tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1652044214399579767..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: SNL: Hamm & Buble, together at lastAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33924032469131323562010-02-01T20:50:44.067-05:002010-02-01T20:50:44.067-05:00I like Bobby Moynihan. I wish they would use him ...I like Bobby Moynihan. I wish they would use him and Jason Sudeikis more. Maybe Jason can co-anchor Weekend Update.deznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54030807886697637032010-02-01T20:45:16.292-05:002010-02-01T20:45:16.292-05:00I just wanted to note that Hamm also nailed his Bo...I just wanted to note that Hamm also nailed his Boston accent. I haven't heard the real Brown speak much, but Hamm's Brown sounded exactly like someone from Wakefield.<br /><br />WV: "reampa" -- how the Italian analog of Spinal Tap gets to elevenDaveMBhttp://www.cs.umass.edu/~barringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7282076135888338332010-02-01T20:44:31.401-05:002010-02-01T20:44:31.401-05:00I haven't watched SNL in ages, and when I trie...I haven't watched SNL in ages, and when I tried to watch the most recent episode, I was reminded of why.<br /><br />The show habitually mistakes being merely irritating for being funny.<br /><br />They have fallen into a predictable rut, in which they have a character do something odd & irritating, then simply repeat that irritating behavior over and over until you just want to throw something at the screen.<br /><br />They seem to believe that is funny. It isn't. It is merely irritating.<br /><br />There's a difference, guys: People like to laugh. They don't enjoy being irritated.<br /><br />A perfect example was this week's "Don't make me sing!" bit. anyone who sat through the entire bit got what they deserved. I had been hitting the TiVo "skip" button before that routine, but hit the "delete" button midway into that one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54686030341657440212010-02-01T18:38:02.261-05:002010-02-01T18:38:02.261-05:00@MAtthew: trust me, NO ONE cares what Bobby M. is ...<i>@MAtthew: trust me, NO ONE cares what Bobby M. is trying to say.</i><br /><br />I realise that - it was a bit of a rhetorical question. (After all, you wouldn't know about his shirt unless you were a Lost fan, in which case you're unlikely to need to be reminded that it's starting.) It was more that I was amused by the fact that he seemed to be behaving in a very "Look Ma, I'm on TV" way, which seemed odd for someone who has been on the show for a while now, and who I don't remember ever noticing behave like that - and then I realised he was actively trying to get people to see the shirt.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54821735099203352742010-02-01T17:02:24.119-05:002010-02-01T17:02:24.119-05:00Heh, Mr. Whirly ... I have said for years Michael ...Heh, Mr. Whirly ... I have said for years Michael Buble looks like one of Dom DeLuise's long-lost sons! Except cuter than either Michael or David. And sings better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87115109027767454432010-02-01T14:19:32.910-05:002010-02-01T14:19:32.910-05:00I had never heard of Michael Buble and every time ...I had never heard of Michael Buble and every time I saw him I thought it was Andy Jr from NYPD Blue. Compare the photographs.<br />http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/lost/images/e/ee/MichaelDeluise.jpg<br /><br />http://notquiteamerican.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/michael-buble-rp19.jpgMr Whirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761230218952467636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-9072547103167733762010-02-01T14:16:01.532-05:002010-02-01T14:16:01.532-05:00I LOVE the Greg the Alien sketch but they went in ...I LOVE the Greg the Alien sketch but they went in completely the wrong direction. Hader is the genius there and simply watching him mimic humans and then have alien freak out reactions is sweet absurdity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7989925536103220562010-02-01T07:00:55.539-05:002010-02-01T07:00:55.539-05:00Whatever SNL writers make, it's too much.
@MA...Whatever SNL writers make, it's too much.<br /><br />@MAtthew: trust me, NO ONE cares what Bobby M. is trying to say.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756759334031896854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58885735209899283592010-02-01T05:34:12.091-05:002010-02-01T05:34:12.091-05:00Also, I was intrigued to see Bobby Moynihan in the...Also, I was intrigued to see Bobby Moynihan in the credits wearing a Dharma Swan Station sweatshirt, and he was seemingly trying to move around to avoid Sharon Jones and make the shirt visible while using his hands to point at the shirt. He's clearly a Lost fan, but one wonders how NBC feels about him trying so hard to remind people that the show starts this week.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-32666721600201627852010-02-01T05:26:47.450-05:002010-02-01T05:26:47.450-05:00Really enjoyed the episode. For me, the best momen...Really enjoyed the episode. For me, the best moment was probably the Closet Organiser callback, not because it was that funny (alhough it had a couple of laughs), but more because I thought the idea of having the out-of-nowhere callback in an unrelated sketch was a nice idea, and felt like the SNL writers were actually trying.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56099891942118815292010-02-01T00:01:55.532-05:002010-02-01T00:01:55.532-05:00Has SNL ever done a callback to a previous sketch ...Has SNL ever done a callback to a previous sketch like that, in a separate premise (i.e. not a recurring bit like MacGruber)? I really loved the surprise of that reveal and felt like it would be a better direction for SNL to take in future episodes.Chrissienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27149461695524358762010-01-31T18:56:49.133-05:002010-01-31T18:56:49.133-05:00But they have to use Kristen Wiig. She's the o...But they have to use Kristen Wiig. She's the only female cast member I can recognize! Can't tell the new ones apart. It's to the point I think SNL should totally do a skit on the fact they all look the same. <br /><br />Maybe it is simply seeing a half naked Hamm gyrating, but had the giggles just hearing him say "Sergio!". It was just the right amount of weird for it to be really hilarious for me. <br /><br />Otherwise, it was a good episode compared to the season so far, with a couple of good skits and some less good ones, but I'm not sure if having a good host once in a while is enough to get SNL out of the hole it's been in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10050611883503057392010-01-31T18:37:34.590-05:002010-01-31T18:37:34.590-05:00Oh my, that Scott Brown skit had me crying from la...Oh my, that Scott Brown skit had me crying from laughing so hard. Those lines Hamm was throwing as he gyrated as Brown were hilarious...if this wasn't a family blog (?) I'd repeat them all here. Is it too much to ask that Jon Hamm make's his Scott Brown a recurring appearance, ala Tina Fey as Palin? He even had his Boston accent down.<br /><br />IA that Buble was surprising funny and effective in his skits. Hamm and Buble make a good comedy team. But that just might be my female psyche taking over.Joienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33264117430428112332010-01-31T18:29:26.882-05:002010-01-31T18:29:26.882-05:00the Hamm/Buble skit was very funny, I thought...as...the Hamm/Buble skit was very funny, I thought...as was the Closet Organizer at the bar skit...those were my faves of the night<br /><br />didn't really enjoy the digital short much or more than the first 30 seconds of most of the other skits<br /><br />seth's weekend update jokes were pretty strong, I thought...but yeah, no need to make fun of the jersey shore cast<br /><br />just read Jay Mohr's book about his time on SNL...pretty interesting read, breezed through it in less than a day...have you read it, Alan...if so, what did you think?Mike Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79047922370347013642010-01-31T18:28:38.481-05:002010-01-31T18:28:38.481-05:00I thought it was a bright spot in a very dismal se...I thought it was a bright spot in a very dismal season of SNL. The bottom line is Jon Hamm makes everything better.LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868479477550590056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10170694635948015002010-01-31T17:05:06.815-05:002010-01-31T17:05:06.815-05:00I want those images of Jon Hamm dancing in the var...I want those images of Jon Hamm dancing in the various senators' dreams to be my screensaver. I will always be in the mood for a smexy semi-nude dancing Jon Hamm, particularly one wearing a flapper dress. And I, too, loved the Ham and Champagne sketch.<br /><br />This was the first show in many, many moons that I laughed multiple times during SNL. I hadn't even bothered channel-surfing through it since the last time Don Draper was on. Given that, I thought the Snooki bit was actually kinda funny, but, again, it was the first time I'd seen it. His vivid orangeness was enough to deserve a hearty chuckle.Milonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5852084110354763732010-01-31T16:18:52.205-05:002010-01-31T16:18:52.205-05:00Along that same vein, the skits where I laughed th...Along that same vein, the skits where I laughed the least were the ones that focused on SNL cast members and not Jon Hamm (the 1920s party and the court stenographer).<br /><br />I haven't watched every episode this season, but it is definitely the strongest of the year of what I have seen. It also makes January Jones' turn look even worse.<br /><br />I actually laughed out loud at the Sergio, Scott Brown and Hamm and Bubbly skits, and that doesn't happen that often when I watch SNL.<br /><br />I really think they use Kristen Wiig too much. She was painfully unfunny in that 1920s skit and was only decent when she was a supporting character. She does weird characters, but the skits beat them to the ground and I really was going to stop watching this episode but for the presence of Jon Hamm.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317568565085893849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-34264537136509870472010-01-31T15:57:35.089-05:002010-01-31T15:57:35.089-05:00I think it's pretty telling of the state of SN...I think it's pretty telling of the state of SNL that the funniest sketch of the night (Hamm and Buble's restaurant) didn't involve any actual SNL cast members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89506947026600808082010-01-31T15:34:07.900-05:002010-01-31T15:34:07.900-05:00I rarely watch SNL unless someone else mentions it...I rarely watch SNL unless someone else mentions it (and I heard about the Scott Brown ad from another blog, and it made me howl with laughter). I do love me some Jon Hamm as an SNL host, so I checked these out, and I was pretty much crying. I agree with the poster who said Buble had good comic timing...he recovered from his almost-laughter at the beginning and delivered a really funny sketch. Hamm as a crazy, pork-loving abductor was dang amusing. <br /><br />Also enjoyed the Closet Organizer sketch and Jon Hamm's reaction to MEETING the closet organizer...poor guy can't catch a break. Pie! Pie! Pie! Hamm definitely is one of the more consistent hosts, thank goodness!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186483042206438665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62486664989570751702010-01-31T15:11:35.670-05:002010-01-31T15:11:35.670-05:00Best Episode of the season and it wasn't even ...Best Episode of the season and it wasn't even close. I thought Weekend update was really good but I did not like the jersey shore parody because frankly what is funnier than the actual show. I really enjoyed the Randy and Greg Sports Show, always enjoy that sketch. I still think it was best with The Rock. Hamm & Buble was even more enjoyable than Jon Hamm's ham.compain87https://www.blogger.com/profile/03808882704913171688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41087276411621480192010-01-31T14:57:53.969-05:002010-01-31T14:57:53.969-05:00Thanks for putting those funny links together, Ala...Thanks for putting those funny links together, Alan.Paul Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524022616737152888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76931268436775216262010-01-31T14:56:37.308-05:002010-01-31T14:56:37.308-05:00I haven't watched regularly this season... but...I haven't watched regularly this season... but was this Fred Armisen's first "Barney Frank"? That is a bold caricature... and funny.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73949372581795483582010-01-31T14:47:23.032-05:002010-01-31T14:47:23.032-05:00I loved Senator Robert Byrd's image of Scott B...I loved Senator Robert Byrd's image of Scott Brown. This episode made me laugh -a lot- which SNL hasn't done at all this season.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324293299235165395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47512427604782523452010-01-31T14:44:34.080-05:002010-01-31T14:44:34.080-05:00SNL this season has had it moments but the only co...SNL this season has had it moments but the only complete show I enjoyed was the one with Taylor Swift. I was surprised how good she was.<br /><br />One thing about SNL I don't like is Seth Meyers doing Update by himself. His delivery is ok but his material lacks most of the time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852805871957252979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68437061831967389762010-01-31T14:35:30.263-05:002010-01-31T14:35:30.263-05:00I think this was probably the best SNL of the year...I think this was probably the best SNL of the year, at least 2-3 sketches were laugh out loud funny. The closet organizer sketch was hysterical, and reminded me of some of the more oddball humor from the height of the Will Ferrell years. Hamm and Buble along with Scott Brown were also notable highlights.<br /><br />And honestly- isn't that about the most SNL ever delivers? I think all the 'best of' compilations combined with being able to selectively look for certain sketches on the internet have left a lot of people with a warped memory of how good their favorite era actually was.<br /><br />Clearly there have been some up and down years but even at its best SNL never delivered 90 minutes (less the music guest) of hilarity. I think the mark of a good episode is a handful of laugh out loud moments and one or two sketches to talk about on Monday.<br /><br />This is the first time they've hit that mark for me this season. Too often they've done these sketches where the premise is evident in the first 30 seconds, and then followed by way too much time executing that premise that honestly has me reaching for the remote to fast forward. We get it- Gilly misbehaves, the teacher accuses everyone else, and then Gilly says sorry in a soft voice. <br /><br />Sorry for the long post- SNL is a franchise that I've cared deeply about since I first snuck down from my bedroom to watch the McCauly Culkin episode 20 years ago. I want the show to be better than it has been, but at the same time I think it unfairly gets compared to a too high standard from past seasons that just didn't exist.WilforkForFoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798238079832851114noreply@blogger.com