Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

To me it seemed almost bordering on bad taste for McCartney to sing about having a wonderful Christmas time during a time of national mourning.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

unarguably the worst Christmas song ever recorded.


oh, and Sir Paul, people don't want to hear your new shit, or grunging it out with Nirvana. Give us a Beatles tune, for fuck sake.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Grunge/Nirvana > The Beatles




Also that wasn't grunge at all.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Yeah, he's never done that before.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Cut Me Some Slack is an amazing song, and I was glad to hear it, both on SNL and the 12.12.12 concert. My Valentine is beautiful. Sure, I'd love to hear Paul play Beatles songs, but there's only so much time in the show, and quite frankly, I'm glad we got Cut Me Some Slack instead of hearing Get Back yet again (not that I don't love Get Back -- it's probably my favorite Beatles song).

But if you want Paul doing classic stuff on SNL, check out his appearance with Paul Rudd from 2 years ago.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Add me to the camp of those who could do without McCartney rolling through two Beatles songs for the umpteenth time.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

cover version that is actually pretty good (ie no horrible warbly synthesizer effect like Paul's)

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Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Hands down one of the worst ever. Didn't need 3 songs from McCartney and I can't stand him to begin with. I can just picture him throwing a tantrum like a child if they said he could only play 2 songs.

I only liked Baldwin as Tony Bennett.

I thought SNL was good for the past 3 years that people have been bashing it......now, I think its fucking horrible myself.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

One of my favorites. :shrug:

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

:lol: So now, because you don't like Paul McCartney, you've decided he's a prima donna who through a temper tantrum? Is there any evidence for that whatsoever? And is there any TV producer anywhere who wouldn't, if given the opportunity, put as many Paul McCartney performances into his variety show as possible?

So stop watching.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

It wasn't a terrible show, better than some this season.

Thought the cold opening with the children's choir was appropriate, and classy.

I liked Paul + Nirvana, but I would have loved to see them tackle a Nirvana song (Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lithium, etc).

I think the only thing I liked about Martin Short was his Larry David impression. Pretty....pretty good! Baldwin did a great Tony Bennett too.

I don't hate "What's Up With That" as much as most, but Samuel L. Jackson's cameo would have been a lot better if he hadn't already been on camera during the monologue. And if anyone can "get away" with swearing on national TV, it should be him.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Meh. I did like the 'royal vagina' sketch, and WU was pretty good.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

I like McCartney's X-mas song too. as for the second song he sung, ugh... THAT was horrible.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Hey thanks Paul, I am a fan of the show and have been for years.....I was giving my critism of the season up to this point and the show listed in thread title. I will be sure to never watch this show again after your help.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

What? On the Hawaii feed, the kids sang the song, and at the end of the song it was a fade to black. Then it came back up from black and the kids said "Live from New York it's Saturday Night" and then the opening credits. Was there something cut here?

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

The fade to black was intentional. It was symbolically the transition from the solemnity of the song to the usual SNL-ness.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Even if the sketches weren't great - because they weren't - Short just provided a master class on how you do sketch comedy.

How out of his league was Pharaoh acting opposite Baldwin and Short?

WUWT is always fun. Sudeikis killed it.

McCartney's rock/grunge/whatever song was molten lead being poured into my ears. Make it stop!

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

In the Closed Captioning, they have Jackson saying "Mother Farter!"

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

What a coincidence! That's the name of the McCartney/Nirvana song!

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Worth watching for Short's impression of Larry David.

I actually enjoyed this episode more than most. That's not saying a lot, but it was OK. Short sometimes wears thin with me, but I thought he did really well. I liked him better than when he was a cast member. The sketch with McCartney (and the triangle, ironically Ed Grimley's instrument of choice) was a good example. And against my better judgement I still enjoy what's up with that sketches, even though the only difference between them is the first two guests and the random characters that parade out during the singing, like Mrs Grinch.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Yeah, I guess I misread Shannon Nutt's post. I thought he was implying that the kids were singing the song, and then the KIDS jumped into Martin Short's wacky antics. I'm guessing Shannon fast-forwarded over the opening credits and such, if he thought the kids' singing and Martin's monologue felt too close together.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

NBC is airing a 60-minute version of this episode in primetime tonight.

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Just watched the episode. I liked it. A couple of decent sketches. Highlights for me were tony Bennett and the opening monologue. I always enjoy when the show backstage and the random people and animals they find back there. I also liked the Sam Jackson swears. That's always fun.
Paul wasn't bad. The first song he did was good. I had heard it before. Second song was fucking terrible. Third song was t bad. It is the season after all. Is it me or does Paul's voice always sound weak or strained?

Re: SNL - 12/15/12 - H: Martin Short - MG: Sir Paul McCartney
 

Not so random. Always included in the background are showgirls, Abraham Lincoln and a llama.