SNL cast update
09-15-05, 11:07 AM
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In Jay Mohrs book he talks about a conversation he had with the head writer who said that the show has two phazes it goes through
It has seasons that are focused on the writers and seasons that are focused on comedians...the writer focused sasons almost always suck, and the show needs an infusion of a few really stellar comeians to save it. The problem I see here is that there not throwing new comedians in the mix, so the writers will run this crapfest for another year
PLUS, the show no loonger has a CRAZY FUNNY GUY, you know, Farley, Farrel, Murphy, etc...the guy who by sheer presence of his insanity can make any skit funny.
It has seasons that are focused on the writers and seasons that are focused on comedians...the writer focused sasons almost always suck, and the show needs an infusion of a few really stellar comeians to save it. The problem I see here is that there not throwing new comedians in the mix, so the writers will run this crapfest for another year
PLUS, the show no loonger has a CRAZY FUNNY GUY, you know, Farley, Farrel, Murphy, etc...the guy who by sheer presence of his insanity can make any skit funny.
09-15-05, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
PLUS, the show no loonger has a CRAZY FUNNY GUY, you know, Farley, Farrel, Murphy, etc...the guy who by sheer presence of his insanity can make any skit funny.
Think back how many times a crap sketch was funny just because one of those guys just did something, anything, that wasn't on the script that made the sketch memorable. An example is the Deion Sanders show when Farley's pants fell down as he runs into the alien ship. It was much funnier because it was Farley. That sketch was as dumb as they come, but it became an instant classic show moment. Or the sketch with Farrel wearing the American flag thong in the office meeting. Or Belushi or Bill Murray doing anything.
09-15-05, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Needle
Think back how many times a crap sketch was funny just because one of those guys just did something, anything, that wasn't on the script that made the sketch memorable. An example is the Deion Sanders show when Farley's pants fell down as he runs into the alien ship. It was much funnier because it was Farley.
09-16-05, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill Needle
From the tone of your post you seemed genuinely shocked that she has a lot of non-fans. There's no ulterior motive, I just don't find her funny or all that interesting to watch. The material they choose to have her do probably bears some of the blame. The sketches she has the lead in are rarely funny. Maybe if she got on a variety show and off a comedy show she'd find her audience. Anyway, I certainly am not blaming her for SNL's lack of funny the last few years, to me she's just part of the problem.
I'm sorry if you got some weird vibe from my post. I was just agreeing with the person who first brought up the "distubing lack of love" for Maya. Like I said to each their own.
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09-16-05, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
The Fat Albert Nitwit are now full cast members.
09-16-05, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
I've never noticed this but ok, if you say so. I still think he's very funny. and his characters are very funny.
10-02-05, 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Rockmjd23
Good, Maya Rudolph is the most annoying cast member in history, and Tina Fey ruined this show.
10-02-05, 03:33 AM
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I'm a huge fan of Amy Poehler and like all of the female cast members to a certain degree. It's the male cast members that i can't stand. They pretty much all need to be replaced.
10-02-05, 05:52 AM
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The best era was around 98-00 when their were a lot of females in the cast. This was a time of memorable characters and politics-light. Can anyone mention a memorable character in these recents years?
Best seasons were the ones with these people (and some of their characters):
Cheri Oteri - the crazy cheerleaders (with Will Ferrell) and the Divas Live bits as Mariah
Molly Shannon - Superstar, especially the one where she destroys the bathroom when Gweneth Paltrow was a guest
Ana Gasteyer - the old singer (with Will Ferrell) and the radio host (with Molly Shannon), very funny when Alec Baldwin was a guest and he said something about his famous Shwetty Meatballs and she thought she was drunk from non-alcoholic eggnog
Collin Quinn - back when he did Weekend Update
Chris Kattan - Mango, the Night At The Rocksbury clubbers (with Will Ferrell), his Divas Live bit, and his inpersonation of the Queen of England when W. Update ran "news" of her falling and breaking her bones
Will Ferrell - what can I say? Pure genious. As a cheerleader with Oteri "Sex can wait! Masturbate!"
Tracy Morgan - his Aretha Franklin inpersonation in the Divas Live bit
Tim Meadows - I forget the character's name but was a sex god apparently.
On a side note, the current cast's gem is not Tina Fey but Maya Rudolph. She is a class act. Her singing in Gays In Space was hilarious as well as her Donatella Versace, and her Charlotte from Sex And The City was funny, especially with that believable performance from Christina Aguilera as Samantha. I showed people the skit from that episode and they couldn't be it was her.
Best seasons were the ones with these people (and some of their characters):
Cheri Oteri - the crazy cheerleaders (with Will Ferrell) and the Divas Live bits as Mariah
Molly Shannon - Superstar, especially the one where she destroys the bathroom when Gweneth Paltrow was a guest
Ana Gasteyer - the old singer (with Will Ferrell) and the radio host (with Molly Shannon), very funny when Alec Baldwin was a guest and he said something about his famous Shwetty Meatballs and she thought she was drunk from non-alcoholic eggnog
Collin Quinn - back when he did Weekend Update
Chris Kattan - Mango, the Night At The Rocksbury clubbers (with Will Ferrell), his Divas Live bit, and his inpersonation of the Queen of England when W. Update ran "news" of her falling and breaking her bones
Will Ferrell - what can I say? Pure genious. As a cheerleader with Oteri "Sex can wait! Masturbate!"
Tracy Morgan - his Aretha Franklin inpersonation in the Divas Live bit
Tim Meadows - I forget the character's name but was a sex god apparently.
On a side note, the current cast's gem is not Tina Fey but Maya Rudolph. She is a class act. Her singing in Gays In Space was hilarious as well as her Donatella Versace, and her Charlotte from Sex And The City was funny, especially with that believable performance from Christina Aguilera as Samantha. I showed people the skit from that episode and they couldn't be it was her.
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10-02-05, 06:16 AM
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There's this huge website filled with everything there is to know about SNL over the years. It's http://snl.jt.org/ It tells you the guests, the cast, what seasons they were in, what characters and inpersonations they did as well as those the guests did. I still remember the one with Molly Shannon as Monica Lewinsky and John Goodman as Linda Tripp recording their conversation while she took a shit and ate a huge bucket of KFC. Funny stuff.
