Robot Insurance! Oops, I Crapped My Pants! The Ambiguously Gay Duo!

Edited February 16, 2015 by Galileo908

[WendyCR72]

Mr. Bill! Eddie Murphy as a white dude!

Phil Hartman/Jan Hooks, "Love is a dream".

[dcalley]

"Love Is a Dream" *sniff*

[WendyCR72]

Deep Thoughts!  :-)

[Morrigan2575]

Deep Thoughts!

[M. Darcy]

Finally - Deep Thoughts

[ebk57]

TV Funhouse!!

[Guest]

I like Kanye's music, I can't help it, I think he's great and I like that his stuff is getting weirder.

 

For me its not about liking Kanye's music or not.  This is an SNL anniversary show so I'd like the musical guests to have something to do with SNL history.  Kanye can perform at the Grammy's if he wants.  He has a comic history there.

[Galileo908]

Taco Town! Twin Bed! The good Neighbor stuff! Sad Mouse!