Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner AND Kellan Lutz to Host SNL

Well, no. But it COULD have happened, and who knows, still could!

In a report about how Robert Pattinson is supposedly threatened by his co-stars' success, a source says that Robert Pattinson was approached to host SNL - but with his Twilight co-stars Kellan Lutz and Taylor Lautner. The source alleges that Pattinson was initially excited at the prospect of hosting SNL but refused upon hearing that he would have to share the spotlight.

I don't know whether to believe this or not, but if true, I think it was kind of a smart ploy on behalf of the SNL producers. They probably anticipated each of the Twilight dudes being kinda horrible on their own, and wanted to cover their bases by having three of them host - an idea that greatly interests me.

What do you think? Would you like to see all three Twilight dudes host? Do you think this is true? What do you think the possibilities of it happening are?

Joseph Gordon Levitt Video

Check out how super-excited Joseph Gordon Levitt is to be hosting SNL!

!! SNL 11/21 !! from hitRECord Joe on Vimeo.

January Jones & Joseph Gordon Levitt To Host!

Firstly - Robert Pattinson's not hosting SNL, at least in November! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Yes, the November hosts for SNL have being revealed and they're kinda shocking choices.

• November 7 sees Taylor Swift take to the stage as host and musical guest.
• November 14 sees Mad Men star January Jones host with musical guests Black Eyed Peas.
• Finally, November 21 sees the adorable Joseph Gordon Levitt hosting with musical guest Dave Matthews Band.

Thoughts? January Jones is a terrific actress as anyone who watches Mad Men will know. Betty Draper has displayed basically no sense of humour throughout the series so it's hard to know how January Jones will fare. But I don't remember thinking Jon Hamm would be a barrel of laughs & look how that turned out!
Joseph Gordon Levitt is an excellent choice. The guy looks like he could be a lot of fun and a JGL and Hall & Oates sketch is surely in the works (anyone who has seen (500) Days of Summer will know what I'm talking about!)

Black Eyed Peas - yay! I'm really feeling their latest album. I mean, Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling are some of the songs of '09, love 'em or hate 'em.

http://www.thewrap.com/article/saturday-night-live-announces-november-hosts-9438

What do you think about these hosting choices? Overwhelmed or underwhelmed? How do you think Jones & Levitt will fare in the world of sketch comedy?
Comment, comment, comment!

Fred's Blog Updated!

Fred's Blog has been updated on the NBC SNL website. The blogs feature photos from behind-the-scenes at SNL - this week, the blogs discuss the Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor episode and the Gerard Butler/Shakira episode.
There's even a short video of Akiva Schaffer playing those magic thumb things that were the subject of Drew Barrymore's digital short!

Check it out here -

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/backstage/

Kenan Thompson on Jenny Slate Post-F-Word Fiasco

Check out this short & sweet article on what Kenan Thompson had to say about his co-star's slip-up during her first ever show, and how Andy Samberg delicately broached the topic during a Monday pitch meeting.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/26/snl_s_jenny_slate_doing_fine_after_f_bom

Fred Armisen Marries Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss' rep has confirmed that she & Fred Armisen exchanged nuptials yesterday at The Foundry in Long Island City. Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of Jon Hamm's hosting stint, the day the pair first met.
Congratulations to the newly married couple!

Gerard Butler/Shakira - Review

Cold Open - Vast improvement on the last few weeks. Here Dwayne Johnson reprised his The Rock Obama character & finally we saw a semblance of comedy in the cold open. Of course the premise was that Obama was very mad with the Senators namely Olympia Snowe, Max Baucus & someone else. I liked seeing Jenny Slate with a starring role - note the resemblance between Senator Snow & Slate is uncanny. Perhaps the caveman shtick got a little old, but nice open.

8/10



Monologue - Nice open. Love seeing an old song & dance in the monologue. Lot of fun & Gerard Butler really highlighted his lack of singing ability!

7.5/10



Grand Hoochie Skank Rose - Oh dear, are we in 1995? Because if we're not, then a sketch called Grand Hoochie Skank Rose has no place on the show.

4/10



ESPN: Randy & Greg -So I know a lot of people really liked the character of Greg. I'm not really feeling this one, but nobody can deny what a tour-de-force performance Bill Hader gives as Greg the sports host who so is an alien, no matter what his co-host Randy says. I did like the ending with Greg charging the camera, but overall not really my thing.

6/10



Beauty And The Beast - I liked this one a lot & thought it was far better and funnier than the Aladdin/Jasmine sketch from the Rosario Dawson-hosted show. The premise was that The Beast (Butler) thought that he was the Beauty because Belle (Wiig) didn't have a big enough booty. I loved Belle's nasally singing voice and the household objects, particularly Lumiere who despite being a candelabra does menorahs sometimes. Nicely executed & original.

7.5/10



Weekend Update - I loved WU if only for Two Gays Guys from New Jersey which killed. Major kudos to Fred Armisen & Bill Hader who are naturally stationed at Fort Dix - oh! I have to admit that I did like the Colorado Balloon talking to Seth, and the little bit with Gerard Butler speaking Scottish lingo was pretty well-done. With jokes this week, I thought they were really sharp and hilarious.

Favourites -

"I think we've finally reached the point in our society where 'celebrity' just means 'mammal.'"

"Jokes on them, we don't have $2 million."

Snow warned Thursday that while she crossed party lines to vote for the new health care bill in committee, that doesn't mean that she will vote for it when it reaches the Senate floor, adding 'Come on guys, chase me!'"



Kristen Wiig's bit made me laugh but the premise was a little too thin. Also, did she lose it about half way through when she was turning her head? And "Thanks for coming." Yeah, I'm immature.



8/10



300 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Wow SNL really surprised me with a sketch suggesting how truly gay 300 was. (In case you can't tell I'm being sarcastic). The only words that spring to mind are "obvious" and "easy". Only person who made me laugh at all was Jason Sudeikis and that was down to his delivery not what he was saying.

Best line - "Are you asking for yourself or a friend?"

5.5/10



What Up With That? - So this was hilarious if only for Jason Sudeikis dancing (boy has some major dancing skills - anyone else remember The First Person in The History of The World to Dance?) The premise was that Kenan Thompson was the host of a current affairs/issues show but he was a soul singer that could not stop singing - ooh wee! Now that song is one of the most catchy songs I've ever heard and has been in my head ever since. Jenny Slate & Nasim Pedrad were back-up singers while Bill Hader, Abby Elliott & James Franco (OMG, hi James Franco - those pants are weird but your hair is mighty fine!) were the guests. Gerard Butler played Kenan's white counterpart and Kristen Wiig came in dancing with a tennis racket, I think? But this was all about Jason Sudeikis & his fly dancing, and Kenan Thompson for a tour-de-force musical performance.
8/10



"Thomas!" - I don't know what this was. Admittedly, something about the way Wiig says "Thomas" as she's exiting a room is hilarious to me but this sketch must have been written at 4am. The cottage cheese. the bit with the pen? I don't even know.
4/10

Daveheart - Wow, really playing up to Butler's Scottishness. Typical last sketch of the night. This was Braveheart's cowardly brother Daveheart who is basically a major wuss. And that's hilarious? I don't know.
5/10

OVERALL -
Gerard Butler exceeded my expectations, and he seemed like a really good sport. I would have liked to have seen him as the star of more sketches - kinda felt like a Ryan Reynolds situation again. I feel the show was more grounded this week and so I'm hoping that this means the writers are getting back into the flow of things. Glad to see Bill Hader get more airtime this week as with and I have to give credit to Kenan Thompson who successfully anchored two of the better sketches of the night. People complain about Kenan - indeed I have - but he is a consummate performer and a career in hosting surely awaits after his tenure on SNL.
Not seeing enough of Slate, Pedrad & Elliott, so I'm really hoping that they get their chance to shine sometime soon.

Better show than last week's but still a way to go until we reach the heights of last season.
7/10

Stray Observations -

• It's really great seeing you James Franco, but umm, why are you here?
• The blooper with Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon & Sean Hayes - hilarious! Bloopers every week!
• No Andy Samberg!
• If Beauty and The Beast is ever revived on Broadway, Bill Hader needs to play Lumiere.
• Umm, you've got some enormous man thighs Gerard Butler.

Gerard Butler/Shakira - Post Show Thoughts

Post your thoughts on the show here tonight after it's finished airing! Favourite sketch, worst sketch, Dwayne Johnson's appearance, Butler's appearance - I want to hear what you thought!

Comment, comment, comment!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to Appear on SNL!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is scheduled to appear on SNL tonight to reprise his character The Rock Obama, according to various online wrestling publications!

Please let this be true, I could use a bit of Caveman Obama in my life right now!

Gerard Butler/Shakira Promo

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Kanye To Make Appearance on SNL

SNL producers are reportedly trying to coax Kanye West into appearing on SNL during Taylor Swift's hosting gig onNovember 7, hopefully not for a Lady Gaga/Madonna style "sketch".
http://www.mediatakeout.com/2009/36229-rumor_kanye_west_to_make_a_surprise_appearance_on_saturday_night_live_with_taylor_swift.html

Admittedly it was the first thing I thought of when I heard Taylor Swift was going to host, but I'm kinda thinking will the whole Kanye/Taylor/VMA saga not be dead when November 7 comes? I, for one, am sick of it and not trying to be controversial, but I agreed with Kanye's sentiments (about Single Ladies deserving to win) just not with how he aired those sentiments.

Is this something you'd like to see happen? Or should SNL leave this pseudo-fiasco alone?

Taylor Swift to Host SNL

Well, I saw this one coming from a mile off but country darling Taylor Swift is set to host SNL on November 7. Swift called the chance to host on Nov. 7 ''mind-blowing'' and says it's been difficult to keep it a secret since producers asked her during the summer. She will once again perform as musical guest during this upcoming show.

So, I'm pretty excited to see Taylor Swift. You might remember that she made an appearance in Save Broadway during the NPH show in January & seemed like she might have some comic chops.
What do you think? Is SNL trying too hard to stay young or is Taylor Swift a good hosting choice?

What I Liked About Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor

So, because I can't bring myself to go through this one sketch by sketch & because I love Drew Barrymore so much and can't bear to criticise her, I'm going to go through a list of what I liked about this episode.

• Drew Barrymore's monologue - the premise being all the Barrymores were Valley Girls. Favourite Barrymore - Bill Hader doing Hamlet. High-larious!
• Commercial parody for University of Westfield. Funny & concise.
• Justin Long's cameo as Matthew McConaughey & Abby Elliott's eerily perfect Anna Faris impression. (Sketch as a whole didn't do it for me though)
• Vinny Vedecci's scrolling list of women he had to apologise to.
• James Carville on WU.
• Digital Short - wonderfully whimsy & random.
• Will Forte's character Hamilton reciting Love In This Club
• Drew Barrymore's bumper photos - dayum girl!
• Regina Spektor's second performance.

And that's about it. As far as actual sketches go, the show was pretty weak & only surpassed Megan Fox's show due to Drew Barrymore's wonderful on-screen presence. Writing was so weak & even WU wasn't up to scratch.

I'm not even gonna grade this one, but it makes 1 mediocre show & 2 bad shows this season.

This Saturday - Gerard Butler. Oi.

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