LIVE CHAT: SNL 40th Anniversary Special

[Galileo908]

That Hartman/Farley clip...damn. Who knew the "So Long, Farewell" skit honoring their departures would be so sadly ironic just a few years later? Now it's vaguely unsettling.

Same goes for "Love is a Dream." It was already sweet, now it's a total tear-jerker.

[Guest]

In other news, I've been sitting in the exact same spot for over four hours and can't find the remote.

 

I on the other hand, broke the mute button.

[Morrigan2575]

In Mamorium was so sad, especially the beginning with Belushi

Wayne's World! Finally!

Edited February 16, 2015 by Morrigan2575

[WendyCR72]

Wayne's World!!!

[Galileo908]

Wayne's World!

[Vella]

Wayne's World! Finally!

[WendyCR72]

Same goes for "Love is a Dream." It was already sweet, now it's a total tear-jerker.

 

Yes!

[chitowngirl]

Party Time-Excellent!

[mtlchick]

I swear Mike Myers' mole gets bigger every time I see it. 

[absnow54]

I swear Mike Myers' mole gets bigger every time I see it. 

Moley moley moley mole

[kathyk24]

Wayne's World in hilarious!

[Morrigan2575]

The Kanye Jokes are killing me.

[OriginalCyn]

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.

 

I have the 15th Anniversary Show on tape, and it was an *awesome* special.  Definitely worth the watch.

[absnow54]

I wish they'd do a sketch of all the cast members doing Lorne impressions. They never get old.

[mtlchick]

"I mean for 40 years---" "minus 5."

 

I loved that #1 was the crew.  Because God knows they deserve the thanks. 

[Galileo908]

SNL Top Ten
 
10) Live Show
 
9) Satire. I love whenever they showed Wayne & Garth being much more intelligent than they led on.
 
8) Saturday Night Dead
 
7) Catch Phrases
 
6) Musical Guest. But where was the love for Aerosmith?
 
5) Kanye, Sit Down. Loved the Beck shout out.
 
4) Opening Credits Sequence
 
3) Aftershow Orgies, er, Wigs.
 
2) Lorne Michaels. Mike Meyers and Carvey have great Lorne impressions.
 
1) The Crew. They deserve it, having to run a 90 minute live show every week with as little errors as possible is a Herculean task. And tonight is two and a half hours of that.

 

Of course during the pan the people standing first were crew members. Anyone spot any other famous people in the audience?

Edited February 16, 2015 by Galileo908

[ebk57]

Best props: pre-filled wine glasses.

 

This sketch is great!

 

And let's hear it for the crew!!!!!!!   (confession - Mr ebk is a stagehand)

[WendyCR72]

#1 was a classy move.

[helenamonster]

Lol, cast members doing Lorne impressions always amuses me.

[OriginalCyn]

Where's the clip of John Belushi as Joe Cocker alongside Joe Cocker?  And Belushi as Beethoven trying to compose?

[ajsnaves]

I wish they'd do a sketch of all the cast members doing Lorne impressions. They never get old.

Maybe one of those family reunion sketches they did with Walken and Carey.

[Growsonwalls]

That Wayne's World was wonderful. Loved the Lorne Michaels/Dr. Evil impersonation.

[Morrigan2575]

Where's the clip of John Belushi as Joe Cocker alongside Joe Cocker? And Belushi as Beethoven trying to compose?

Samurai Night Fever is my favorite

[Galileo908]

Paul Simon! Is he gonna cover a Miley song now?

[Fostersmom]

The lighting off the side of the stage makes them all look dead. 

[Guest]

I wish they'd do a sketch of all the cast members doing Lorne impressions. They never get old.

 

That would have been funny.  You know that the first cast and the later casts would have had completely different takes on him given the passage of time.

[mtlchick]

How dare he not sing this without the turkey suit!

[kib]

I think I just spotted Jack Welch, former long-time GE Chairman. (Third Row seats, of course...)

[Browncoat]

Still Crazy After All These Years!  Perfect choice for Paul.

[M. Darcy]

Finally - Paul Simon

[Carey]

Paul Simon! Is he gonna cover a Miley song now?

Ha! That would be something. But Still Crazy After All These Years is perfect. Nice way to end the show

[mtlchick]

 

Paul Simon! Is he gonna cover a Miley song now?

 

I bet his version of Wrecking Ball would be all kinds of surreal and awesome.

[Galileo908]

That would have been funny.  You know that the first cast and the later casts would have had completely different takes on him given the passage of time.

Hell, there's enough of the cast doing impressions over the years to do a whole montage.

[kib]

Lenny Pickett is the best !!!!

[dcalley]

Flashback: Paul Simon Forgets Art Garfunkel on 'Saturday Night Live'

[prican58]

I know they are older and a bit more vocally challenged but the two Paul;s need to think about packing it in. And I am a fan of both. This a one of my fave Simon songs but it's sad. Why doesn't Tony Bennett sound like a dying breed yet?  Maybe because TB was an actual vocalist. 

[AnnA]

I enjoyed the show but would have liked it better if it had been a two hour special.  There was a lot I would have cut, e.g, Miley and Kanye.

I know they are older and a bit more vocally challenged but the two Paul;s need to think about packing it in. And I am a fan of both. This a one of my fave Simon songs but it's sad. Why doesn't Tony Bennett sound like a dying breed yet?  Maybe because TB was an actual vocalist. 

 

I thought it was just me but I heard it too.  Paul Simon wasn't quite as bad as Paul McCartney though but I still love them both.

[mtlchick]

And it's over.  That was a marathon...hey they found Finesse Mitchell!  

 

Good times peeps.  See ya next week for the Oscars!

[helenamonster]

No Sarah Silverman? I feel cheated.

[ebk57]

That was fun.  I think the good far outweighed the bad.

 

And I had a blast with you all.  The Oscars sounds like a fine next date!!

[formerlyfreedom]

Thanks, East Coast and Central Time Zone folks! This was a blast! And you were all great!

[WendyCR72]

Very sad there was no Church Lady skit!

[Carey]

No Sarah Silverman? I feel cheated.

Sarah was there. Like many, she just didn't do anything

[Galileo908]

Like a typical good episode of SNL, but about 40 or so minutes of it could've been cut out with zero loss of value.

 

That's our show, everyone! How many notifications does everyone have from this? I'm at about 160.

[ebk57]

Very sad there was no Church Lady skit!

 

If it helps, my local NBC news guy said the same thing.

[formerlyfreedom]

We'll leave the live chat open a bit longer, in case any of the folks on the West Coast want to talk about the show while it's airing there. But if you have already WATCHED the show, please take the conversation over to The 40th Anniversary Special topic please!

[jjj]

Just saw Chevy Chase on the West Coast feed, and I had seen him briefly in the pre-show interview.  I hope he is all right. Garrett Morris doing the captioning for the hard of hearing?  Still looks and sounds like he did in 1975! 

[VCRTracking]

Steve Martin and Martin Short have both aged well, but Chevy. As somebody on a bitchier message board posted Karma caught up with him.

[jjj]

Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman both looked great.  Quite a feat to get from 1975 to here and be in such good shape -- I'll add Garrett Morris to that, also, although I've only seen him do the captioning so far. 

[Inquisitionist]

Laraine Newman both looked great.

 

Her nose job really throws me off.