SNL April: Louis C.K. with The Chainsmokers, Jimmy Fallon with Harry Styles

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ArtVandelay: Jul 13, 2004

Propaganda Machine posted:

I just have the whole episode on repeat in my brain, even the musical guest.

I know people in here complain about the mixing, and their first number was way too relaxed, but I'm thinking the audio problem has to do with broadcast standards. Vocals and dialogue can't exceed a certain level, so they're pumped up as much as they can be, and everything else is mixed to fit it and try not to compete. Listening to the difference in level between the musical act and the sketches reminds me of the level difference between any given show and the commercials.

The music sounds just as bad live. I saw the Emma Stone show in December. It's not a great space for music. It might even be better if they played on the main stage, but they have them in the cramped side stage.

Of course, I saw Shawn Mendez sing live, so that also might have contributed to why it sounded so terrible. I always said that if I went to a live taping, I would never clap and would boo loudly if it was a terrible music guest. When the time came, I didn't want to be that rear end in a top hat, so I clapped. I still hate myself. Shawn Mendez is godawful.

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pwn: May 27, 2004; This Christmas get "Shoes"

ArtVandelay posted:

When the time came, I didn't want to be that rear end in a top hat, so I clapped.

Nobody ever does! But at least you weren't hooting and hollering enthusiastically.

Right?

Some quick hits in the news--

Jay Pharaoh Almost Cut From SNL For Pointing Out Lack Of Black Female Comedians

quote:

Pharoah stopped by the radio station Hot 97 to talk about his relationship with the weekly sketch show, which still sounds really tense. His biggest problem with the series? �They put people into boxes� whatever they want you to do, they expect you to do," he said. "I�m fiery too� I�m not a yes n----."

Pharoah was let go from the show eight months ago, after joining as a cast member in 2010. He told the radio station that the first ripples started to form back in 2013 when he starting pointing out the lack of diversity in the cast. "I was at the audition and I think me speaking up, they were ready to get rid of me in 2013, September," he said. Even if it put him in hot water, he still stuck around performing his memorable impressions of Jay Z, Barack Obama, and other notable black actors like Denzel and Will Smith. In response, the show did take his advice and cast two new Black comedians (Sasheer Zamata and Leslie Jones), but the overall conflict between him and the other writers persisted.

After Trump's election, Pharoah told the writers to just let him continue his impressions, but they were slowly disappearing from the line-ups. "If you really noticed, for the last year and a half, they didn�t do any Obama sketches� he said. � I was like, �Just let me do my character and we�ll be fine."

Not sure about the timeline there, as he was off the show by the time of the election, but interesting insights all the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zj0UuBy4RI

What 'SNL's' coast-to-coast live experiment says about our streaming habits, second screens and the Trump factor

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Before this season, �Saturday Night Live� � like much of the late-night comedy landscape � acted primarily as a delivery system for bite-size, shareable clips that could be watched again and again in the hopes of going viral online. It�s the sort of strategy that once favored Fallon with genially goofy �Tonight Show� segments like �Lip Sync Battle,� but that has been supplanted by more pointed political material from the likes of Colbert, Seth Meyers and John Oliver.

However, the recent lift in ratings for �SNL� has led the show to take chances with bits targeting viewers outside of the YouTube circuit. A gag with cast member Kate McKinnon portraying Kellyanne Conway with her legs folded recurred three times during a March episode, which could only have been caught if someone was watching the show straight through.

...

[Melissa McCarthy's] performances have made such a far-reaching impression that Spicer even referenced one of her sketch�s gags about a mobile podium during a news conference in March.

�That�s the part I didn�t like,� McCarthy told The Times in a recent interview. �I was like �No! It�s not us� [gesturing to two people] making that joke, it�s we�re making that joke.

�I had a moment of fear about that when he was like, �Don�t make me move the podium.� I thought, No, that�s not your joke to make,� she explained.

Still, a sense of inclusiveness is part of the reason behind �Saturday Night Live� opting to live up to its name across the country. �That way, everyone is in on the joke at the same time,� Greenblatt explained.

I really think it's mostly due to the hockey playoffs stuff I mentioned in the first reply.

Alec Baldwin Thinks S.N.L. �Head Writer� Donald Trump Deserves an Emmy

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lec Baldwin�s scowling Donald Trump impression might be on its way out relatively soon, but for now, Saturday Night Live is still making hay�and Baldwin is still cracking jokes. The latest? On Wednesday, the actor quipped at a George Washington University�held talk that Trump and his gaffe-prone White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, deserve more credit for their vital contributions to the sketch show.

�Trump is the head writer of Saturday Night Live,� Baldwin snarked. �Him and Spicer, they�re going to win an Emmy this year.�

There's also a bit of chat about what Emmy baldwin could possibly win for his Trump turn this year. Spoiler alert: It wouldn't be for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy or Variety Series.

After Decades of Crafting Fake Ads, �Saturday Night Live� Plans Real Spots for Verizon, Apple

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Viewers who stick around for the ads either during the April 8th or the April 15th broadcast of NBC�s late-night institution will glimpse a spot for Verizon written by �Weekend Update� anchor Colin Jost and featuring cast member Kenan Thompson. The bespoke pitch is part of an ongoing effort by NBC and executive producer Lorne Michaels� hardworking crew of satirists to make the show more compelling to watch live, rather than via clips the next morning.

�Everyone is struggling now in a world where there is so much media,� Michaels told Variety in an interview. �We are all competing for sponsors, and everything is being reinvented. �SNL� has been reinventing itself from season two.�

If this is the spot they're talking about, then it's all wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGEgifW5v-s

An extended 60-second version of that ad ran after the first Chainsmokers song. It doesn't appear to feature Kenan. I don't know what the spot is, it would seem it was pulled at the last minute. Maybe we'll see it this week - there is currently a 30-second Verizon spot scheduled immediately following Weekend Update.

If you've any interest in the show, reading the rest of the Variety article is recommended.

And finally, if you haven't seen it, Fallon and Styles cut a trio of cute promos this week that go beyond the usual Host-and-guest-and-cast-member-standing-on-home-base-making-a-few-lame-jokes format.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CX5uuJlWA

Again, tonight: SNL is live in all time zones. 11:29/10:29 Eastern and Central as always, and 9:29/8:29 Mountain and Pacific. If hockey runs late, SNL may be late. The same show will repeat in it's normal time 11:29 time slot in the West, dunno about Mountain, as the live broadcast will run a half hour into their normal start time there.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 22:28

SLOSifl: Aug 10, 2002

Can't wait for Jimmy Fallon. It's like if you took all the best SNL characters from the 2000s and combined them into a single person. And then that person goes home and you have to get Jimmy Fallon instead.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 00:30

Tyberius: Oct 21, 2006

Here we go!

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:30

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

are the writers already on strike?

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:32

Instant Sunrise: Apr 12, 2007; The manger babies don't have feelings. You said it yourself.

They've got trump wearing a Russian flag pin. How long has that been a gag on here?

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:34

Winkie01: Nov 28, 2004

Instant Sunrise posted:

They've got trump wearing a Russian flag pin. How long has that been a gag on here?

since the first time iirc

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:35

pwn: May 27, 2004; This Christmas get "Shoes"

Who's standing over there on guitar...?

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:38

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

I wonder if they're gonna make any jokes about Jimmy tussling the Donald's hair or if he's still deeply ashamed of that moment like he should be.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:38

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

pwn posted:

Who's standing over there on guitar...?

Nile Motherfucking Rodgers

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:39

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

oh i get it they're attempting to get david bowie's spirit to come and strike Jimmy down and finish hosting the show himself

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:40

Shneak: Mar 6, 2015; A sad Professor Plum
sitting on a toilet.

DC Murderverse posted:

are the writers already on strike?

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:40

Instant Sunrise: Apr 12, 2007; The manger babies don't have feelings. You said it yourself.

How long do you think until Fallon breaks character in a sketch?

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:40

Youth Decay: Aug 18, 2015

uh Jimmy, this isn't the Tonight Show, you actually have to at least attempt to be funny here

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:41

xbilkis: Apr 11, 2005; god qb
me
jay hova

I love those singing SNL monologues, but I've always had one problem with them: too many jokes!

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:40

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

this is pretty unimpressive

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:41

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Okay, I'm a big Bowie fan and this is a great song and all...but idgi

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:40

FishBulb: Mar 29, 2003; Marge, I'd like to be alone with the sandwich for a moment.

Are you going to eat it?

...yes...

Youth Decay posted:

uh Jimmy, this isn't the Tonight Show, you actually have to at least attempt to be funny here

The funniest thing Fallon ever did was laugh at himself in sketches so well probably get a little of that

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:42

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK: Sep 11, 2008; Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
-Cheap Trick; Nap Ghost

Instant Sunrise posted:

How long do you think until Fallon breaks character in a sketch?

He already did

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:41

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

DC Murderverse posted:

are the writers already on strike?

I'm gonna keep quoting this post as long as it keeps being accurate, which will be the entire show except for WU (unless Fallon stinks up the Update desk tonight too)

edit: my theory continues to gain steam as our first "real" sketch is Family Feud aka SNL Impression Clearinghouse

DC Murderverse fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Apr 16, 2017

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:42

ZDar Fan: Oct 15, 2012

I have an irrational dislike of Jimmy Fallon, and that "monologue" certainly didn't help things

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:44

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

harry styles giving an appropriate amount of effort to his Jagger impression

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:46

Youth Decay: Aug 18, 2015

DC Murderverse posted:

harry styles giving an appropriate amount of effort to his Jagger impression

at least he looks the part

Kenan is carrying this sketch

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:47

Shneak: Mar 6, 2015; A sad Professor Plum
sitting on a toilet.

I thought Mick Jagger was played by Melissa for a few seconds.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:47

xbilkis: Apr 11, 2005; god qb
me
jay hova

Time for our sketch about 2017 celebrities...let's namedrop Twilight and a pop act from 2004

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:48

FishBulb: Mar 29, 2003; Marge, I'd like to be alone with the sandwich for a moment.

Are you going to eat it?

...yes...

Youth Decay posted:

at least he looks the part

Kenan is carrying this sketch

That's what he always does

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:48

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

I figured it out! Jimmy Fallon went into the writers room, told them that he wanted an entire sketch to revolve around his old Travolta/young Travolta dueling impressions, they told him to gently caress off, he complained to Lorne, and Lorne "gave the writers the week off"

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:48

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Team 2006

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:48

SpiderHyphenMan: Apr 1, 2010; by Fluffdaddy

Okay there it is.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:49

FishBulb: Mar 29, 2003; Marge, I'd like to be alone with the sandwich for a moment.

Are you going to eat it?

...yes...

Ha you could see Fallon's head in the frame when he ran across the stage

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:52

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK: Sep 11, 2008; Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
-Cheap Trick; Nap Ghost

FishBulb posted:

Ha you could see Fallon's head in the frame when he ran across the stage

I gotta give him and the costumers props for that

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:52

Push El Burrito: May 9, 2006; Soiled Meat

I would watch the hell out of this play.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:53

Youth Decay: Aug 18, 2015

These little shorts about theater kids they've done are SO ACCURATE it hurts

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:53

FishBulb: Mar 29, 2003; Marge, I'd like to be alone with the sandwich for a moment.

Are you going to eat it?

...yes...

exploded mummy posted:

I gotta give him and the costumers props for that

Yeah I assumed they were gunna just film one of them like they did for Dana Carvey Bush/Perot back in the day

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:54

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Push El Burrito posted:

I would watch the hell out of this play.

uh, it's Legally Blonde The Musical. The first show I ever saw on Broadway. It's amazing.

Youth Decay posted:

These little shorts about theater kids they've done are SO ACCURATE it hurts

I get the feeling that most of this particular cast were totally dorky theater kids in school so it makes sense.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:55

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

HOLY loving poo poo LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ON SNL THIS ALMOST MAKES UP FOR JIMMY FALLON EXISTING

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:56

Push El Burrito: May 9, 2006; Soiled Meat

Informed Teenager Facebook Post, the commercial.

DC Murderverse posted:

uh, it's Legally Blonde The Musical. The first show I ever saw on Broadway. It's amazing.

Done by a middle school?

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:56

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Push El Burrito posted:

Informed Teenager Facebook Post, the commercial.

Done by a middle school?

I've seen it done by high schoolers, which is really almost the same thing

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:57

General Dog: Apr 26, 2008; Everybody's working for the weekend

I think Jimmy Fallon was a bad SNL cast member but a good Tonight Show Host, come at me.

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pwn: May 27, 2004; This Christmas get "Shoes"

DC Murderverse posted:

Nile Motherfucking Rodgers

thank you

DC Murderverse posted:

are the writers already on strike?

I wasn't aware another strike was looming.

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a54442/hollywood-writers-guild-of-america-strike-2017/

If it began May 1, then... tonight's episode would likely be the season finale

It's funny that Dwayne Johnson is scheduled to host the May 20 finale. He was also the scheduled host for the November 10 2007 episode... which never happened due to the 2007-08 WGA strike.

# ? Apr 16, 2017 04:58

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