http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/arts/television/30mtv.html?ref=arts
Enjoy & don't forget to tune into the MTV Movie Awards tomorrow night @ 9 p.m. ET.
Oh & it's on the CW.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Jorma Taccone Article
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/29/PKL317P2J3.DTL
For your reading pleasure.
For your reading pleasure.
Late Night Talk Show Listings:
Next week is going to be quite an SNL week on NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with Will Forte appearing on the show on Monday (1st June) alongside the lovely Anne Hathaway, while on Wednesday Rachel Dratch & Jason Sudeikis will appear on the show!
Has anybody noticed that Jimmy Fallon has been getting shinier & glitzier guests than Conan O'Brien during his stint at Late Night?
Anyhoo, personal notes of interest that might be of interest to you also:
The hilarious Zach Galifiankis will appear on Letterman on Wednesday to promote the new movie The Hangover.
I'M GOING TO SEE JOHN MULANEY PERFORM LIVE TOMORROW!
Comedian Morgan Murphy writes for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon now. What the what?!
Has anybody noticed that Jimmy Fallon has been getting shinier & glitzier guests than Conan O'Brien during his stint at Late Night?
Anyhoo, personal notes of interest that might be of interest to you also:
The hilarious Zach Galifiankis will appear on Letterman on Wednesday to promote the new movie The Hangover.
I'M GOING TO SEE JOHN MULANEY PERFORM LIVE TOMORROW!
Comedian Morgan Murphy writes for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon now. What the what?!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Bill Hader & Seth Meyers in The New York Times
Above : An image from the new Spiderman comic written by Bill Hader & Seth Meyers.
The New York Times has an article about the pair and their first foray into comic books.
Enjoy!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/arts/23comic.html
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
My Top Ten Sketches & Top Five Hosts
I know you've all been waiting eagerly for my take on NY Mag's list. Well today is your lucky day!
TOP TEN SKETCHES (in no particular order)
1. Single Ladies (Paul Rudd) - A pretty simple idea that was so well-executed and while it may have resorted to putting guys in leotards, and watching them bump and grind, the very thought of it still makes me laugh. Also, it helps that Single Ladies was probably my favourite song of last year.
2. Palin/Biden Cold Open (Anne Hathaway) - This was my favourite of all the Palin sketches, in that it mocked Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in equal measure. The hilarity was sustained throughout and I think it was the most creative in that most of it was not a mere transcription of events as it was in Palin/Couric open.
3. High School Musical (Zac Efron) - The most inspired non-monologue monologue of the season? I think so. Pretty refreshing to see a Disney star openly make fun of the franchise that made him famous, and not only that, but it featured a hilarious turn from Darrell Hammond as Walt Disney who was depicted as an anti-Semite.
4. New York Times (James Franco) - You would have thought that a sketch lampooning the liberal media would have been warmly welcomed by McCain supporters and conservatives, and yet this was coolly received due to a comment made about incest between Todd Palin and his daughters. Instead of seeing that this sketch was highlighting how out of touch NY Times reporters are with regular people, conservatives saw this as an attack on the wannabe "First Dude". In actuality, this sketch was one of the funniest of the year, and showed SNL isn't afraid to mock liberals and conservatives alike.
"What's your name?"
"Karl Marx."
5. The Lawrence Welk Show (Anne Hathaway) - Funny, surreal perfection. From Armisen's Welk impression to Wiig's baby hands to the revelation that she ate a cat to the bubbles. Left me wanting more, and still makes me laugh.
6. Countdown with Keith Olbermann (Ben Affleck) - Is it possible to have an epic sketch? If so, then this is the Ben-Hur of SNL sketches. Ben Affleck did one of the best impressions in a sketch with a wholly ridiculous premise, that Keith Olbermann lives with his mother and cat. Hilarity ensued when Olbermann accused John McCain of having Nazi sympathies and comparing his application refusal from a co-op board to the Trail of Tears. Also, I can now appreciate Armisen's Richard Wolf impression having become a regular viewer of Countdown.
7. Weekend Update - Sarah Palin Rap (Josh Brolin) - I think I might have actually preferred this one rap to all the Tina Fey Palin sketches altogether. As soon as Amy Poehler started rapping, I wanted to scream "Thank you!" It was just all so perfect - one of the funniest women in America rapping (and not in a loving way) and openly mocking a vice-presidential candidate as said vice-presidential candidate sits there dumbly waving her hands in the air.
"McCain, Palin, goin' to put the nail in
The coffin,
OF THE MEDIA ELITE.
She likes red meat,
Shoot a mother-humpin' moose eight days of the week."
8. Save Broadway (Neil Patrick Harris) - As somewhat of a Broadway nerd, to see all of my favourite theatre characters & theatre jokes featured in a sketch was so mindblowingly wonderful to me. Also, I loved NPH's impression of Mark from Rent & possibly my favourite line of any sketch this season:
Guy from STOMP smashes trashcan lids together.
PHANTOM:
Wow, still relevant.
9. Everyone's A Critic (Paul Rudd) - Just downright nuts, and my favourite SNL short of the year. Just when you think its over - NOPE, ITS A MOVIE. And the painting is so intriguing to me, what could it possibly be? Absurd, crazy, hilarious & Paul Rudd naked = your perfect SNL short.
10. Vincent Price's Valentines Day Special (Alec Baldwin) - Now, for a personal favourite. Best installment of the Vincent Price Specials in my opinion. Always really well written, and the impressions are sublime, as are Liberace's innuendos. Kristen's Carol Channing was inspired.
VINCENT PRICE:
"Where's the hand Carol?"
CAROL CHANNING:
"I'll never tell!"
TOP FIVE HOSTS:
1. Anne Hathaway - For surpassing my expectations in every way imaginable, incorporating song and being such a darned good sport about everything, Anne Hathaway is the number one host for season 34. What other show would feature sketches about Mary Poppins having an STD or a Lawrence Welk show?
2.Neil Patrick Harris- For bringing SNL to heights only previously reached with the aid of Tina Fey/Sarah Palin. Probably the most consistently funny show all season & like Hathaway, NPH was totally game for anything and was totally cool and self-deprecating about everything.
3. Paul Rudd - Fit in seamlessly with the cast and while it featured a few lacklustre sketches, the show was so memorable for the Single Ladies & Everyone's A Critic sketches, and the strong message the show sent out in opposition to the passage of Prop 8. Can't wait to see him again!
4. John Malkovich - For being totally weird and off-kilter and thus having one of the funniest shows of all season. Played everything from a weird girl called Gertie in the throes of puberty to one of two brothers excited about getting calculators for Christmas.
5. Tracy Morgan - For being Tracy Morgan and bringing the Tracy Morgan-ness that SNL is severely lacking. No other host could make a sketch about a dud director whose entire cast is killed during the making of a film, half as funny as Tracy Morgan did.
Honourable Mentions : Jon Hamm, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson.
This blog is dedicated to the memory of my beautiful cat Baxter who passed away today. Always love you, B! ♥
TOP TEN SKETCHES (in no particular order)
1. Single Ladies (Paul Rudd) - A pretty simple idea that was so well-executed and while it may have resorted to putting guys in leotards, and watching them bump and grind, the very thought of it still makes me laugh. Also, it helps that Single Ladies was probably my favourite song of last year.
2. Palin/Biden Cold Open (Anne Hathaway) - This was my favourite of all the Palin sketches, in that it mocked Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in equal measure. The hilarity was sustained throughout and I think it was the most creative in that most of it was not a mere transcription of events as it was in Palin/Couric open.
3. High School Musical (Zac Efron) - The most inspired non-monologue monologue of the season? I think so. Pretty refreshing to see a Disney star openly make fun of the franchise that made him famous, and not only that, but it featured a hilarious turn from Darrell Hammond as Walt Disney who was depicted as an anti-Semite.
4. New York Times (James Franco) - You would have thought that a sketch lampooning the liberal media would have been warmly welcomed by McCain supporters and conservatives, and yet this was coolly received due to a comment made about incest between Todd Palin and his daughters. Instead of seeing that this sketch was highlighting how out of touch NY Times reporters are with regular people, conservatives saw this as an attack on the wannabe "First Dude". In actuality, this sketch was one of the funniest of the year, and showed SNL isn't afraid to mock liberals and conservatives alike.
"What's your name?"
"Karl Marx."
5. The Lawrence Welk Show (Anne Hathaway) - Funny, surreal perfection. From Armisen's Welk impression to Wiig's baby hands to the revelation that she ate a cat to the bubbles. Left me wanting more, and still makes me laugh.
6. Countdown with Keith Olbermann (Ben Affleck) - Is it possible to have an epic sketch? If so, then this is the Ben-Hur of SNL sketches. Ben Affleck did one of the best impressions in a sketch with a wholly ridiculous premise, that Keith Olbermann lives with his mother and cat. Hilarity ensued when Olbermann accused John McCain of having Nazi sympathies and comparing his application refusal from a co-op board to the Trail of Tears. Also, I can now appreciate Armisen's Richard Wolf impression having become a regular viewer of Countdown.
7. Weekend Update - Sarah Palin Rap (Josh Brolin) - I think I might have actually preferred this one rap to all the Tina Fey Palin sketches altogether. As soon as Amy Poehler started rapping, I wanted to scream "Thank you!" It was just all so perfect - one of the funniest women in America rapping (and not in a loving way) and openly mocking a vice-presidential candidate as said vice-presidential candidate sits there dumbly waving her hands in the air.
"McCain, Palin, goin' to put the nail in
The coffin,
OF THE MEDIA ELITE.
She likes red meat,
Shoot a mother-humpin' moose eight days of the week."
8. Save Broadway (Neil Patrick Harris) - As somewhat of a Broadway nerd, to see all of my favourite theatre characters & theatre jokes featured in a sketch was so mindblowingly wonderful to me. Also, I loved NPH's impression of Mark from Rent & possibly my favourite line of any sketch this season:
Guy from STOMP smashes trashcan lids together.
PHANTOM:
Wow, still relevant.
9. Everyone's A Critic (Paul Rudd) - Just downright nuts, and my favourite SNL short of the year. Just when you think its over - NOPE, ITS A MOVIE. And the painting is so intriguing to me, what could it possibly be? Absurd, crazy, hilarious & Paul Rudd naked = your perfect SNL short.
10. Vincent Price's Valentines Day Special (Alec Baldwin) - Now, for a personal favourite. Best installment of the Vincent Price Specials in my opinion. Always really well written, and the impressions are sublime, as are Liberace's innuendos. Kristen's Carol Channing was inspired.
VINCENT PRICE:
"Where's the hand Carol?"
CAROL CHANNING:
"I'll never tell!"
TOP FIVE HOSTS:
1. Anne Hathaway - For surpassing my expectations in every way imaginable, incorporating song and being such a darned good sport about everything, Anne Hathaway is the number one host for season 34. What other show would feature sketches about Mary Poppins having an STD or a Lawrence Welk show?
2.Neil Patrick Harris- For bringing SNL to heights only previously reached with the aid of Tina Fey/Sarah Palin. Probably the most consistently funny show all season & like Hathaway, NPH was totally game for anything and was totally cool and self-deprecating about everything.
3. Paul Rudd - Fit in seamlessly with the cast and while it featured a few lacklustre sketches, the show was so memorable for the Single Ladies & Everyone's A Critic sketches, and the strong message the show sent out in opposition to the passage of Prop 8. Can't wait to see him again!
4. John Malkovich - For being totally weird and off-kilter and thus having one of the funniest shows of all season. Played everything from a weird girl called Gertie in the throes of puberty to one of two brothers excited about getting calculators for Christmas.
5. Tracy Morgan - For being Tracy Morgan and bringing the Tracy Morgan-ness that SNL is severely lacking. No other host could make a sketch about a dud director whose entire cast is killed during the making of a film, half as funny as Tracy Morgan did.
Honourable Mentions : Jon Hamm, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson.
This blog is dedicated to the memory of my beautiful cat Baxter who passed away today. Always love you, B! ♥
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Will Ferrell/Green Day - Thoughts?
I have the episode ready-to-watch, but alas I have to do some studying before I can sit down & enjoy it.
In the mean-time, what were your thoughts on the show? How did Ferrell round out season 34? Did he reprise his Bush impression? How were Green Day?
In the mean-time, what were your thoughts on the show? How did Ferrell round out season 34? Did he reprise his Bush impression? How were Green Day?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Who Wrote What Sketch?
So, I found a copy of the SNL rundown sheet from last week's show online, and it has the names of the writers for each sketch, so just decided I'd share with you.
Geithner Cold Open - Jim Downey
Monologue - Alex Baze/John Mulaney/Steve Higgins
Target Lady - James Anderson
Immigrant Tale - Simon Rich/John Mulaney/Marika Sawyer
Surgery Centre (Plasticville) - Paula Pell
Barry Gibb Talk Show - Steve Higgins/Erik Kenward/John Solomon
Pirates - Seth Meyers/Bryan Tucker
Also, there was a Britain's Got Talent sketch that was cut and that was due to star Casey Wilson & was written by John Mulaney and Colin Jost. Now, why didn't we get to see that?
Geithner Cold Open - Jim Downey
Monologue - Alex Baze/John Mulaney/Steve Higgins
Target Lady - James Anderson
Immigrant Tale - Simon Rich/John Mulaney/Marika Sawyer
Surgery Centre (Plasticville) - Paula Pell
Barry Gibb Talk Show - Steve Higgins/Erik Kenward/John Solomon
Pirates - Seth Meyers/Bryan Tucker
Also, there was a Britain's Got Talent sketch that was cut and that was due to star Casey Wilson & was written by John Mulaney and Colin Jost. Now, why didn't we get to see that?
SNL End-of-Season Lists
So New York Magazine has compiled a list of their favourite hosts & sketches of the season.
Their top 5 hosts are:
1. Josh Brolin - yeah, Josh Brolin was their favourite host of the season.I thought the Josh Brolin episode was pretty good, but it had very little to do with Josh Brolin and more to do with Sarah Palin and Mark Wahlberg.
2. Jon Hamm
3. Paul Rudd
4. Neil Patrick Harris.
5.Anne Hathaway
Their favourite sketches were:
10. Easter Album (Seth Rogen)
9. Clearing The Air (Paul Rudd) - I was surprised to find out that SNL had begun airing shorts from students at The New School.
8. Two A-Holes At An Ad Agency in The 1960's (Jon Hamm)
7. Fart Face (Josh Brolin) - seriously, this was the 7th best sketch of the season? C'mon!
6. Weekend Update - Madonna & Angelina Jolie (Tracy Morgan)
5. Dateline (Tracy Morgan)
4.Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals (Anne Hathaway)
3. Palin/Couric Cold Open (Anna Faris)
2. Jizz In My Pants (John Malkovich)
1. Weekend Update Sarah Palin Rap (Josh Brolin.
So, I don't want to say NY Mag are wrong or anything, because they are entitled to their own opinions, but this list is so off-the-mark. There are about four here whose presence on a top-ten list is totally mind-boggling to me.
But, what do you think? What were your favourite sketches of the season? Who were your favourite hosts?
Comment, comment, comment!
Their top 5 hosts are:
1. Josh Brolin - yeah, Josh Brolin was their favourite host of the season.I thought the Josh Brolin episode was pretty good, but it had very little to do with Josh Brolin and more to do with Sarah Palin and Mark Wahlberg.
2. Jon Hamm
3. Paul Rudd
4. Neil Patrick Harris.
5.Anne Hathaway
Their favourite sketches were:
10. Easter Album (S
eth Rogen)9. Clearing The Air (Paul Rudd) - I was surprised to find out that SNL had begun airing shorts from students at The New School.
8. Two A-Holes At An Ad Agency in The 1960's (Jon Hamm)
7. Fart Face (Josh Brolin) - seriously, this was the 7th best sketch of the season? C'mon!
6. Weekend Update - Madonna & Angelina Jolie (Tracy Morgan)
5. Dateline (Tracy M
organ)4.Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals (Anne Hathaway)
3. Palin/Couric Cold Open (Anna Faris)
2. Jizz In My Pants (John Malkovich)
1. Weekend Update Sarah Palin Rap (Josh Brolin.
So, I don't want to say NY Mag are wrong or anything, because they are entitled to their own opinions, but this list is so off-the-mark. There are about four here whose presence on a top-ten list is totally mind-boggling to me.
But, what do you think? What were your favourite sketches of the season? Who were your favourite hosts?
Comment, comment, comment!
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