saturday night live

[S.R.]

Is it safe to anoint Timberlake the best SNL host out of the current generation of good SNL hosts? He killed again. Just like he does every time he hosts.

[ono]

Well, if not him then Hamm or Fey.  Yeah, he was pretty great tonight.  My only beefs with the finale were the number of recurring sketches and that we didn't get much indication if anyone would be leaving.

Two-word best sketch summary?  "Helicopter dick!"

[picolas]

yeah he was really good hosting the same episode he's been hosting since his first episode. i enjoyed it but i hate the fact that they aren't giving him anything new to do despite the fact that he's the perfect host. it's such a waste. borderline cowardly at this point.

[tpfkabi]

does anyone think the sketch of the gameshow where you're not supposed to say the word is funny?

[modage]

yeah he was really good hosting the same episode he's been hosting since his first episode. i enjoyed it but i hate the fact that they aren't giving him anything new to do despite the fact that he's the perfect host. it's such a waste. borderline cowardly at this point.

Exactly. The amount of reoccuring sketches (all?) was really lazy. He's capable of so much more.

[PrivateJoker]

Lady Gaga should totally host next year. I didn't start watching until the game show skit where they have to name a person they've met/slept with. For the longest time I wasn't sure if it was her or a spot on impression. I hadn't heard she was the musical guest so I was right to not be sure.  Turns out it was her. I then went back and watched the beginning with the music video. She's pretty funny.

[ono]

Agreed.  I read on another message board and plans to have her do double duty next year are already in the works.  Forget the source, no word on how legit it is.

[MacGuffin]

Radiohead To Open 37th Season of 'Saturday Night Live'The band will kick of the late-night show with host Alec Baldwin.
Source: THR

Radiohead will make their second appearance on Saturday Night Live to open the show’s 37th season.

The premiere episode, which will air on September 24, will feature Alec Bladwin as the host, as previously announced. It will be his 16th appearance on the show. Baldwin has won three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five SAG Awards for his role on NBC’s 30 Rock.

Baldwin previously hosted the 35th season finale with musical guest Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which aired May 15, 2010.

The Grammy Award winning band Radiohead recently released their latest album, The King Of Limbs.

The new episode airing on October 1 will be hosted by Mike and Molly actress Melissa McCarthy, with musical guest Lady Antebellum. This will be Lady Antebellum’s first appearance on the show. Their third album, Own The Night, is scheduled for release September 13.

“Mark your calendars, Lady Aer's!” tweeted the trio after the announcement of their appearance on SNL.

[ono]

Abby Elliot and Sarah Schneider Sing About Balls  ...okay.

The opener with Baldwin was pretty good, but the last two episodes were... not.  Doesn't help if you don't like McCarthy's brand of humor, but I expected more from Stiller.  Shouldn't have.  I didn't pay as much attention to the Stiller ep, though.  There were points where tuning out was easy which is never a good sign.  And I'm so burned out on Meyers as anchor.

[ono]

Some interesting hosts and musical guests coming up.

November 5: Charlie Day/Maroon 5
November 12: Emma Stone/Coldplay
November 19: Jason Segel/Florence + The Machine

Also, Jimmy Fallon to host in December as predicted some 11 years ago.

[Pas]

Charlie Day and Jason Segel have me excited.

The Anna Faris episode was shameful. I did not have a single laugh. Worst episode in years. Everything is tired in this show. Manuel Ortiz skit was only partly kinda almost fun because of the Hader reaction shots. That's it. The GOP skit was just painful to watch.

[Neil]

I just want to know where the socially conscious, or politically conscious writers are.

I watched the episode with ben stiller, and there are still pretty girl fart jokes going on.  Sad sad stuff.

[Reelist]

These are Colin Quinn Tweets, I don't know how to make them look like real tweets:

iamcolinquinn
Anybody see Will Ferrell at Mark Twain awards last night? Great for him I guess.

iamcolinquinn
Not bitter but just....whatever, dude. Good for him.

iamcolinquinn
No, I'm happy for Will....we never really got along at SNL because he took so many of my ideas, but..

iamcolinquinn
Will was into a lot of bad drug stuff and I don't know if he still is. Actually, not true I happen to know he still is very much so.

iamcolinquinn
The years I was at SNL Lorne was really kind of messed up over various things and I was the shot caller. And that's real.

iamcolinquinn
Feel bad about the Will Ferrell comments. I'll never mention him again if he pays me my residuals for the WHOLE ANCHORMAN CONCEPT!

iamcolinquinn
If success is measured in awards and that jazz, I guess it's true, I'm not where I want to be. ( still hoping lol ) but it is what it is.

finally after a media shitstorm, this:

iamcolinquinn
To all media etc.. Will Ferrell was not on drugs at snl! I never even saw him smoke a joint! Is this what it's come to???

iamcolinquinn
Yesterday was a publicity maneuver so I can raise my profile and possibly get some sitcom work. And I think it's going to pay off!

[squints]

Thats pretty funny.

I've always found colin quinn unbearable.

[RegularKarate]

You know those are jokes, right? 
He does that sort of thing a lot.