December 19, 20213 yr Members 2 hours ago, Vee said: The Variety story sounds grim. I can't imagine what the more detailed facts are like. Why risk making the old joke "Saturday Night Dead" literal? I know Lorne prides himself on never stopping but it's not like they're in the Phil Hartman/Jan Hooks/Mike Myers/Dana Carvey, etc. second golden era here. Granted, I haven't given a [!@#$%^&*] about SNL in decades but... Billie Eilish was talking earlier in the week (to Howard Stern) about how Lorne had been coughing and wheezing while she was there. One of the new cast members (James Austin Johnson) said at the start of the week he was sick, and his wife is about to give birth, so they may have been better off just doing two at home shows in December. Various people at the show (and Lorne himself, probably) did not like doing those, so here we are... I think things must have seemed under control until today, and that's why Lorne is pushing through, but it shows how he has had too much power for too long and the consequences. I hope NBC will step in and mandate at home episodes if need be, unless Lorne wants to stay off the air for months (the Olympics will be shutting everything out in February).
December 19, 20213 yr Members 5 minutes ago, DRW50 said: Billie Eilish was talking earlier in the week (to Howard Stern) about how Lorne had been coughing and wheezing while she was there. One of the new cast members (James Austin Johnson) said at the start of the week he was sick, and his wife is about to give birth, so they may have been better off just doing two at home shows in December. Various people at the show (and Lorne himself, probably) did not like doing those, so here we are... I think things must have seemed under control until today, and that's why Lorne is pushing through, but it shows how he has had too much power for too long and the consequences. I hope NBC will step in and mandate at home episodes if need be, unless Lorne wants to stay off the air for months (the Olympics will be shutting everything out in February). This is ridiculous. The man should know when he's beat and also not parade on like it's still the glory days for him or the show. It reminds me of when they were supposedly paying to fill seats in the throes of 2020, which was unconscionable.
December 19, 20213 yr Members 47 minutes ago, John said: Its way past Time for SNL to get a new EP/Showrunner I've been saying the same thing for years. It's time for "new blood" to come in and really shake up the show. Edited December 19, 20213 yr by Khan
December 19, 20213 yr Members That Weekend Update is legitimately funny, I'll give them that. I also loved Tom Hanks' opening line: "Thank you, surviving crewmembers." Edited December 19, 20213 yr by Vee
December 19, 20213 yr Members 1 hour ago, janea4old said: This is all so awkward. For me it was much less awkward than most of her Update run (which was often very bitter, sexist, and homophobic). The whole thing was helped by having Kenan, Paul and Tom as the "audience," but it was all very free and easy for me. Overall the night could have done much more with the talent they had, but that's SNL for you. Beyond the truly beautiful goodnights (helped by not having 500 people on the stage and letting Lenny Pickett close out with a beautiful sax solo), my favorite part of the night was the Pete Davidson film - the closest the modern show can get to the melancholy genius of Tom Schiller: Edited December 19, 20213 yr by DRW50
December 19, 20213 yr Members I really liked the ending with the lone saxophone. That was great. It's just so strange because I felt last year would be the time for something like that, and here we are again.
December 19, 20213 yr Members 1 hour ago, Vee said: I really liked the ending with the lone saxophone. That was great. It's just so strange because I felt last year would be the time for something like that, and here we are again. And we'll probably be in that same boat with more home shows. Everything changes but as the year winds down it feels like nothing changes...
December 19, 20213 yr Members 10 hours ago, DRW50 said: They are off until mid-January. It would depend on how bad things are at that point. Thanks. Hopefully it won't get to that point.
January 19, 20223 yr Members https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/willem-dafoe-saturday-night-live-host-katy-perry-1235156515/ Willem Dafoe is a huge coup for the show - I never imagined he would want to host. I hope they will give him the material he deserves.
January 19, 20223 yr Members I will check that one out. He is almost certainly someone who could take a live format by storm.
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