Saturday Night Live: Discussion Thread

[Faulkner]

Not the cast departure I was expecting. (I had to look up Lauren Holt because I couldn’t remember who she was. Basically ersatz Aidy Bryant.)

 

[Faulkner]

An interesting piece on why SNL cast members don’t leave anymore—our current fragmented, IP-driven media landscape doesn’t offer as many opportunities for post-SNL stardom:

 

[amybrickwallace]

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[Gray Bunny]

 

That new girl I first thought was Emma Stone in a bad wig. 

 

[DRW50]

@Faulknerthanks  for tagging  me in the thread. I keep forgetting to reply. 

The cast is very good this season, aside from a few people who won't leave. I wish the writing could match them...

@Vee here is Lindsey Buckingham accompanying Halsey on what sounds like a Christina Perri homage, and unintentionally I assume, dressed like '80s Stevie. Nice to see him doing what he does best. 

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[Vee]

lol I didn't realize that was from her new album (produced by Trent Reznor and sounds like it). Reznor, Halsey and Lindsey are a hell of a combination.

[DRW50]

Jason Sudeikis tonight. He was one of my favorite cast members, but I am not going to let myself have very high expectations

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. We'll see...

This cut for time piece is one of the few sharp parodies the show has done in a while (usually their parodies in recent years are soft-focused).

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[janea4old]

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Cut for time.  Amazing non-stop Halloween sex pun monologue!

[DRW50]

Tonight's SNL - if it airs at all - will not have an audience, will not have a musical guest, will likely be a clip show most of the time, and will not have one half of its Weekend Update team. Should be interesting, if it gets on. 

[Khan]

Thirty-six years later, Dick Ebersol finally gets his wish.

[Vee]

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...

[Khan]

Look, it's only a matter of time before the whole thing becomes wall-to-wall pre-taped bits hosted by Craig Robinson and Sarnoff, the Rapping Peacock.  Lorne's just speeding up the apocalypse.

[janea4old]

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/saturday-night-live-omicron-paul-redd-charli-xcx-1235137830/

quoting pieces of the Variety article:
"It’s understood that numerous cast and crew members have tested positive for COVID in recent days"

There was widespread speculation on social media on Friday about whether Colin Jost would be seen in his usual role as co-anchor with Michael Che of the “Weekend Update” segment. The New York Post reported that Tina Fey was being recruited to appear on “Weekend Update,” the segment she anchored from 2000-2006. A knowledgeable source said Fey had been approached to “pop in” on tonight’s show but not in the “Weekend Update” segment. A source close to Fey noted that she was already on board for a cameo appearance to tonight to salute host Paul Rudd on his fifth time out as “SNL” frontman, joining a short list of stars who have hosted five times.

“SNL” is also known for its famously raucous after-parties. Those gatherings have been tabled for most of this season in a nod to the pandemic, although a few hosts have thrown their own post-show events, as Kim Kardashian did at Manhattan’s Zero Bond in early October.

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Edited December 19, 2021 by janea4old

[amybrickwallace]

How long before they do another all-virtual show???

[DRW50]

They are off until mid-January. It would depend on how bad things are at that point.