Reality Contest for 'Saturday Night Live' Berth
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Reality Contest for 'Saturday Night Live' Berth
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/va/20041104/109956126700.html
The always fierce competition among comics to land a gig on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" is set to become the basis of a reality series for the network.
Sources said NBC is working on a reality-competition series fronted by "SNL" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels. The project would chronicle a group of comedians vying for a grand prize that is believed to be a role on the long-running sketch comedy series.
Michaels is expected to play a Donald Trump-like role, winnowing the pool of contestants until a victor is selected. Sources indicated that the project is eyed for a possible summer launch. NBC declined comment.
Michaels got his taste of getting tough on reality series contestants in a "SNL" parody skit of NBC's reality hit "The Apprentice" last season, in which he took over Trump's role and "fired" cast member Jimmy Fallon . NBC already has a track record in turning talent searches into a successful reality series with "Last Comic Standing."
The always fierce competition among comics to land a gig on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" is set to become the basis of a reality series for the network.
Sources said NBC is working on a reality-competition series fronted by "SNL" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels. The project would chronicle a group of comedians vying for a grand prize that is believed to be a role on the long-running sketch comedy series.
Michaels is expected to play a Donald Trump-like role, winnowing the pool of contestants until a victor is selected. Sources indicated that the project is eyed for a possible summer launch. NBC declined comment.
Michaels got his taste of getting tough on reality series contestants in a "SNL" parody skit of NBC's reality hit "The Apprentice" last season, in which he took over Trump's role and "fired" cast member Jimmy Fallon . NBC already has a track record in turning talent searches into a successful reality series with "Last Comic Standing."
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Re: Reality Contest for 'Saturday Night Live' Berth
Originally posted by j123vt_99
NBC already has a track record in turning talent searches into a successful reality series with "Last Comic Standing."
NBC already has a track record in turning talent searches into a successful reality series with "Last Comic Standing."
Now this is a reality show I might watch. I hope Jeff Richards tries out.
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Originally posted by B.A.
The winner can't be any worse than half of the current cast members and writers.
The winner can't be any worse than half of the current cast members and writers.
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Originally posted by B.A.
The winner can't be any worse than half of the current cast members and writers.
The winner can't be any worse than half of the current cast members and writers.
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Originally posted by Me007gold
writers need to be beaten to death 1st
writers need to be beaten to death 1st
The current cast of SNL is excellent, for the most part. Except for the Fat Albert Nitwit and Fellatio Sanz.
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Originally posted by Charlie Goose
Fixed.
The current cast of SNL is excellent, for the most part. Except for the Fat Albert Nitwit and Fellatio Sanz.
Fixed.
The current cast of SNL is excellent, for the most part. Except for the Fat Albert Nitwit and Fellatio Sanz.
lol good one!
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Yeah, Horatio Sanz is just plain awful. Out of 35 to 45 sketches on their board, I have no clue how his moronic "I can be the next Chris Farley" crap gets on air.
I do love Tina Fey on Weekend Update, and Darrell Hammond is simply a genius. I'm totally convinced NBC could do a 30-minute sitcom, or just a sketch every single week with DH as Bill Clinton.
I do love Tina Fey on Weekend Update, and Darrell Hammond is simply a genius. I'm totally convinced NBC could do a 30-minute sitcom, or just a sketch every single week with DH as Bill Clinton.
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Originally posted by Frank TJ Mackey
I'm totally convinced NBC could do a 30-minute sitcom, or just a sketch every single week with DH as Bill Clinton.
I'm totally convinced NBC could do a 30-minute sitcom, or just a sketch every single week with DH as Bill Clinton.
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Other than the DH cameo each week, the show is essentially one good straight-man (Chris Parnell), and no performer who can make something funny. I know there's some love for Tina Fey, but I don't feel it. WU has not been remotely funny since Norm MacDonald.
The only time I've laughed this season was for the bin Laden tape opening. And that had nothing to do with performance, only writing.
I'm reminded of the early 80's seasons, when eventually they fired everyone but John Lovitz and resurrected the show for a nice 16 year run before the tailspin of the last 2 seasons. There's nothing sadder than a show that thinks it is still funny when it clearly is not.
The only time I've laughed this season was for the bin Laden tape opening. And that had nothing to do with performance, only writing.
I'm reminded of the early 80's seasons, when eventually they fired everyone but John Lovitz and resurrected the show for a nice 16 year run before the tailspin of the last 2 seasons. There's nothing sadder than a show that thinks it is still funny when it clearly is not.
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Originally Posted by Bill Needle
I'm reminded of the early 80's seasons, when eventually they fired everyone but John Lovitz and resurrected the show for a nice 16 year run before the tailspin of the last 2 seasons.
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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs
whatever happened to this show?
To me it seemed like a solid summer show idea. The lesser cast members could be part of the show each week, giving them something to do. And cast members from the past could be special guests each week.
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Making this a reality show seems like a bad idea to me. I don't need 5000 jackasses with no comedy background trying to get on the show and 20 of them living in Lorne's basement.
I think it would be pretty awesome for them to recruit for auditions in the normal way, tape them, and let us see them with a vote at the end. The top votegetter makes it on the cast for the season, in addition to anybody else they decide to hire.
I think it would be pretty awesome for them to recruit for auditions in the normal way, tape them, and let us see them with a vote at the end. The top votegetter makes it on the cast for the season, in addition to anybody else they decide to hire.