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SNL Review- Jessica Simpson/Nick Lachey/G-Unit

 

 

Sorry this is so late but not having a computer will do that to you.

 

 

Sports Report-

 

Leafs- They should never be forced to play the Flyers again. I don’t know why but they always get their ass handed to them. Thankfully they don’t play them till March.

 

Canucks- They had a pretty poor week (1-2-1-0) and Colorado is starting to play terrific hockey. For the sake of the Braves Colorado cannot win the division. It’s imperative.

 

The 2003 Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils- They beat Washington which is good since playing Washington should be an automatic victory and they continued their dominance over the Rangers. I consider that to be a good week.

 

Nets- I love the Atlantic Division- it’s just so atrocious that the Nets can be having an awful year- but be in first by 3.5 games. It could be worse- they could be run by Isaiah Thomas and make some incredibly bad basketball moves. I’m really excited about them moving to Brooklyn- it will help them gain some identity and it will be easier for me to get to the games.

 

Mailbag!!!!!!!!!!!!!-

 

Well Sean didn’t post the review so I didn’t get any mail. Darn.

 

Wanna be in the mailbag????? Email me at [email protected]

 

A Minute with Stan Hooper got cancelled. The show lasted 132 minutes and it should’ve lasted more. At least I got some Norm talk show appearances and interviews out of it. Tis a shame. I never saw the last two episodes but when I do- you know a review will be coming.

 

 

Cold Openings

Cast- Jeff Richards, Chris Parnell

Thoughts- Good to see Jeff getting a crack at doing Dean since Darrell shouldn't be hogging all of the major impressions. I noticed that they seemed to screw up the timing of the bleep which ruined the illusion that they were really swearing. I enjoy Richards' Dean and this was a very good way to start the show. ***1/2

 

 

Monologue

Cast- Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, Meyers, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson

Thoughts- Poor Nick- he gets upstaged by his wife on the Newlyweds and his microphone doesn't work on Saturday Night Live. This was alright- I've never been a big fan of the singing since it isn't really that funny and this reminded me way too much of the Simpsons Variety Show thing they did. Oh and of course- Jessica Simpsons looked really really hot. **

 

Tylenol Extreme

Cast- Meyers, Sanz, Richards, Parnell, Finesse Mitchell, Armisen

Thoughts- Three skits in and two of them remind me of the Simpsons. Of course this one reminded me of the Critic episode because why did I laugh at this? Because people got hit in the groin- and that's just funny. **1/4

 

Z105

Cast- Simpson, Lachey, Fallon

Thoughts- I usually hate this skit since it's horrible but somehow they made it work this time. Jessica Simpson pretty much was the reason as her dumb blonde shtick worked to perfection. This doesn't mean they should do Z105 again since the character still sucks. But this was quite funny and it was nice to see them finally get one right with this character. ***

 

Mexican Restaurant

Cast- Lachey, Simpson, Poehler, Meyers, Sanz

Thoughts- This is smart- write Simpson and Lachey into skits where they can play up their one actual talent: Sing. It was great seeing Seth and Amy in a skit as they work so well together. Seth was truly awesome here as everything he did- was funny. I think it sucks that Seth hasn’t really done much this year since the guy is really funny and does whatever it takes to get a laugh. Amy was also really funny and the whole situation and setup probably sounded funny on paper and was very funny in execution. My only complaint was when Horatio wrapped the story up- I know they had to do something to wrap it up but that was the only uninteresting part of the skit. Seth and Amy singing at the end was pure gold. A great great skit and I wish they had done writing this good when they had an actual funny person host. ****1/2

 

American Idol: Celebrity Edition

Cast- Simpson, Lachey, Rudolph, Parnell, Forte, Richards, Sanz, Poehler, Mitchell

Thoughts- Aside from Parnell’s now you see it-now you don’t British accent this was another skit that completely and unequivocally brought the awesome. Jessica Simpson was really funny as Britney Spears (Putting Aniston to shame) and all of the other impressions here were excellent. I guess they needed Amy to sing so they couldn’t have her do her funny Paula Abdul. This was really awesome and I love those skits where they get to show off the celebrity impressions. ****1/2

 

MTV Future

Cast- Lachey, Simpson

Thoughts- The chicken of the sea bit BOMBED. Other then that this was another pretty good skit. The bit on the Olsens and the other stuff “in the future” was funny. Aside from the chicken of the sea bit bombing the interplay between Nick and Jessica was cute and funny. Good to see they can make fun of themselves. This was pretty good although brought down by a few clunkers. **3/4

 

A Message from Paris and Nicole

Cast- Simpson, Dratch

Thoughts- Paris Hilton gets Jessica Simpson playing her? SNL is way too nice to her. I can understand having Dratch play Nicole Richie since she isn’t that good looking either. This skit just didn’t play too well and I guess this was SNL’s Simple Life parody. The writing just wasn’t there as none of the lines were very funny and this fell flat. They had to do a Simple Life thing- it’s a shame this was the best they could do. *1/2

 

G-Unit

Thoughts- If someone could tell me what these guys said- I’d be overjoyed. This was almost as bad as the last time 50 Cent played and I could understand the same amount of words. ½*

 

Weekend Update

Cast- Fallon, Tina Fey, Poehler, Darrell Hammond, Forte, Armisen

Thoughts- Well I guess this is it what happens when Tina and Jimmy both get liquored up before Weekend Update. Some of the stuff was so bad (The Jack White stuff) that I found myself laughing in spite of it. The jokes were pretty good and I love Forte and Armisen’s characters. It didn’t top the SARS song but nothing will. It’s a shame they let Dean Edwards go because Amy just can’t do it- it’s bad. I loved Tina bust out the Ahnuld impression again and I hope Darrell was put to shame by it. The bit with Donald was funny- I’m glad they mocked Jimmy’s hair again since it makes my hair almost look good. I know a lot of people didn’t like this- but I liked most of the jokes and some of the bits were so bad it they were funny. ***1/2

 

Sharon Osbourne

Cast- Simpson, Lachey, Poehler, Dratch, Sanz

Thoughts- Is this show still on the air? I would hope that people have completely gotten sick of the Osbournes by now. Of course I must give kudos to Amy for not cracking up. Horatio’s Ozzy always makes me laugh and it’s one of the few things I like him in. Jessica and Nick weren’t that good hear but it’s understandable since they’re not actors. For those of who are wondering- Jane is addicted to heroin. I asked. This was okay with lots of energy which helped the dull material. **1/4

 

Victoria’s Secret

Cast- Lachey, Simpson, Rudolph, Thompson

Thoughts- I looked at the clock and got scared. I saw that it was around 12:30 and was scared as to what would happen. But something must’ve happened (the presence of Kenan?) and this was funny. I wonder if on All That if they ever did a skit where Kenan stood there and watched Amanda Bynes reel off many pet names for her vagina. Given that Amanda Bynes would’ve been about 12 at this time- I’ll refrain from making any lecherous comments. Victoria’s Secret isn’t completely stocked with gay people. I went there and this one guy kept complimenting me on being a Braves fan. I complimented him on getting a job at Victoria’s Secret. Anyway- this was quite funny, Kenan was awesome and Nick and Jessica didn’t ruin it. ***

 

Nut growing with Bubba Sparrxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Cast- Simpson, Parnell, Forte, Richards, Sanz, Armisen, Mitchell

Thoughts- I still get nightmares about Bubba Sparxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx’s performance on SNL. If SNL ever wants to really make me happy- they should do a dream lineup of Alan Cumming/Bubba Sparxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Except for the second song and Kenan as Timberland this was pretty sucky with not a lot of laughs. *

 

GUnit

Thoughts- I loved when the guy was doing his spiel and in the background I kept hearing: G-g-g-g-g- G UNIT! That earns a * right there. *

 

Chicken of the Sea

Cast- Simpson, Forte

Thoughts- Poor Jessica Simpson- she lets one thing slip out and becomes a national punchline. Oh and Will Forte in a chicken suit is funny. This was alright although even my head was starting to hurt at the end. It was good considering it was the last skit. **

 

The Bottom Line- Avg. skit was **.5 which is the bare minimum for a thumbs up and this episode deserved it. There was a lot of great material (two ****1/2 skits). Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey seemed like they were having a ton of fun and showed Andy Roddick the proper way to host SNL if you have no acting experience. G-Unit brought it down quite a bit but they were still able to salvage a thumbs up. Megan Mullally is really funny so I’m looking forward to the next episode.

 

Thumbs Up

Edited by bob_barron

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Kenan was in three skits- he did nothing in the monologue though.

 

He's a featured player so he doesn't get used that much to begin with.

 

He's been getting more airtime then Finesse Mitchell which is a really good sign that once he becomes a castmember he'll be in more skits.

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The show had no right to be good, and it was good. Not a classic, but it was good. I liked the cold opening, Tylenol Extreme, Z105, Mexican restaurant, American Idol (Finesse ruled it), and MTV Future sketches.

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I didn't like this show at all. American Idol, Chicken of the Sea, the Olsens joke, and the last line of the Mexican Restaurant skit were the only things that really got a laugh out of me. Weekend Update was horrible, too.

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Guest ToddRoyal

I actually really liked this show, which may or may not have had something to do with the last few episodes being underwhelming.

 

Weekend Update was disappointing, as all the jokes seemed to flop badly. I don't know why I find those Forte/Armisen songs funny, but I do.

 

Jessica Simpson was the perfect guest for the "Morning Fuzz" skit, as her holding conversations with Jimmy's voices was actually really funny.

 

I didn't like the Mexican Restaraunt skit quite that much, but I did think the "Tuna of the Dirt" skit was funny. A lot better than the people joke in the future skit.

 

Also, Amy does a great Sharon Osbourne impression, and Horatio's Ozzy is fun, so I don't mind them doing the Osbourne skits, even if I'm sick of the real versions.

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Guest JMA

Good call with the thumbs up, Bob. I really enjoyed the show. Jessica Simpson proved to me she's a cool person by making fun of herself so much.

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Megan Mullaly and Clay Aiken both annoy me, so I'm not looking forward to it. But what's with SNL doing just two shows after a break, then taking two weeks off?

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I actually turned SNL off for the first time this season. It was that bad. Forte and Armisen were funny on Update, and Finesse as Kelis made me laugh, as did Jimmy getting guitars thrown at him for some reason.

 

For the record, MadTV did the American Idol sketch SNL did last night and did it much better, and shit, ALL THAT did an Idol sketch that neared how funny SNL's was.

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I thought this one one of the better shows of a very underwhelming season.

 

I was dreading Z105 (Man in the Box), but was supprised it turned out well.

 

I thought Update was lackluster.

 

I was supprised that Amy played the little boy in the monolougue since they usually ive that role to Rachel.

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Guest Ram

I didn't like how often they played the "stupid Jessica" card, and the Chicken of the Sea jokes felt a little redundant. Make one and move on.

 

Decent show, otherwise, though.

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The show had no right to be good, and it was good. Not a classic, but it was good. I liked the cold opening, Tylenol Extreme, Z105, Mexican restaurant, American Idol (Finesse ruled it), and MTV Future sketches.

 

I was dreading this show as well. I was pretty pissed that SNL fucked up the Jennifer Aniston show since there was no reason that show should've sucked. But for some reason they come through when they have two non-actors hosting.

 

I actually really liked this show, which may or may not have had something to do with the last few episodes being underwhelming.

 

They had a really good episode with Elijah Wood but other then that it's been very eh recently.

 

I hope Megan Mullally and Drew Barrymore can bring the funny.

 

Weekend Update was disappointing, as all the jokes seemed to flop badly. I don't know why I find those Forte/Armisen songs funny, but I do.

 

The bit with Donald Trump was hilarious. "Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses."

 

Forte and Armisen singing is just funny. I don't know why I laugh either.

 

Good call with the thumbs up, Bob. I really enjoyed the show. Jessica Simpson proved to me she's a cool person by making fun of herself so much.

 

I figured she'd be willing to just have fun and make fun of herself and I'm glad that was the case.

 

I actually turned SNL off for the first time this season. It was that bad. Forte and Armisen were funny on Update, and Finesse as Kelis made me laugh, as did Jimmy getting guitars thrown at him for some reason.

 

I don't know who Kelis is exactly- she's never on MuchMusic when I put it on.

 

For the record, MadTV did the American Idol sketch SNL did last night and did it much better, and shit, ALL THAT did an Idol sketch that neared how funny SNL's was.

 

Well I missed it obviously- what did they do exactly?

 

I didn't like how often they played the "stupid Jessica" card, and the Chicken of the Sea jokes felt a little redundant. Make one and move on.

 

I guess that's what happens when you have non-actors with no range host

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Well, MadTV did American Idol, except it was for has-been musicians whose careers were dead, and the winner would get a record deal. The finalists were Wham!, Courtney Love, Whitney Houston, and Bobby Brown. It was awesome for the most part except maybe the final part of it where it got redundant.

 

Meanwhile, All That did American Idiot, which shouldn't be that hard to decipher. I believe there have been two so far, and something about the girl they have parodying Randy Jackson makes me laugh my head off every time, because it's like she says one thing over and over again, and the impression isn't very good, but the whole thing is just so out there that it works. The dude they have impersonating Simon Cowell's as good as any, though. The sketch is just so basic but funny, but then again, my standards are lower for All That post-1997/98 than they are for SNL or MadTV.

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Guest Greg Valentine

I thought it was a painfully weak show with an awful Update that was about as bad as one of the early Colin Quinn Updates. I thought Jessica and Nick did awesome considering the material, which was just pitiful. They were really game hosts and seemed like they were having a lot of fun and were definitely trying to get this stuff off the ground, but I thought the sketches were just weak. It's a shame because it ruined another good host in Aniston last week. The only sketch I enjoyed was the final sketch, which would have been even funnier had they not ALREADY done the Chicken of the Sea joke earlier in the show, which has ALREADY been done by every comedy show in the world. Not looking forward to next week either, I just don't think Ms. Mullally is the right person to pull off SNL. Hope to be pleasantly surprised though, as this has not been a strong season, save for a shockingly good Justin Timberlake hosting effort. We'll see.

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